Attorney-Adviser (General)

About the role

The duty location is the Office of Chief Counsel, Defense Logistics Agency – DLA Weapon Support in Richmond, VA. This Excepted Service position may be filled at the GS‑11, GS‑12, or GS‑13 level.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal support, advice, and counsel on Government Contracts, Fiscal, Installation, Administrative, Ethics, Procurement Fraud, and Labor & Employment matters.
• Research, analyze, and interpret applicable legal authorities to address legal questions from day‑to‑day operations.
• Develop and analyze facts relevant to legal matters presented.
• Provide written and verbal legal advice to management and operating officials to ensure actions comply with governing laws, regulations, and policies and to limit litigation risk.
• Provide legal representation before the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB).
• Assist U.S. Attorneys and the Department of Justice in federal court cases.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship.
• Excepted Service position.
• Security Requirements: Non‑Critical Sensitive with Secret access; appointment subject to favorable suitability/fitness determination.
• FLSA: Exempt.
• Selective Service: Males born after 12‑31‑59 must be registered or exempt.
• Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized.
• Bargaining Unit Status: No.
• Financial Disclosure: Required.
• REAL ID or other acceptable identification required to access certain federal facilities.
• Must pass a pre‑employment drug test; random testing thereafter; refusal or positive result leads to withdrawal of offer or removal.

Qualifications

• First professional law degree (LL.B. or J.D.).
• Proof of current licensure and good standing with the bar of the highest court of a state, U.S. commonwealth, territory, or District of Columbia (certificate of good standing dated within 6 months of announcement closing date or equivalent).
• GS‑11 qualification: one year of professional legal experience; or full‑time participation in a legal aid program; or LL.M. requiring one academic year; or superior law student work (upper third of class, law review/journal, Order of the Coif, moot court honors, significant summer clerk experience, or other evidence of superior accomplishment).
• GS‑12 qualification: two years of professional legal experience at or equivalent to GS‑11; or LL.M. plus one year of such experience; or, in unusual cases, advanced education beyond GS‑11 level indicating ability to perform assigned work.
• GS‑13 qualification: professional legal experience in excess of two years commensurate with the duties; quality of experience evaluated for relevance to the position.
• Education documentation: transcripts