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Serves as Attorney-Adviser in the Legal Services Division (currently located at JBM-HH) of the Office of the Staff Judge Advocate, Military District of Washington, providing professional legal assistance to active duty service members, retirees, their dependents, and other eligible clients on a wide variety of matters, to include family law, real property, estate planning, taxes, preventive law, contracts, consumer affairs, and military administrative actions.
About the Position:
Works under the administrative and technical supervision of the Chief of Client Services, Office of the Staff Judge Advocate, Military District of Washington (MDW). Incumbent renders legal advice and services independently; plans, organizes, and conducts necessary research of legal issues; represents legal assistance clients; and develops timely and accurate legal advice, conclusions, and recommendations. Incumbent manages the Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall (JBM-HH) Tax Assistance Center. Work is reviewed in terms of overall effectiveness.
Who May Apply: US Citizens
08/17/2017 to 09/15/2017
$94,796 - $123,234 per year
GS 13
1 vacancy in the following location:
Occasional travel - Up to 10% business travel required.
No
Permanent
Full-Time
No
NCAS1719787210031195D
476079600
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You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your application package (resume and supporting documents) will be evaluated for basic qualification requirements and for the skills needed to perform the duties of the position, as described in this vacancy announcement and identified by the Selecting Official.
1. Resume: If you submit a resume with inappropriate material e.g. photos, you will not be considered for this vacancy. Your resume may be submitted in any format. For qualifications determinations your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., HRS per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). Resumes that do not contain this information will be marked as insufficient and applicants may not receive consideration for this position.
2. Official law school transcript and an official statement of relative standing in class. Photo static copies of documents are acceptable when applying but certified documents must be furnished before entering duty.
3. An Official certificate showing that you are a member in good standing of the bar. The official certificate must be dated within three months of the date that the application is submitted. The certificate is required to be submitted by all applicants to include attorneys currently appointed to positions under the qualifying authority of The Judge Advocate General (including active duty Army Judge Advocates).
4. A sworn (notarized) statement from you that your fitness to practice law or conduct as an attorney has never been challenged in any jurisdiction to the best of your knowledge, or if either has been challenged, a sworn (notarized) statement concerning the facts and circumstances, together with any explanation that you deem appropriate may be submitted. As an alternative to a sworn (notarized) statement, a statement which includes a declaration under penalty of perjury may be submitted in the following format: "I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the foregoing is true and correct...executed on (date)...(your signature)." (28 U.S.C. 1746). The statement must be dated within three months of the date that the application is submitted. The statement is required to be submitted by all applicants to include attorneys currently appointed to positions under the qualifying authority of The Judge Advocate General (including active duty Army Judge Advocates).
5. Examples of writing skills as demonstrated by legal briefs, memoranda, or letters. These examples should total no more than ten pages in length. Extracts of selected sections of larger documents are acceptable.
NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 09/15/2017 to receive consideration
Once this announcement closes, your application/resume package will be reviewed to determine if you meet the experience and/or education requirements found in the vacancy announcement. If you are found to be qualified, your application/resume may be referred to the selecting official for selection. If your application/resume is referred to the selecting official, you may be contacted for an interview, however, this is optional. If you are selected, you will receive a tentative job offer.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/476079600. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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