Clarification from the agency

U.S. Citizens

• You will serve as a Supervisory Attorney-Advisor in and Deputy Division Director of OJAG Administrative Law Division, directly supporting the Director and acting on behalf of the Director in his or her absence.
• You will be directly responsible for the overall planning, supervision, management, training, mentoring, and quality of work of the Division and the assigned civilian, active duty, and Reserve personnel.
• You will be responsible for ensuring that all projects, tasking, recurring reports, and primary and collateral duties are completed in a timely and thorough manner.
• You will ensure ethical and accurate performance of Division personnel in handling matters such as the review of policies, opinions, and correspondence pertaining to legally and factually complex topics and of draft statutes, and regulations.
• You will work in areas that include military personnel law; ethics and standards of conduct; FOIA and Privacy Act issues; disability law; Federal Register Program; military rights and benefits; and military affairs and command authorities.
• You will provide review, guidance, and direction to ensure the highest quality and most professional correspondence, opinions, and other written products produced by the Division's attorneys and staff.
• You will author or review draft opinions, action memorandums, and similar correspondence intended for Navy, Department of the Navy (DON), and Department of Defense (DoD) leadership, and other Services and agencies within the Federal Government.
• You will represent OJAG at established and ad hoc meetings, working groups, and committees, crossing Service lines, DoD, and other non-DoD agencies.
• You will serve as a highly experienced, senior legal consultant advising the Judge Advocate General of the Navy (JAG), Deputy JAG, Secretary of the Navy staff, and Office of the Chief of Naval Operations staff with regard to administrative law.
• You will serve as a highly experienced, senior legal consultant advising Navy Commands and officials of other DoD entities with regard to administrative law.
• You will supervise active duty military attorneys, civilian attorneys and civilian support staff, encompassing all aspects of management.
• You will work closely with attorney and non-attorney policy and legal advisors to the Secretary of the Navy, the Chief of Naval Operations, and the Chief of Naval Personnel, including judge advocates, DON civilians, and the Office of General Counsel.

Conditions of employment

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain eligibility for a Top Secret level security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random testing.
• You must possess a Juris Doctorate (JD) degree from an American Bar Association accredited law school.
• You must be a member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of a State or a Territory within the United States or the District of Columbia.
• You may be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period.
• You may be required to perform occasional travel.

Qualifications

Your application must show that you meet the following:

1) You possess a Juris Doctorate (JD) degree from an American Bar Association accredited law school and are a member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of a State or a Territory within the United States or the District of Columbia.

2) You have demonstrated exceptional proficiency in advising senior leaders on practice areas, such as personnel law, military personnel law, ethics, standards of conduct, professional responsibility, fiscal law, legislation and regulation reviews, disability law, administration of the Federal Register, Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act, claims for redress, military affairs, and/or homeland security.

3) You have demonstrated experience exercising supervisory authorities and responsibilities.

4) You have experience overseeing fiscal responsibilities.

5) You must submit a writing sample of three pages or less. The writing sample may be an excerpt of a longer document but shall not exceed three pages in actual length, and should illustrate your ability to draft legal memorandums or advocate legal principles.

6) You must submit a Certificate of Good Standing issued within the past 3 months showing the applicant is a member in good standing of the Bar of the highest court of a State of the United States or a Territory of the United States or sufficient proof that the same has been requested with the appropriate licensing authority.

Upon selection the following documents will be requested:
An official transcript of your law school record together with an official statement of your relative standing in your class. However, if you have been a member of the Bar for 5 years or more, the transcript requirement may be waived.

An official statement that your fitness to practice law or your conduct as an attorney have never been challenged. If either your fitness or conduct has been challenged, an official statement concerning the facts and circumstances together with any explanation that you may wish to submit.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0900/general-attorney-series-0905/

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience.

As vacancies occur, the Human Resources Office will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this flyer. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume, along with your supporting documentation.

If selected, you may be required to provide additional supporting documentation.

If after reviewing your resume and supporting documentation, a determination is made that you inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may be found ineligible/not qualified.

Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.

All qualification requirements must be met before being considered for any vacancies.