Attorney-Adviser (Contract)

Air Force District of Washington • Andrews AFB, MD

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About The Position

The Attorney-Adviser renders legal advice and opinions and provides professional attorney services to ensure continuity of legal matters for the Office of the Staff Judge Advocate. The position focuses on supporting Headquarters Air Force (HAF) and Secretary of the Air Force (SAF) Services and related requirements, as well as major program outsourcing and insourcing efforts.

The incumbent prepares oral and written legal opinions and advice, including business judgments on proposed actions, reports and negotiations involving complex, high-value contract and procurement actions, and legal reviews of contractual actions. This work may include sophisticated source selections and systems-type acquisitions. The attorney analyzes civil-law issues for their effects on acquisition law and practice; recommends solutions or alternative courses of action; advises on requests to release contract information under the Freedom of Information Act and on contract issues under the Privacy Act; and serves as an Ethics Counselor for contract-law activities, advising individuals and organizations about potential or actual violations of the Joint Ethics Regulation.

The role requires an ABA-accredited law degree, an active and good-standing bar membership that must be maintained throughout employment, and more than three years of relevant professional legal experience. The employee may need to travel occasionally, work overtime, maintain an appropriate security clearance, and file an annual confidential financial disclosure report if required.

Requirements

• Successfully complete a full course of study at an American Bar Association-accredited law school and hold a first professional law degree (LLB or JD); the position requires a Juris Doctorate (J.D.).
• At application, provide proof dated within four months that bar membership is active and in good standing with the highest court of a U.S. state, commonwealth, territory, or the District of Columbia.
• Maintain bar membership in good standing in at least one jurisdiction throughout employment.
• Have more than three years of professional legal experience commensurate with the position's duties and responsibilities.
• Knowledge of Federal acquisition law, sophisticated source selections and systems-type acquisitions, contracts, cost-technical trade-offs, FAR Cost Accounting Standards issues, fiscal law, OMB Circular A-76, legal assistance, and military administrative law.
• Skill in written communication to produce legal documents.
• Ability to conduct independent research and analysis and draw meaningful conclusions.
• Skill in oral communication to provide instructions or present arguments effectively.
• Ability to communicate and work with individuals from a wide range of backgrounds.
• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Register for Selective Service if male, as applicable.
• Obtain and maintain an appropriate security clearance as a condition of employment.
• Provide a legal writing sample demonstrating analytical skills before receiving an offer.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and render oral and written legal opinions and professional advice.
• Provide business judgment on proposed actions and advise on reports and negotiations involving complex, high-value contract and procurement actions.
• Prepare legal reviews of contractual actions, including sophisticated source selections, trade-off analyses, and systems-type acquisitions.
• Analyze civil-law problems for their impact on acquisition law and practice.
• Interpret Federal statutes and regulations and Air Force regulations and directives; formulate opinions and recommend solutions or alternative courses of action, with minimal supervision.
• Advise the command on requests to release contract information under the Freedom of Information Act.
• Provide legal advice on contract issues arising under the Privacy Act.
• Serve as Ethics Counselor for contract-law activities and advise on potential or actual violations of the Joint Ethics Regulation.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package.
• Disabled veteran leave may be available to eligible federal employees hired on or after November 5, 2016, with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree