The successful applicant will serve as an Assistant/Associate Counsel, providing advice on contracts, grants, other transactions, investigative, and/or FOIA and Privacy Act matters.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
Must be a US Citizen.
Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
Per the preliminary nationwide injunction on E.O. 14043, COVID-19 vaccinations will not be implemented or enforced. For more information on vaccine status and workplace safety protocol requirements see Additional Information below.
You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
You will be required to complete ethics orientation within three months of appointment and submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450, within 30 days of appointment.
Qualifications
The ONR Office of Counsel is composed of 18 attorneys responsible for providing contracts, grants, and acquisition planning advice, as well as the full range of other legal advice and services to the Chief of Naval Research, NavalX, and the nearly 600-member ONR Headquarters staff, on all issues supporting the Navy/Marine Corps S&T research and development (R&D) portfolio. ONR has a unique role as a provider of grants for scientific research and uses of a wide array of cutting-edge procurement mechanisms (contracts, other transactions, etc.) for the purchase of R&D related research and services. The contracts workload also includes Services Contracts. ONR is also unique as it oversees and administers university contracts, agreements, and indirect cost agreements for its own and other DoD research awards, as well as providing the legal support to the DONs only Federally Funded Research and Development Center Program Office. ONR Office of Counsel also provides legal support to the Command's Inspector General and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Privacy Act, and Records Management Programs. This position will be filled at the GS-13/14/15 level.
ONR is an Echelon I command that has been a pioneer in the public support of science and technology (S&T) research benefitting both the naval services and the nation. Led by the Chief of Naval Research, its senior leadership oversees a portfolio of investments ranging from immediate, quick-turnaround technologies to long term basic research. ONR's investments in the earliest computers to spearheading seminal research in deep sea exploration to cultivating groundbreaking efforts in solid-state electronics and countless other innovations have been shaping the Navy and Marine Corps - and the world around us - for seven decades and counting. ONR is located in the Ballston area of Arlington, Virginia.
ONR compensation falls under a Personnel Management Demonstration Project. The Project uses Career Levels (aka pay bands) for pay setting. The position has a full performance level in the GS-15 range of the NO-V pay band and will be filled at the NO-III/IV/V (GS-13/14/15 equivalent) level depending on the qualifications of the successful applicant. To be eligible for selection at the GS-13 level, the applicant must have excess of two years of professional relevant legal experience in any of the OGC practice areas. To be eligible for selection at the GS-14 equivalent level, the successful candidate must demonstrate a minimum of three and one-half years of recent, substantial, and relevant professional legal experience. To be eligible for selection at the GS-15 equivalent level, the applicant must have at least five and one-half years of recent, substantial, and relevant professional legal experience.
Applicants will be evaluated on: 1) the depth, breadth, and quality of relevant and recent legal practice experience in federal procurement law, with an emphasis on FAR-based contracting and assistance award law;; 2) depth, breadth, and quality of experience in the other legal practice areas identified above; 3) oral communication and interpersonal skills; 4) analytical, research and writing skills; 5) ability to work effectively and establish relationships with clients and to work independently or as part of a team. Experience in defense procurement law and with the DoD Grants and Agreement Regulations (DoDGARs), FOIA, Privacy Act, and investigative matters is highly desired. Applicants with a record of making significant contributions to the advancement of the DON OGC or equivalent Office of the General Counsel or Law Firm/Office beyond the day-to-day legal practice are desired.
The successful applicant must have graduated 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. U.S. Citizenship is a requirement of the position, and the successful applicant must be able to obtain and maintain a SECRET level security clearance. Occasionally travel may be required.
Education
The successful applicant must have graduated from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association.
Additional Information
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.
There is no formal rating system for applying veterans' preference to attorney appointments in the excepted service; however, the Department of the Navy Office of the General Counsel considers veterans' preference eligibility a positive factor for attorney hiring. Applicants eligible for veterans' preference must include that information in their cover letter or resume and attach supporting documentation (e.g., DD Form 214, "Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty") to their submissions.
Although the point-preference system is not used, applicants eligible to claim a 10-point preference must submit a Standard Form (SF) 15, "Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference," and supporting documentation required for the specific type of preference claimed. (SF-15, which lists the types of 10-point preference and the required supporting documents, is available from the Office of Personnel Management Website at www.opm.gov (http://www.opm.gov/)
Not all veterans are preference eligible. For a summary of time periods, campaigns, and conditions that entitle an applicant to preference eligibility, please visit https://www.fedshirevets.gov/index.aspx , https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/veterans , and see the Veterans' Preference Advisor, operated by the Department of Labor at http://www.dol.gov/elaws/vets/vetpref/vetspref.htm
The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy or gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.