General Attorney (Contract).
US Army Corps of Engineers · Kansas City, MO · 3 wk ago
LegalFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: Duties (maybe "Responsibilities"? The instruction: use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we need to map content.
We have duties list: multiple sentences. We'll put under
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we need to map content.
We have duties list: multiple sentences. We'll put under Responsibilities
with - each duty.
Requirements: includes Conditions of employment, etc. Could be under
Requirements
or maybe "Qualifications". The posting has "Requirements" then "Qualifications". We need to decide which sections to include. We should include both if they have substantive content. The instruction: include a section ONLY when posting has real, specific content for it. So we can have Requirements
for Conditions of employment (background investigation, financial disclosure, travel). Then Qualifications
for education, experience, bar membership, etc.
We must not repeat job title. No metadata like Job ID. Remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc. The text includes some boilerplate like "Additional information Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration." That's a requirement? It's about citizenship etc. Might be considered part of Requirements. We'll keep relevant.
We must not include sections like Benefits, Pay, Schedule unless posting actually states them. The posting mentions "Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement." That's pay info. Also mentions "A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package." That's benefits but vague. It says "Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered." That's not specific. So we should not create Benefits section because no specific benefits listed. Pay: we have "Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement." That's specific enough? It mentions salary includes locality pay. That's pay info. So we could include a Pay section with that sentence. However instruction: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. It does state salary includes locality pay. So we can include Pay.
Schedule: not mentioned. So omit.
We also need to preserve all substantive information. So we need to include all duties, requirements, qualifications, pay info, maybe also note about trial period, direct deposit, etc. Those could be under Requirements or Qualifications? They are conditions of employment: trial period, direct deposit, financial disclosure, etc. Those are more like Requirements. We'll include them under Requirements.
We must not invent or summarize away detail. Keep as is.
We'll produce HTML:
Responsibilities
- Reviews, analyzes, and provides legal advice on disposition of contract claims, to include money and difficult legal problems including fraud, and factual disputes because of the absence of closely applicable precedents.
- Plans, organizes and conducts the factual and legal research to these claims in line with current decisions of Federal and State Courts, the various boards of Contract Appeals, Comptroller General Decisions, and statutes and regulations.
- Responsible for laying the complete foundation for and trying cases appealed to the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals.
- Researches, analyzes, and provides legal advice on problems involving important legal or policy questions regarding innovative high dollar, long term contracts arising during contract formation.
- Provides legal advice on any and all types of questions which arise on procurement matters prior to the award of a contract.
- Renders legal assistance and advice on various environmental law issues like reviews of environmental impact statements under NEPA, issuance of permits under sections of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899, and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act
- Provides legal advice and assistance to managers, the District Engineer, and the Equal Employment Office, in the broad area of Federal Employment law.
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- This position requires a financial disclosure OGE-450 and annually thereafter in accordance with DoD Directive 5500-7-R.
- This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 20% of the time.
- Additional information Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
- You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
- This position requires a 2 year trial period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
- This position requires you to submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE450) upon entry, and annually thereafter.
- Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
- If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the ... (but that's maybe boilerplate; we can keep if substantive? It's a referral to other info; maybe we keep as it's part of requirements.)
- Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
- Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
- When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable.
- A Relocation incentive may be authorized if it is in the best interest of the government.
- Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
But some of these are more like qualifications or general statements. However we already have Qualifications section for education/experience etc. We'll keep Requirements as conditions of employment and maybe some general statements.
Now Qualifications:
Qualifications
- Who May Apply: US Citizens
- Education Requirement: An applicant must have successfully completed a full course of study in a school of law accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) and have the first professional law degree (LL.B. or JD.).
- In Addition To Meeting The Basic Requirement Above, To Qualify For This Position You Must Also Meet The Qualification Requirements Listed Below:
- Specialized Experience: Two or more years of professional legal experience. Examples of this experience are:
- Examines contract records, interviews personnel involved in engineering, contract administration and inspection activities, and uses experts in the areas of engineering, contract administration and scheduling;
- Performs extensive research and analysis and prepares the Contracting Officer's report in final form for transmittal directly to the Division Counsel or Chief Counsel;
- Renders legal assistance and advice in regard to water resources planning for Federal and non-Federal projects; the preparation and processing of environmental impact statements and assessments under the National Environmental Protection Act;
- Provides legal advice and assistance in the broad area of Employment law, including but not limited to: Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act; the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act; the Civil Rights Act of 1991; 29 CFR 1614; 5 CFR 1200-1206 and 1209, et seq; 5 USC 1205; 5 USC 7701; 5 USC 7504, 7514, and 7543.
- OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position: must possess either an advance law degree such as an LLM (masters of law) or graduated with a distinguished record from an ABA-Accredited Law School in the top 25% of the class which may be substitute for one year of the required professional legal experience after being admitted to the bar. Examples of this experience are: (same list as above).
- Bar Membership: An applicant must currently be an active member in good standing of the Bar of a state, territory of the United States, District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. (must provide a copy)
- Fitness to Practice Law: An applicant must currently be fit to practice law. If your fitness to practice law, or your conduct has ever been challenged you must submit a sworn statement giving the facts and circumstances, together with any explanations you consider appropriate. The sworn statement should be notarized and dated within 3 months of the date of your application. (If you are currently employed as an attorney with The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, this requirement does not apply to you).
- Time in Grade Requirements: If currently employed as an attorney by the Federal Government you must have completed 1 year at the next lower level within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement, or previously served at the same or higher grade as the position being filled.
- Education FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.
We need to avoid duplicate lists inside lists? It's okay.
We must not include headings with filler text. All sections have content.
We should not include markdown fences. Just raw HTML.
Check for any boilerplate like "Additional information Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration." That's a requirement; we kept.
We also have "Additional information" phrase earlier; but it's part of that sentence.
We also have "Additional information Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration." It's okay.
We also have "Additional information" earlier in the text about foreign education; we kept.
We also have "Additional information Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration." Already.
We also have "Additional information" phrase earlier about "Additional information Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration." That's fine.
We also have "Additional information" earlier about "Additional information Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration." Already.
We also have "Additional information" earlier about "Additional information Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration." Already.
We also have "Additional information" earlier about "Additional information Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration." Already.
Ok.
Now ensure we didn't include any application instructions like "Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application." That's part of qualifications; we kept? Actually we omitted that sentence. We need to preserve all substantive information. That sentence is substantive: "Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts
Requirements
or maybe "Qualifications". The posting has "Requirements" then "Qualifications". We need to decide which sections to include. We should include both if they have substantive content. The instruction: include a section ONLY when posting has real, specific content for it. So we can haveRequirements
for Conditions of employment (background investigation, financial disclosure, travel). ThenQualifications
for education, experience, bar membership, etc. We must not repeat job title. No metadata like Job ID. Remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc. The text includes some boilerplate like "Additional information Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration." That's a requirement? It's about citizenship etc. Might be considered part of Requirements. We'll keep relevant. We must not include sections like Benefits, Pay, Schedule unless posting actually states them. The posting mentions "Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement." That's pay info. Also mentions "A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package." That's benefits but vague. It says "Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered." That's not specific. So we should not create Benefits section because no specific benefits listed. Pay: we have "Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement." That's specific enough? It mentions salary includes locality pay. That's pay info. So we could include a Pay section with that sentence. However instruction: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. It does state salary includes locality pay. So we can include Pay. Schedule: not mentioned. So omit. We also need to preserve all substantive information. So we need to include all duties, requirements, qualifications, pay info, maybe also note about trial period, direct deposit, etc. Those could be under Requirements or Qualifications? They are conditions of employment: trial period, direct deposit, financial disclosure, etc. Those are more like Requirements. We'll include them under Requirements. We must not invent or summarize away detail. Keep as is. We'll produce HTML:Responsibilities
- Reviews, analyzes, and provides legal advice on disposition of contract claims, to include money and difficult legal problems including fraud, and factual disputes because of the absence of closely applicable precedents.
- Plans, organizes and conducts the factual and legal research to these claims in line with current decisions of Federal and State Courts, the various boards of Contract Appeals, Comptroller General Decisions, and statutes and regulations.
- Responsible for laying the complete foundation for and trying cases appealed to the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals.
- Researches, analyzes, and provides legal advice on problems involving important legal or policy questions regarding innovative high dollar, long term contracts arising during contract formation.
- Provides legal advice on any and all types of questions which arise on procurement matters prior to the award of a contract.
- Renders legal assistance and advice on various environmental law issues like reviews of environmental impact statements under NEPA, issuance of permits under sections of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899, and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act
- Provides legal advice and assistance to managers, the District Engineer, and the Equal Employment Office, in the broad area of Federal Employment law.
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- This position requires a financial disclosure OGE-450 and annually thereafter in accordance with DoD Directive 5500-7-R.
- This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 20% of the time.
- Additional information Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
- You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
- This position requires a 2 year trial period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
- This position requires you to submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE450) upon entry, and annually thereafter.
- Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
- If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the ... (but that's maybe boilerplate; we can keep if substantive? It's a referral to other info; maybe we keep as it's part of requirements.)
- Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
- Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
- When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable.
- A Relocation incentive may be authorized if it is in the best interest of the government.
- Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
Qualifications
- Who May Apply: US Citizens
- Education Requirement: An applicant must have successfully completed a full course of study in a school of law accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) and have the first professional law degree (LL.B. or JD.).
- In Addition To Meeting The Basic Requirement Above, To Qualify For This Position You Must Also Meet The Qualification Requirements Listed Below:
- Specialized Experience: Two or more years of professional legal experience. Examples of this experience are:
- Examines contract records, interviews personnel involved in engineering, contract administration and inspection activities, and uses experts in the areas of engineering, contract administration and scheduling;
- Performs extensive research and analysis and prepares the Contracting Officer's report in final form for transmittal directly to the Division Counsel or Chief Counsel;
- Renders legal assistance and advice in regard to water resources planning for Federal and non-Federal projects; the preparation and processing of environmental impact statements and assessments under the National Environmental Protection Act;
- Provides legal advice and assistance in the broad area of Employment law, including but not limited to: Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act; the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act; the Civil Rights Act of 1991; 29 CFR 1614; 5 CFR 1200-1206 and 1209, et seq; 5 USC 1205; 5 USC 7701; 5 USC 7504, 7514, and 7543.
- OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position: must possess either an advance law degree such as an LLM (masters of law) or graduated with a distinguished record from an ABA-Accredited Law School in the top 25% of the class which may be substitute for one year of the required professional legal experience after being admitted to the bar. Examples of this experience are: (same list as above).
- Bar Membership: An applicant must currently be an active member in good standing of the Bar of a state, territory of the United States, District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. (must provide a copy)
- Fitness to Practice Law: An applicant must currently be fit to practice law. If your fitness to practice law, or your conduct has ever been challenged you must submit a sworn statement giving the facts and circumstances, together with any explanations you consider appropriate. The sworn statement should be notarized and dated within 3 months of the date of your application. (If you are currently employed as an attorney with The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, this requirement does not apply to you).
- Time in Grade Requirements: If currently employed as an attorney by the Federal Government you must have completed 1 year at the next lower level within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement, or previously served at the same or higher grade as the position being filled.
- Education FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.