TRIAL ATTORNEY (CONTRACT) Position Available In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

TRIAL ATTORNEY

(CONTRACT) Department of Defense Defense Logistics Agency Summary See below for important informion regarding this job. The Incumbent will serve as a Senior Counsel for the Litigion Team under the Office of the Chief Counsel, Defense Logistics Agency, Troop Support, a Major Subordine Command (MSC), loced in Philadelphia, PA. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 06/24/2025 to 07/14/2025 Salary $137,222 – $178,388 per year Pay scale & grade GS 14 Locion 2 vacancies in the following locion: Philadelphia, PA Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required Occasional travel – You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

DLAGC-25-12752740-RB

Control number 839342700 This job is open to Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement. Clarificion from the agency “Agency” means current permanent DoD employees. Videos Duties Serves as a Senior Counsel – Litigion and will perform the following duties in collaborion with the

Team Leader:

Presents the Government’s case in connection with appeals before the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals, Assists the Department of Justice in cases filed in Federal court, Provides direction, guidance, and mentorship to other Team members, Assigns work, plans, and directs activities of lower-graded Trial Attorneys, Develops legal policy and procedures for use by Trial Attorneys, Provides guidelines to be followed in preparion for Alternive Dispute Resolution, discovery, depositions, hearings, and selection and preparion of witnesses, Prepares trial outlines, Conducts pre-trial conferences with appellant’s representives, Prepares stipulion of facts, Oversees and reviews preparion of motions, presention of evidence, and tactics in in direct examinion and cross- examinion of witnesses, Serves as consultant to Trial Attorneys, and Reviews documents and coordines with Acquisition Counsel on claim resolutions, settlement agreements, and terminion actions. Requirements Conditions of Employment Must be a U.S. Citizen This is an Excepted Service position.

Tour of Duty:

Set Schedule Security Requirements:

Non-Critical Sensitive with Secret Access Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determinion, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudiced background checks grounds for removal. Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA):

Exempt Selective Service Requirement:

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

Recruitment Incentives:

Not Authorized Bargaining Unit Stus:

No Financial Disclosure Requirement:

Required Qualificions

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED

for

ATTORNEY-ADVISER

(GENERAL)

GS-0905-14

1) The first professional law degree (LL.B. or J.D.); 2) Proof th you are licensed and a member in good standing with the bar of the highest court of a Ste, U.S. commonwealth, U.S. territory, or the District of Columbia. Annual bar certificion cards issued from your ste of licensure are not considered acceptable. Proof is a “certifice of good standing” issued by your ste of licensure ded within 6 months of the closing de of this announcement or a screenshot of your bar stus taken from your ste of licensure website th is ded within 6 months of the closing de of this announcement or sworn stement to th effect. If there is not a de on the screen shot, you must provide a stement signed by you on the de th the screen shot was creed. The successful applicant selected for employment must provide a “certifice of good standing” issued by their respective bar showing they are in good stus and in active stus prior to appointment. 3) In addition to 1 and 2 (listed above), each grade level has the following qualificion requirements: To Qualify the GS-14

Level :

You must possess professional legal experience in excess of 3 years commensure with the duties and responsibilities of the position. In accordance with DoDI 1442.2 (Personnel Actions Involving Civilian Attorneys), promotion for this position is based on the individual’s time, performance, and mastery of skills the required grade level and only with approval of the designed official (DLA General Counsel) in accordance with the applicable regulion. The legal experience described in your applicion package or resume evalued and screened for competencies required to perform the duties of the position as described in the Major Duties section of this announcement. The QUALITY of experience evalued and screened to determine how closely or to wh extent your experience, educion, and training are relevant to the duties and responsibilities of the announced position. Your applicion package or resume must demonstre you have the competencies and quality of experience necessary to successfully perform the work of the position the approprie grade level.

PRINCIPAL SELECTION FACTORS

(Narrive Stement Required)

Narrive Stements:

Providing Knowledge, Skills, and Ability (KSA) narrive stements addressing the following principal selection factors. Knowledge and experience in litiging and presenting the Government’s case which involves directing Trial Attorneys in connection with appeals before the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals of the Department of Defense. Excellent oral and written communicion skills, excellent legal research skills, recognized proficiency as an advoce, and demonstred effectiveness in advising high-level civilian and or military management officials. Ability to lead personnel toward achievement of organizional goals and the ability to manage programs or cases and other resources.

Security Clearance:

This position is designed Non-Critical Sensitive. If selected, you must obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance. If you are unable to obtain this level of security clearance (as a result of undisclosed or disclosed background issues), within a reasonable period of time (as defined by the agency), the employment offer may be withdrawn. In addition, incumbent is subject to periodic re-investigion to maintain security eligibility in accordance with DoD 5200.2-R. Educion You MUST provide transcripts or other documention to support your educional claims.

Unless otherwise sted:

Unofficial transcripts are acceptable time of applicion.

FOREIGN EDUCATION

: If you are using educion completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualificion requirements, you must show th the educion credentials have been evalued by a prive organizion th specializes in interpretion of foreign educion programs and such educion has been deemed equivalent to th gained in an accredited U.S. educion program; or full credit has been given for the courses a U.S. accredited college or university. Additional informion

Excepted Service Position:

This job is being filled by an alternive hiring process and is not in the competitive civil service.

Veterans Informion :

There is no formal ring system for applying veteran’s preference to torney appointments in the excepted service; however, the Department of Defense considers veterans’ preference eligibility a positive factor for torney hiring. Applicants eligible for veterans’ preference must include th informion in their cover letter or resume and tach supporting documention (e.g., DD Form 214, Certifice 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, Applicion for 10-Point Veteran Preference, and supporting documention 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 www.opm.gov). 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 de of retirement.

Reemployed Annuitants:

This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found :

Drug-Free Workplace:

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) has established a Drug-Free Federal Workplace Policy. All applicants tentively selected for DLA employment in a testing designed position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested denied employment with DLA for a period of six months. This policy extends to random testing for the use of illegal drugs by employees who occupy testing designed positions defined as sensitive in Section 7(d) of Executive Order 12564. The Defense Logistics Agency’s Drug Free Workplace Plan’s drug testing panel includes testing for the following illegal substances: marijuana, cocaine, opies (codeine/morphine), 6-Acetylmorphine (heroin), phencyclidine, amphetamines (amphetamine/methamphetamine), methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), oxycodone, oxymorphone, hydrocodone, and hydromorphone.

ADVISORY

By using cannabidiol (CBD) products you are risking a positive drug test result for marijuana. Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How You Will Be Evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Selection(s) based on the judgment of the selecting official as to which applicant is best qualified to perform the duties of the position. Once this announcement closes, candides evalued based on the applicion package submitted. An oral interview may be conducted with some, none, or all candides, depending upon the relive qualificions of the applicants. Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required Documents As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have – whether you’re a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you’re eligible under their policies. Required documents for submission vary based on the authority you are using to apply (e.g., applying as a veteran, a current permanent Federal employee, a reinstement, etc). Your complete applicion includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents required. 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: .

APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION WITH APPLICATION

1.

Your resume:

Must include your name and contact informion, des of employment and duties performed. If multiple resumes are submitted, only the last resume submitted reviewed for the qualificions and referred for selection considerion if eligible.

IMPORTANT NOTE

Ensure th your resume does not contain any specialized characters, fonts, typefaces or formting (e.g. tables, macros, etc.). It is also recommended th you convert/save your resume as a PDF prior to taching to your applicion. To ensure full credit for time worked regarding qualificions determinions your resume must include your work schedule. You are strongly encouraged to ensure your resume contains the number of hours worked per week and the specific des of employment (i.e.,”40 hrs per week; 1/15/2020 – 1/14/2022″ or “30 hrs per week; 1/15/2020 – Present”). Applying for a Federal job requires more informion than applying for a job in the prive sector. Learn more about creing a suitable resume by reading , viewing the video and using the . In addition to informion identified in Wh to Include, provide pay plan-series-grade for Federal civilian positions, when applicable, and be sure your resume is complete. You may include additional informion in your resume or a cover letter your discretion. 2. A legal writing sample of 10 pages or less. 3. Narrive Stement. A written narrive stement specifically describing your Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities relevant to the principal selection factors listed under Qualificions in the Requirements section above. 4. If you are a current or former Federal employee, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notificion of Personnel Action (SF-50). 5. A copy of your most recent performance appraisal (if current Federal employee). 6. If you are applying under Veterans’ Preference, you should submit documents verifying your eligibility with your applicion package. These documents may include, but are not limited to: DD214 (which indices character of service), SF-15, VA Letter and/or Activion/Deactivion orders. If you are currently on active duty, you must submit an official stement of service from your command or other official documention th proves your military service was performed under honorable conditions. •The “certificion” is any written document from the armed forces th certifies the service member is expected to be discharged or released from active duty service in the armed forces under honorable conditions not ler than 120 days after the de the certificion is signed. 7. If applicable, supporting documention for military spouse preference.

IF SELECTED, YOU WILL BE ASKED TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS

8. Proof you are licensed and a member in good standing with the bar of the highest court of a Ste, U.S. commonwealth, U.S. territory, or the District of Columbia. Proof is a “certifice of good standing” issued by your ste of licensure within 6 months of the de of applicion or a screenshot of your bar stus taken from your ste of licensure website ded within 6 months. If there is no de on the screen shot, you must provide a stement signed by you on the de th the screen shot was creed . The successful applicant selected for employment must provide a “certifice of good standing” issued by their respective bar showing they are in good standing and in active stus prior to appointment. 9. A sworn stement signed by you as to whether or not you have ever been found by any tribunal to have committed any crime or other act reflecting upon your suitability to practice law. 10.

TRANSCRIPTS

Official transcripts must contain the applicant’s name, the name of the school, the degree awarded, de conferred, and all required courses as required by the position. Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion. Licenses must be current the time of applicion.

NOTE:

If you fail to provide the above listed documents, your applicion package considered incomplete, and you found ineligible.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Mr. Antjuan Mills Supervisory Paralegal 215-737-7715 Antjuan.

Mills@dla.mil If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Applicions must be submitted ON-LINE via USAJobs by 11:59 pm EST on the closing de of the announcement. Only complete applicion packages

APPLICATIONS THAT FAIL TO MEET THESE REQUIREMENTS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

To begin, click Apply Online to access an online applicion. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account or you may need to cree a new account. You taken to an online applicion. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention, and submit the applicion. You will receive an email notificion when your applicion has been received for the announcement. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account, , select the Applicion Stus link and then select the More Informion link for this position. The Applicion Stus page will display the stus of your applicion, the documention received and processed, and your responses submitted to the online applicion. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. Applicions will NOT be accepted or considered if sent by mail or facsimile. Only on-line applicions

Contact Informion:

Jennifer Young (703) 767-2532 Jennifer.

Young@dla.mil Agency contact informion Christine Cromwell Phone Address DLA General Counsel 8725 John J Kingman Road Fort Belvoir, VA 22060 US Next steps Once you successfully complete the applicion process, you will receive a notificion of receipt. Your applicion package reviewed to ensure you meet the basic eligibility and qualificions requirements, and you will receive another notificion. The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews, and as part of the selection process, applicants may be required to complete additional supplemental documents. Once the selection is made, you will receive a notificion of the decision. If interviews are conducted, DLA uses a technique called . To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : . Fair and Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Required Documents Required documents for submission vary based on the authority you are using to apply (e.g., applying as a veteran, a current permanent Federal employee, a reinstement, etc). Your complete applicion includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents required. 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: .

APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION WITH APPLICATION

1.

Your resume:

Must include your name and contact informion, des of employment and duties performed. If multiple resumes are submitted, only the last resume submitted reviewed for the qualificions and referred for selection considerion if eligible.

IMPORTANT NOTE

Ensure th your resume does not contain any specialized characters, fonts, typefaces or formting (e.g. tables, macros, etc.). It is also recommended th you convert/save your resume as a PDF prior to taching to your applicion. To ensure full credit for time worked regarding qualificions determinions your resume must include your work schedule. You are strongly encouraged to ensure your resume contains the number of hours worked per week and the specific des of employment (i.e.,”40 hrs per week; 1/15/2020 – 1/14/2022″ or “30 hrs per week; 1/15/2020 – Present”). Applying for a Federal job requires more informion than applying for a job in the prive sector. Learn more about creing a suitable resume by reading , viewing the video and using the . In addition to informion identified in Wh to Include, provide pay plan-series-grade for Federal civilian positions, when applicable, and be sure your resume is complete. You may include additional informion in your resume or a cover letter your discretion. 2. A legal writing sample of 10 pages or less. 3. Narrive Stement. A written narrive stement specifically describing your Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities relevant to the principal selection factors listed under Qualificions in the Requirements section above. 4. If you are a current or former Federal employee, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notificion of Personnel Action (SF-50). 5. A copy of your most recent performance appraisal (if current Federal employee). 6. If you are applying under Veterans’ Preference, you should submit documents verifying your eligibility with your applicion package. These documents may include, but are not limited to: DD214 (which indices character of service), SF-15, VA Letter and/or Activion/Deactivion orders. If you are currently on active duty, you must submit an official stement of service from your command or other official documention th proves your military service was performed under honorable conditions. •The “certificion” is any written document from the armed forces th certifies the service member is expected to be discharged or released from active duty service in the armed forces under honorable conditions not ler than 120 days after the de the certificion is signed. 7. If applicable, supporting documention for military spouse preference.

IF SELECTED, YOU WILL BE ASKED TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS

8. Proof you are licensed and a member in good standing with the bar of the highest court of a Ste, U.S. commonwealth, U.S. territory, or the District of Columbia. Proof is a “certifice of good standing” issued by your ste of licensure within 6 months of the de of applicion or a screenshot of your bar stus taken from your ste of licensure website ded within 6 months. If there is no de on the screen shot, you must provide a stement signed by you on the de th the screen shot was creed . The successful applicant selected for employment must provide a “certifice of good standing” issued by their respective bar showing they are in good standing and in active stus prior to appointment. 9. A sworn stement signed by you as to whether or not you have ever been found by any tribunal to have committed any crime or other act reflecting upon your suitability to practice law. 10.

TRANSCRIPTS

Official transcripts must contain the applicant’s name, the name of the school, the degree awarded, de conferred, and all required courses as required by the position. Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion. Licenses must be current the time of applicion.

NOTE:

If you fail to provide the above listed documents, your applicion package considered incomplete, and you found ineligible.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Mr. Antjuan Mills Supervisory Paralegal 215-737-7715 Antjuan.

Mills@dla.mil If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Applicions must be submitted ON-LINE via USAJobs by 11:59 pm EST on the closing de of the announcement. Only complete applicion packages

APPLICATIONS THAT FAIL TO MEET THESE REQUIREMENTS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

To begin, click Apply Online to access an online applicion. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account or you may need to cree a new account. You taken to an online applicion. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention, and submit the applicion. You will receive an email notificion when your applicion has been received for the announcement. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account, , select the Applicion Stus link and then select the More Informion link for this position. The Applicion Stus page will display the stus of your applicion, the documention received and processed, and your responses submitted to the online applicion. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. Applicions will NOT be accepted or considered if sent by mail or facsimile. Only on-line applicions

Contact Informion:

Jennifer Young (703) 767-2532 Jennifer.

Young@dla.mil Agency contact informion Christine Cromwell Phone Address DLA General Counsel 8725 John J Kingman Road Fort Belvoir, VA 22060 US Next steps Once you successfully complete the applicion process, you will receive a notificion of receipt. Your applicion package reviewed to ensure you meet the basic eligibility and qualificions requirements, and you will receive another notificion. The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews, and as part of the selection process, applicants may be required to complete additional supplemental documents. Once the selection is made, you will receive a notificion of the decision. If interviews are conducted, DLA uses a technique called . To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : . Fair & Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 06/24/2025 to 07/14/2025 Salary $137,222 – $178,388 per year Pay scale & grade GS 14 Locion 2 vacancies in the following locion: Philadelphia, PA Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required Occasional travel – You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

DLAGC-25-12752740-RB

Control number 839342700 ., .