A Lawyer represents clients in legal matters or court proceedings, provides legal advice and draws up legal documents. Works on criminal or civil cases, and either specializes in one area or practices broadly across all areas of law.
Attorney-Adviser (General) Department of Defense Defense Health Agency Office of General Counsel Summary About the position: Serves as an Attorney-Adviser (General) in the DHA Office of General Counsel. This position is loced in Camp Pendleton, California. This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive stus. Learn more about this agency Summary About the position: Serves as an Attorney-Adviser (General) in the DHA Office of General Counsel. This position is loced in Camp Pendleton, California. This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive stus. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Camp Pendleton, CA No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $143,677 - $186,785 per year Pay scale & grade GS 14 Promotion potential None Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Business travel may be required up to 5% of the time. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 0905 Attorney Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Secret Position sensitivity and risk Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Modere Risk Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance . The type depends on the job. Background check type Nional security Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number
HQKF-26-13046227
Control number 882765600 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Military spouses Military spouses of active duty service members or whose spouse is 100 percent disabled or died on active duty. Duties Help Provide legal review and guidance on health care policies, forms, adverse actions, and medical-legal training. Provide legal advice on credentialing and privileging of health care providers. Advise on privacy and informion protection requirements. Review and advise on formal legal agreements. Oversee all phases of medical negligence and tort litigion for the Medical Trement Facilities (MTF). Advise on legal issues reled to medical device recalls and failures. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determinion, as determined by a completed background investigion. Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance. Must be a gradue of a law school possessing the first professional law degree (LL.B. or J.D.) and be an active member in good standing of the Bar of a Ste or District of Columbia, a U.S. territory, or a U.S. commonwealth. Business travel may be required up to 5% of the time. Qualificions Applicants evalued to determine if they meet the minimum qualificion requirements and on the extent to which their applicion shows possession of the following knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) associed with the position: Skill in identifying contracting and acquisition legal issues Ability to prepare litigion reports and briefings Skill in oral and written advocacy. Ability to effectively, professionally, and ethically manage a heavy caseload of clients with complex legal needs.
NOTICE OF VETERAN'S PREFERENCE
There is no formal ring system for applying veteran's preference to torney appointments in the excepted service; however, the Defense Health Agency considers veteran's preference eligibility a positive factor for torney hiring. Applicants eligible for veteran's preference must include th informion in their cover letter or resume and tach supporting documents (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 http://www.opm.gov/ ).
TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENTS
If currently employed as an torney by the Federal Government must have completed 52 weeks the next lower grade level within 30 days of the closing de of the announcement, or previously served the same or higher grade as the position being filled. Time-in grade may be waived for current federal employees management's discretion. The following minimum qualificion requirements must be met before applicants are eligible for further considerion:
Educion:
An applicant must have successfully completed a full course of study in a school of law accredited by the American Bar Associion (ABA) and have the first professional law degree (LLB or JD).
Bar Membership:
Applicant must currently be a member in good standing of the Bar of a ste, territory or commonwealth of the United Stes (e.g., American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands), or the District of Columbia. Document should be ded within three months of the de the applicion is submitted. If the document has been ordered, but not arrived, you may provide a screenshot of your certifice (clearly showing a time/de within the last 90 days) which valides your active stus. Experience Required for the GS-14: Applicant must have three (3) or more years of professional legal experience, acquired after being admitted to the Bar, commensure with the duties and responsibilities of the position. Educion
FOREIGN EDUCATION
If you are using educion completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualificion requirements, you must show 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. For further informion, : http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/internional/usnei/us/edlite-us-forrecog.html Additional informion Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certificion Stement for Selective Service Registrion. You required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. A two-year trial period may be required if new to federal service. Direct Deposit of Pay is required. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the informion in the Reemployed Annuitant informion sheet. Permanent Change of Stion (PCS) allowances are not authorized. You may claim military spouse preference. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for informion regarding an Alterne Applicion. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help 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 Learn more about federal benefits . 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 evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Your applicion package (resume and supporting documents) evalued for basic qualificion requirements and for the skills needed to perform the duties of the position, as described in this vacancy announcement and identified by the Selecting Official. Veteran's preference requirements do not apply to torney positions in the excepted service, however the principles of veteran's preference followed to the extent which is administrively feasible. Time in
Grade:
The Qualifying Authorities (QA's) will make a determinion as to the applicability of time in grade based on the requirements of the position. If you are currently employed as an torney by the Federal government you must have completed one year the next lower grade level within 30 days of the closing de of the announcement, or previously served the same or higher grade level as the position being filled. Benefits Help 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 Learn more about federal benefits . 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 Required Documents Help The following documents are required to be submitted as part of your applicion package. If you fail to provide these documents, you marked as having an incomplete applicion package and you will not be considered any further. 1.
Your resume:
Your resume may be submitted in any form and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement.
NOTE:
The maximum number of pages accepted for a resume is TWO pages. Applicants with resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. If your resume includes a photograph or other inapproprie merial or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualificion determinions and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
For additional informion see:
Wh to include in your resume . 2.
Law school transcripts:
This position has an individual occupional requirement for educion. You MUST submit a copy of your transcript(s) with your applicion package, or you may be red ineligible. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable, but official transcripts required prior to entry on duty.
See:
Transcripts and Licenses 3.
Certifice of Good Standing:
Certifice of good standing from the Bar of a ste, territory or commonwealth of the United Stes (e.g., American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands), or the District of Columbia. Document should be ded within three (3) months of the de the applicion is submitted. Document should be ded within three (3) months of the de the applicion is submitted. If the document has been ordered, but not arrived, you may provide a screenshot of your certifice (clearly showing a time/de within the last 90 days) which valides your current, active stus. 4.
Other supporting documents:
Writing sample of 3-5 pages, including the analysis of a legal issue (highly desired). Self-certified stement of fitness to practice law (highly desired). The stement should ste under oh th your fitness to practice law has never been challenged in any jurisdiction. The stement must be ded within 90 days of the closing de of the announcement. If fitness has been challenged, you must provide a sworn stement in detail as to the circumstances. Cover Letter, optional. Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable. Veteran's documents, if applicable. Permanent change of stion (PCS) orders and marriage license, if claiming military spouse preference.
Time-in-grade documention:
If you are applying for a higher grade and your SF-50 has an effective de within the past year, it may not clearly demonstre you meet the one year time-in-grade requirement so you will need to provide an SF-50 which clearly demonstres you meet the time-in-grade requirements (examples of approprie SF-50s include Promotions, Within-grade Grade/Range Increases, and SF-50s with an effective de more than one year old).
NOTE:
Documents submitted as part of the applicion package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certifices may contain personal informion for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal informion before you submit your applicion. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility. 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 schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . 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 Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section above. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 09/08/2026 to receive considerion To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion ( https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13046227 ). Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
NOTE:
The maximum number of pages accepted for a resume is TWO pages. Applicants with resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process. You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion incomplete. It is your responsibility to verify th your applicion package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accure, and submitted by the closing de. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Additional informion on how to complete the online applicion process and submit your online applicion may be found on the USA Staffing Applicant Resource Center. . To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login ), 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, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . Agency contact informion Army Applicant Help Desk Website https://portal.chra.army.mil/hr_public?id=app_inq Address
KF-DDAAFC DHA
HQs
DO NOT MAIL
Falls Church, VA 22042 US Next steps If you have questions regarding this job posting please : https://portal.chra.army.mil/hr_public?id=app_inq and complete the online submission form. To expedite the process please include the Job announcement number, which can be found the top, right hand side of the job announcement. If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your applicion. Your applicion package used to determine your eligibility, qualificions, and quality ranking for this position. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your applicion will receive no further considerion. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help The following documents are required to be submitted as part of your applicion package. If you fail to provide these documents, you marked as having an incomplete applicion package and you will not be considered any further. 1.
Your resume:
Your resume may be submitted in any form and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement.
NOTE:
The maximum number of pages accepted for a resume is TWO pages. Applicants with resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. If your resume includes a photograph or other inapproprie merial or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualificion determinions and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
For additional informion see:
Wh to include in your resume . 2.
Law school transcripts:
This position has an individual occupional requirement for educion. You MUST submit a copy of your transcript(s) with your applicion package, or you may be red ineligible. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable, but official transcripts required prior to entry on duty.
See:
Transcripts and Licenses 3.
Certifice of Good Standing:
Certifice of good standing from the Bar of a ste, territory or commonwealth of the United Stes (e.g., American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands), or the District of Columbia. Document should be ded within three (3) months of the de the applicion is submitted. Document should be ded within three (3) months of the de the applicion is submitted. If the document has been ordered, but not arrived, you may provide a screenshot of your certifice (clearly showing a time/de within the last 90 days) which valides your current, active stus. 4.
Other supporting documents:
Writing sample of 3-5 pages, including the analysis of a legal issue (highly desired). Self-certified stement of fitness to practice law (highly desired). The stement should ste under oh th your fitness to practice law has never been challenged in any jurisdiction. The stement must be ded within 90 days of the closing de of the announcement. If fitness has been challenged, you must provide a sworn stement in detail as to the circumstances. Cover Letter, optional. Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable. Veteran's documents, if applicable. Permanent change of stion (PCS) orders and marriage license, if claiming military spouse preference.
Time-in-grade documention:
If you are applying for a higher grade and your SF-50 has an effective de within the past year, it may not clearly demonstre you meet the one year time-in-grade requirement so you will need to provide an SF-50 which clearly demonstres you meet the time-in-grade requirements (examples of approprie SF-50s include Promotions, Within-grade Grade/Range Increases, and SF-50s with an effective de more than one year old).
NOTE:
Documents submitted as part of the applicion package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certifices may contain personal informion for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal informion before you submit your applicion. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility. 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 schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . 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 Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section above. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 09/08/2026 to receive considerion To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion ( https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13046227 ). Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
NOTE:
The maximum number of pages accepted for a resume is TWO pages. Applicants with resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process. You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion incomplete. It is your responsibility to verify th your applicion package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accure, and submitted by the closing de. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Additional informion on how to complete the online applicion process and submit your online applicion may be found on the USA Staffing Applicant Resource Center. . To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login ), 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, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Army Applicant Help Desk Website https://portal.chra.army.mil/hr_public?id=app_inq Address
KF-DDAAFC DHA
HQs
DO NOT MAIL
Falls Church, VA 22042 US Next steps If you have questions regarding this job posting please : https://portal.chra.army.mil/hr_public?id=app_inq and complete the online submission form. To expedite the process please include the Job announcement number, which can be found the top, right hand side of the job announcement. If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your applicion. Your applicion package used to determine your eligibility, qualificions, and quality ranking for this position. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your applicion will receive no further considerion. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Camp Pendleton, CA No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $143,677 - $186,785 per year Pay scale & grade GS 14 Promotion potential None Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Business travel may be required up to 5% of the time. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Secret Position sensitivity and risk Jobs require a and some require a . The type depends on the job. Background check type Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number
