Attorney-Adviser (General)

Attorney-Adviser (General) Department of the Army Office of the Secretary of the Army Office of the General Counsel, Installions, Environment & Civil Works Summary About the

Position:

This position is loced with the Office of the General Counsel, Installions, Environment and Civil Works in Arlington, VA. If you are currently serving in a permanent, competitive service appointment in the Federal service, and are selected for this position, the appointment will remove you from the competitive service while you occupy this position. Learn more about this agency Summary About the

Position:

This position is loced with the Office of the General Counsel, Installions, Environment and Civil Works in Arlington, VA. If you are currently serving in a permanent, competitive service appointment in the Federal service, and are selected for this position, the appointment will remove you from the competitive service while you occupy this position. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted today • Apply by 06/15/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 15, 2026 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Pentagon, Arlington, VA No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $169,279 - $197,200 per year Pay scale & grade GS 15 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 25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 0905 Attorney Supervisory stus Yes 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 Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

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Control number 872363500 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Duties Help Advises Army Secretari and other Army officials concerning a wide variety of real property, civil works and environmental law mters. Participes high levels in the formulion of policies and program initiives having Army-wide and nional significance. Drafts and participes in negotiion of a variety of legal agreements with federal, ste and local agencies, and prive entities to resolve regulory issues and achieve other environmental goals. Identifies and researches a variety of complex legal problems to provide answers, solutions, and advice concerning such problems. Provides legal and policy review and advice on issues of nional and internional significance concerning many areas areas to include primarily the Army's environmental restorion program. Assists in establishing the Army's litigion position in cases which may impact programs and missions Army-wide. Maintains active liaison through conferences, negotiions, and discussions with the Office of the General Counsel of the Secretary of Defense, the Office of the Judge Advoce General, and other military services and commands. Completes special projects in subjects of interest to superiors, the Secretary, or to other Secretari officials. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determinion, as determined by a completed background investigion. This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determinion of eligibility for a Secret security clearance for access for the durion of employment. This position requires the incumbent to maintain active bar membership, in good standing (as defined by the pertinent bar) of the bar of the highest court of a Ste, U.S. territory, the District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. This position may require the incumbent to work overtime. Appointment is subject to a suitability or fitness determinion, as determined by a completed background investigion for authorized Pentagon access. Candides are required to disclose any pending ethics or other judicial or miscellaneous allegion under review, including any adverse findings by a ste bar or disciplinary committee.

Qualificions Who May Apply:

US Citizens 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.

KSA's:

Skill in identifying and researching highly technical and complex legal issues. Skill in providing legal, technical, and policy guidance. Ability to effectively, professionally, and ethically manage a heavy caseload of clients with complex legal needs.

Qualificion Requirements:

The following minimum qualificion requirements must be met before applicants are eligible for further considerion:

Educion Requirements:

Position requires the possession of the first professional law degree (LL.B. or J.D.) AND active membership in the bar of the highest court of a Ste, U.S. commonwealth, U.S. territory, or the District of Columbia. Applicants for initial appointment into torney positions within the Department of Army must be gradues of law schools accredited by the American Bar Associion the time of the applicant's graduion. As indiced below, a law school transcript must be submitted with your applicion merials.

Bar Membership:

Applicants must currently be a member in good standing (as defined by the pertinent bar) of the bar of the highest court of a Ste, U.S. territory, the District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. As noted below, proof of such membership and good standing must be submitted with your applicion merials.

Experience:

In addition to the requirements above, applicants for the GS-15 or equivalent Attorney positions must also possess 3 years of professional legal experience , acquired after being admitted to the bar, commensure with the duties and responsibilities of the position. Graduion from an ABA-Accredited Law School in the top 25% of the class or an advanced law degree such as an LLM may substitute for one year of the required professional legal experience. 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.

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 Department of the 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. The SF 15 will identify the supporting documention required along with the list of the types of 10-point preference. The SF 15 is available from the OPM https://www.gsa.gov/portal/forms/type/sf/ . Educion Only degrees from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Educion are acceptable to meet positive educion requirements or to substitute educion for experience. For additional informion, please go to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and U.S.

Department of Educion websites http:

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gov/qualificions and http:

//www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html . Additional informion

PLEASE NOTE THAT REQUIREMENTS FOR EDUCATION, TIME IN GRADE, AND EXPERIENCE MAY BE WAIVED BY THE APPLICABLE AUTHORITY AND THE REQUIREMENTS SHOULD NOT DETER ANY INDIVIDUAL FROM APPLYING FOR THE POSITION.

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. This position requires a 2 year trial period during which the agency evalues your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determinion, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizional or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certificion th it advances the public interest. 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. This is a Professional Services Career Field position. Recruitment and relocion incentives may be authorized. Student loan repayment may be authorized. Salary negotiions, including an advanced in hire, for candides new to Federal service or who would otherwise qualified, may be authorized. Credit for prior non-Federal experience and certain military service for leave accrual res may be authorized. 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 . Review our 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. 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 . Review our 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: Your resume: Your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. Your resume may be submitted in any form and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. 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 qualificions determinions your resume must contain hours worked per week and the des of employment (i.e., HRS per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this informion, your applicion may be marked as incomplete and you may not receive considerion for this position.

For additional informion see:

Wh to include in your resume . The following documents are preferred the time of applicion, but not required :

PLEASE NOTE

If you do not have your law school transcripts, certifice of good standing, or fitness to practice stement, you should not be deterred from applying for this position. While not required the time of applicion, these documents required for the torney to enter on duty.

Official Law School Transcripts:

Official law school transcript and an official stement of relive standing in class. Photo stic copies of documents are acceptable when applying but certified documents must be furnished before entering duty.

Good Standing Certifice:

Official certifice showing th you are a member in good standing of the bar ded any time. However, in the event the candide is selected for an interview and/or during the hiring process, the candide must provide an official certifice ded within three months. The certifice is required to be submitted by all applicants to include torneys currently appointed to positions under the qualifying authority of The Judge Advoce General (including active duty Army Judge Advoces). Fitness to

Practice Stement:

A sworn (notarized) stement from you th your fitness to practice law or conduct as an torney has never been challenged in any jurisdiction to the best of your knowledge, or if either has been challenged, a sworn (notarized) stement concerning the facts and circumstances, together with any explanion th you deem approprie may be submitted. As an alternive to a sworn (notarized) stement, a stement which includes a declarion under penalty of perjury may be submitted in the following form: "I declare (or certify, verify, or ste) under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United Stes of America th the foregoing is true and correct...executed on (de)...(your signure) ." (28 U.S.C. 1746)." The stement must be ded within three months of the de th the applicion package is submitted. The stement is required to be submitted by all applicants to include torneys currently appointed to positions under the qualifying authority of The Judge Advoce General (including active duty Army Judge Advoces).

Writing Sample:

Examples of writing skills as demonstred by legal briefs, memorandum, and/or letters. Regardless of the number of writing samples submitted, the page count of all writing samples combined cannot exceed 10 pages in length. Extracts of selected sections of larger documents are acceptable. If you are a current or former GS federal employee, please provide a copy of your most recent non-award SF50 with your applicion package.

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 06/15/2026 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/12954067 ). Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. As a reminder, your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. For additional informion, refer to the 'Required Documents' section. 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. 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. Your resume selected in USAJOBS included, but you must re-select other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion may be 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://www.usajobs.gov/applicant/profile/dashboard/ ), 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://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/applicion/stus . Agency contact informion Army Applicant Help Desk Website https://portal.chra.army.mil/hr_public?id=app_inq Address

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Washington, DC 20310 US Next steps 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: Your resume: Your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. Your resume may be submitted in any form and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. 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 qualificions determinions your resume must contain hours worked per week and the des of employment (i.e., HRS per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this informion, your applicion may be marked as incomplete and you may not receive considerion for this position.

For additional informion see:

Wh to include in your resume . The following documents are preferred the time of applicion, but not required :

PLEASE NOTE

If you do not have your law school transcripts, certifice of good standing, or fitness to practice stement, you should not be deterred from applying for this position. While not required the time of applicion, these documents required for the torney to enter on duty.

Official Law School Transcripts:

Official law school transcript and an official stement of relive standing in class. Photo stic copies of documents are acceptable when applying but certified documents must be furnished before entering duty.

Good Standing Certifice:

Official certifice showing th you are a member in good standing of the bar ded any time. However, in the event the candide is selected for an interview and/or during the hiring process, the candide must provide an official certifice ded within three months. The certifice is required to be submitted by all applicants to include torneys currently appointed to positions under the qualifying authority of The Judge Advoce General (including active duty Army Judge Advoces). Fitness to

Practice Stement:

A sworn (notarized) stement from you th your fitness to practice law or conduct as an torney has never been challenged in any jurisdiction to the best of your knowledge, or if either has been challenged, a sworn (notarized) stement concerning the facts and circumstances, together with any explanion th you deem approprie may be submitted. As an alternive to a sworn (notarized) stement, a stement which includes a declarion under penalty of perjury may be submitted in the following form: "I declare (or certify, verify, or ste) under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United Stes of America th the foregoing is true and correct...executed on (de)...(your signure) ." (28 U.S.C. 1746)." The stement must be ded within three months of the de th the applicion package is submitted. The stement is required to be submitted by all applicants to include torneys currently appointed to positions under the qualifying authority of The Judge Advoce General (including active duty Army Judge Advoces).

Writing Sample:

Examples of writing skills as demonstred by legal briefs, memorandum, and/or letters. Regardless of the number of writing samples submitted, the page count of all writing samples combined cannot exceed 10 pages in length. Extracts of selected sections of larger documents are acceptable. If you are a current or former GS federal employee, please provide a copy of your most recent non-award SF50 with your applicion package.

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 06/15/2026 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/12954067 ). Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. As a reminder, your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. For additional informion, refer to the 'Required Documents' section. 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. 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. Your resume selected in USAJOBS included, but you must re-select other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion may be 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://www.usajobs.gov/applicant/profile/dashboard/ ), 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://help.usajobs.gov/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

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Washington, DC 20310 US Next steps 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 Posted today • Apply by 06/15/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 15, 2026 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Pentagon, Arlington, VA No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $169,279 - $197,200 per year Pay scale & grade GS 15 Promotion potential None Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required 25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus Yes 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

CHAT264614564067

Control number 872363500