Summary There is an anticipated vacancy for an attorney to serve as the Assistant Counsel, within the Office of Legal Counsel (00L), Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division. This position is located in Indian Head, MD. The incumbent's duties will be primarily in the areas of federal procurement, civilian personnel, equal employment opportunity law, labor management relations, fiscal law, environmental law, ethics and standards of conduct and the Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts. Responsibilities You will provide advice regarding ethics/standards of conduct, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act, fiscal law, and other command administrative/general law matters. You will provide advice and counsel to address individual and organizational problems. You will facilitate cooperation and effective working relationships within the Office of Counsel, NAVSEA, and Office of the General Counsel and with external attorney and other groups. You will support Equal Employment Opportunity and diversity program goals and objectives. You will provide advice and representation in all areas of civilian personnel law as well as labor law matters, disciplinary actions, performance appraisals, investigations, and requests for reasonable accommodation. You will provide advice regarding ethics/standards of conduct, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act, fiscal law, and other command administrative/general law matters. You will provide advice and counsel to address individual and organizational problems. You will facilitate cooperation and effective working relationships within the Office of Counsel, NAVSEA, and Office of the General Counsel and with external attorney and other groups. You will support Equal Employment Opportunity and diversity program goals and objectives. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Active member in good standing of the highest court in any state or the District of Columbia. To be eligible for selection at the NT-V (GS-13 equivalent) level, the applicant must have in excess of two years of successful professional legal experience. To be eligible for selection at the NT-V (GS-14 equivalent) level, the applicant must have at least three-and-one-half years of successful relevant professional legal experience. For selection at the NT-VI (GS-15 equivalent) level, the applicant must have at least five-and-one-half years of recent professional legal experience in one or more relevant practice areas. The grade level offered will be based upon the successful applicant's qualifications and funding availability. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Education The successful applicant must have graduated with a J.D. or LL.M. from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association, be an active member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of a State, U.S. Commonwealth, U.S. territory, or the District of Columbia, and be admitted to practice before a state or federal court. Additional Information This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer. This position is not covered by the Department of the Defense Priority Placement Program. This position is in the excepted service and does not confer competitive status. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf. Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees. A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee. A relocation incentive may be authorized. Vacancies filled from this announcement may be filled at any grade level listed. If selected below the full performance level, you may be noncompetitively promoted to the next higher grade level after meeting all regulatory requirements, and upon the recommendation of management. Promotion is neither implied nor guaranteed. NSWCIHD is one of ten divisions of the Naval Sea Systems Command's (NAVSEA) Warfare Centers and one of eight Naval Surface Warfare Centers. NSWCIHD has a broad research, development, test and evaluation portfolio, with an emphasis on ordnance, energetics and explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) solutions. Technical capabilities include: EOD/improvised explosive device (IED)/counter radio-controlled IED electronic warfare (CREW) threat and countermeasure information development and dissemination EOD/IED/CREW technology development and integration Emergent and national-need requirement energetics, S&T, ordnance components and systems Air warfare energetics, ordnance components and systems Surface warfare energetics, ordnance components and systems Expeditionary and undersea warfare energetics, ordnance components and systems EOD Unmanned Systems Conventional and Improvised Weapons Exploitation Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Defense Systems Force Protection Systems Engineering, Integration, and Equipment Ashore
