Technical Writer-Editor (Legal Analyst)

About the role

Assist any practice area or program team within the office, as assigned, to include contracts, fraud, litigation, labor/employment, administrative, and installation law actions.

Edit and finalize documents pending attorney review and signature, where required, manage the publication and dissemination of legal information through various channels, including assigned programs.

Monitor the effectiveness of legal information programs and make recommendations for improvement.

Research, analyze, write, and edit a wide range of legal documents and materials in the assigned legal practice area(s), including litigation documents, investigative materials, policy documents, information papers, legal positions/opinions and analyses, ethics advisories and opinions, newsletters, training materials, handbooks, etc., ensuring accuracy, clarity, and consistency with agency policies and legal requirements.

Provide administrative and clerical support to attorneys and staff, including filing, organizing, and gathering information, preparing reports and spreadsheets, assisting attorneys, and interacting with people in and outside the Government.

In coordination with the Supervisor, provide team leadership, guidance, training, support, encouragement, and mentorship to team members and in support of DLA Weapons Support’s Office of Counsel’s mission.

Responsibilities

• Assist any practice area or program team within the office, as assigned, to include contracts, fraud, litigation, labor/employment, administrative, and installation law actions.
• Edit and finalize documents pending attorney review and signature, where required, manage the publication and dissemination of legal information through various channels, including assigned programs.
• Monitor the effectiveness of legal information programs and make recommendations for improvement.
• Research, analyze, write, and edit a wide range of legal documents and materials in the assigned legal practice area(s), including litigation documents, investigative materials, policy documents, information papers, legal positions/opinions and analyses, ethics advisories and opinions, newsletters, training materials, handbooks, etc., ensuring accuracy, clarity, and consistency with agency policies and legal requirements.
• Provide administrative and clerical support to attorneys and staff, including filing, organizing, and gathering information, preparing reports and spreadsheets, assisting attorneys, and interacting with people in and outside the Government.
• In coordination with the Supervisor, provide team leadership, guidance, training, support, encouragement, and mentorship to team members and in support of DLA Weapons Support’s Office of Counsel’s mission.

Requirements

Tour of Duty: Flexible (https://www.dla.mil/Careers/Join-Our-Team/Benefits/#Work)

Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive with Secret Access

Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.

Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Non-Exempt

Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.

Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Bargaining Unit Status: No

Qualifications

To qualify for a Technical Writer - Editor (Legal Analyst), your resume and supporting documentation must support:

• A. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position. To qualify at the GS-11 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes:
• Applying legal knowledge in legal writing and editing acquired through roles as a writer or editor of technical reports, articles, manuals or specifications.
• Developing, writing, editing, and publishing a wide range of legal documents, translating complex legal topics into plain language while managing the final distribution of all materials.
• Administering key legal programs such as Ethics, FOIA, and Procurement Fraud, while providing high-level paralegal support and conducting conflict-of-interest reviews for senior officials.
• Conducting in-depth research on complex legal issues to advise senior leadership and using this expertise to create and deliver training materials for agency personnel.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Additional information

As required by 5 C.F.R. § 302.106, DLA will provide Section 508 conformant ICT to employees with disabilities. All ICT interfaces with the public related to vacancy announcements and career transition opportunities must conform to the applicable requirements in the current ICT Standards and Guidelines (36 C.F.R. § 1194).

Information for Veterans

As of 23 December 2016, Military retirees seeking to enter federal service in the Department of Defense now require a waiver if they would be appointed within 180 days following their official date of retirement.

Drug-Free Workplace Policy

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is committed to maintaining a safe, drug-free workplace. All DLA employees are required to refrain from illegal drug use on and off duty. DLA conducts pre-employment, reasonable suspicion, post-accident, and random drug testing.

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To apply for this position you must provide a complete Application Package. Each Application Package MUST include:

• Your Resume: IMPORTANT UPDATE: Your resume must not exceed two (2) pages. If your resume exceeds the two-page limit, you will be removed from consideration for this announcement. The resume and required supporting documentation should provide the minimum qualifications and relevant experience for the announced position. Must include the work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment, and duties performed. If multiple resumes are submitted by an applicant, only the last resume submitted will be reviewed for qualifications and referred for selection consideration, if eligible. The resume must not be more than 5MB and should be saved and uploaded as a PDF to maintain formatting and number of pages. We also accept GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, TXT, PDF, ODT or Word (DOC or DOCX). We do not accept PDF portfolio files. Page margins should be 0.5 inches, and font styles must be legible. Consider using 14-point size font for titles and 10-point for the main text. We recommend using a font like Lato, if available. Other widely available options are Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Open San Source Sans Pro, Roboto or Noro Sans.
• Applicable documents to support the eligibility(s) for which you are applying. Please review the following link for a listing of the additional documents you will need to provide: Supporting Documents.
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