ATTORNEY-ADVISOR

(CONTRACT) Department of Defense Defense Commissary Agency Summary This is a Defense Legal Services Agency (DLSA) position with duty in the Office of General Counsel, Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA). The General Counsel of the Department of War is dual hted as the DLSA Director. DLSA provides a full range of legal advice and services to officials of the Defense Agencies and the DoW Field Activities Read the entire announcement before starting the applicion process Learn more about this agency Summary This is a Defense Legal Services Agency (DLSA) position with duty in the Office of General Counsel, Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA). The General Counsel of the Department of War is dual hted as the DLSA Director. DLSA provides a full range of legal advice and services to officials of the Defense Agencies and the DoW Field Activities Read the entire announcement before starting the applicion process Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Fort Lee, VA 1 vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $131,385

• $170,806 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.

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 Other 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 Yes Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

DECA-26-13049770-DE

Control number 883728800 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Clarificion from the agency This announcement is open to All U.S. Citizens. All qualified applicants are considered and Veterans' preference does not apply. Additional positions may be filled from this announcement. Duties Help The Office of General Counsel, DeCA, has a robust and varied legal practice in support of DeCA and its mission. Our torneys provide legal advice, counsel and represention in substantive areas including federal labor and employment law, commercial law, fiscal law, procurement law, construction law, environmental law, government standards of conduct and ethics, administrive law, and issues arising under the Freedom of Informion Act and Privacy Act. Our torneys represent DeCA before various administrive bodies and provide litigion support to U.S. Attorney Offices for mters pending in Federal courts. As an Assistant General Counsel for Commercial Law, the incumbent reports to the Deputy General Counsel for Commercial Law and assists in discharging the responsibility of DeCA OGC to provide legal advice, counsel and represention in all aspects of the commercial law portfolio, including but not limited to contracts, fiscal law, environmental law, government ethics and standards of conduct, construction law, internional law, administrive and civil law, the Freedom of Informion Act, the Privacy Act, business law, intellectual property and da rights, issues of stutory and regulory interpretion and the drafting of proposed legislion. The incumbent independently performs in-depth legal research and analysis, as well as writing briefs, legal memoranda, and other documents. The incumbent represents the agency before third parties, including but not limited to the Armed Forces Board of Contract Appeals and the Government Accountability Office, and is responsible for the investigion, preparion and presention of the agency's positions and defenses before such tribunals. The incumbent addresses difficult and novel legal policy questions where frequently there is an absence of clearly applicable precedents. The incumbent provides support to the Department of Justice in mters litiged in Federal courts. The incumbent may perform the duties of the Deputy General Counsel for Commercial Law in his/her absence and other duties as assigned. This position is in the Excepted Service. The Defense Commissary Agency is an Equal Employment Opportunity Agency.

Notice of Veterans Preference:

There is no formal ring system for applying veterans' 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 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 an SF 15, "Applicion for 10-Point Veteran Preference," and supporting documention required for the specific type of preference claimed. (SF15, 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 .) If two of more applicants for an torney position are determined to be equally "best qualified" for the position, but one of the applicants is a preference eligible veteran, the preference eligible veteran has preference over the non-preference eligible applicant.

TRAVEL REQUIRED

• Occasional Travel
• Business travel is required less than 20% of the time

RELOCATION EXPENSES

• Recruitment/relocion incentives may be authorized.
• Permanent Change of Stion (PCS) may be authorized

KEY REQUIREMENTS

• U.S. Citizenship is Required
• Direct Deposit of Pay is Required

• Tour of Duty:

  Full Time

• Bargaining Unit:

  No

• FLSA:

  Exempt

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License/Certificion:

Bar Certifice of Good Standing reflecting Active Stus Read the entire announcement before starting the applicion process. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Be a U.S. citizen or nional. Applicants with a Permanent Resident Card are authorized to live and work in the U.S. but are not eligible for employment in positions requiring U.S. citizenship. If selected, proof of citizenship is required. Position may be subject to occasional overtime. Occasional business travel is required.

License/Certificion:

Bar Certifice of Good Standing reflecting Active Stus. Direct deposit of pay is required. Appointment is subject to a favorable suitability or fitness outcome, as determined by a completed background investigion. New federal employees fingerprinted. Males born after 12-31-1959 must be registered with or exempt from Selective Service. Meet minimum age requirement. See the Additional Informion. May be subject to a probionary/trial period. Qualificions You must meet the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) qualificions for series 0905 and additional requirements by the announcement closing de. Your resume (and/or transcript if necessary) must clearly show th you have the qualificions described below. See Required Documents for more informion. Qualificion requirements for Attorney positions can be found in DoW Instruction 1442.02, "Personnel Actions Involving Civilian Attorneys." The minimum qualificion requirements must be met before applicants are eligible for further considerion. Applicant must have successfully completed a full course of study in a school of law and have the first professional law degree (LLB or JD) from th institution.

Bar Membership:

An applicant must currently be an active member of the bar of the highest court of a Ste, U.S. commonwealth, U.S. territory, or the District of Columbia. Applicant must have professional legal experience in excess of 3 years th is commensure with the duties and responsibilities of the position.

BASIS FOR RATING

The experience described in your resume evalued and screened for basic qualificion requirements, and the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform the duties of this position. Errors or omissions may affect an applicant's ring or considerion for employment.

SELECTIVE FACTORS

Selection based on the judgment of the selecting official as to which applicant is best qualified to perform the duties of the position. The breadth and depth of relevant experience and knowledge and the quality of past performance the primary considerions used for selection. Attorneys performing duties the GS-14, or equivalent-level, are expected to perform with substantial independence even when working on the most complex or difficult mters. Important selection factors are demonstred substantial experience in the following: legal analytical ability and sound professional judgment; excellence in oral and written communicion skills across audiences; strong client and colleague relions and interpersonal skills; ability to interpret law and provide authoritive legal advice; recognized ability as an advoce, including the ability to balance competing interests and provide alternive courses of action to advance agency interests; skill in resolving extremely complex and difficult legal questions which precedent-setting in nure and demonstred advisory and conflict-resolution skills. A selection panel may be used and oral interviews may be conducted with all, with some, or with none of the applicants, solely the option of the selecting official.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

A one/two-year trial/probionary period may be required. Educion Transcripts.

REQUIRED

when using educion to meet qualificions or when educion is required. Foreign educion may be qualifying if a prive organizion specializing in interpreting foreign educion programs has deemed the foreign educion equivalent to th gained in an accredited U.S. educion program or a U.S. accredited college or university has given full credit for the foreign courses. Unofficial transcripts from U.S. Department of Educion accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions listing your name, the name of the school, the de and degree awarded, and the list of classes and credits earned are acceptable for the applicion process. If selected, official transcripts are required before a firm job offer is made. A photocopy of your degree/diploma is not acceptable. When relying on foreign educion, submit transcripts and a copy of the equivalency evaluion results letter with a course-by-course listing. Documents must be in English or include an English translion. The hiring employer for this position does not evalue degrees from foreign colleges or universities. Additional informion Executive Order 12564 requires a federal workplace to be free of illegal drugs and prohibits the use of illegal drugs both on and off duty by federal employees. As a reminder, marijuana is still classified as an illegal drug by the Federal government and is prohibited for use by Federal employees even if such use is legal in the ste where the Federal employee resides and/or works. The Defense Commissary Agency is a Drug-Free Federal Workplace where the use of illegal drugs will not be tolered and may result in penalties up to and including removal from Federal service. The display of a salary range on this announcement does not suggest or convey an entitlement to a higher re of pay. Upon first appointment to a civilian position in the Federal government, you are entitled only to the lowest step (Step 1) of the grade for which selected. The minimum age requirement is generally 18 years . Employing those under 18 may be possible under certain circumstances. If under 18 years of age, ensure you provide documention showing how you are eligible. Applicants with financial difficulty are not automically removed from considerion. Selectees are required to complete an online onboarding process. Retired military service members cannot be appointed to a Department of War (DoW) civilian position within 180 days of their retirement de. 5 United Stes Code 3326. PCS May be authorized. Most civilian PCS entitlements are now taxable. The Relocion Income Tax Allowance (RITA) reimburses eligible employees for additional Federal, Ste, and local income taxes incurred as a result of receiving taxable travel income. More informion is available Civilian Relocion/PCS Tax Changes . The following may result in a ring of ineligible. Ineligible applicants receive no considerion. Submitting an incomplete applicion package may result in your not being considered for this position. Your resume must reflect th you are either Part-Time with the number of hours listed, Full Time, or 40 hours per week as your work schedule. If you fail to provide this informion in your resume, your resume considered as incomplete. Your resume may not exceed two pages. If your resume exceeds the two page limit, you removed from considerion for this announcement. Submitting encrypted documents or uploading Adobe portfolio documents. Submitting any document th contains a photo or image of you. Including social media links, inapproprie merial or content, classified or government sensitive informion, or personal informion such as age, gender, race, religion, or social security number on your resume. Oversting your qualificions and/or experience in your applicion merials. Deliberely tempting to falsify your applicion informion, such as copying portions of this announcement into your resume. 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 cover letter) used to determine your eligibility, qualificions, and quality ranking for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your ring or considerion for employment. 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 Your resume and cover letter must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on Monday 9/21/2026.

Documents to be submitted ler:

1) An example of writing skills demonstred by a legal brief, memorandum, letter, etc. (five pages or less). 2) If the applicant is a current Federal employee, a copy of the applicant's most recent performance appraisal (or an explanion of why a performance appraisal cannot be provided), plus the applicant's most recent non-award SF-50 or

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) Applicants who are not currently serving in a DoD civilian torney position must also submit: a) a transcript of the applicant's law school records with an official stement of his/her relive standing in his/her class, if obtainable. A copy of the transcript is acceptable for the applicion but the official transcript must be submitted prior to entrance on duty; b) a certifice showing active membership of a qualifying ste bar (see Bar Membership above). A copy is acceptable for the applicion but the official certifice or on-line link to verify the informion, presented prior to entrance on duty. c) a stement th his/her fitness to practice law or their conduct as an torney has never been challenged. If fitness or conduct has been challenged, a stement explaining the circumstances must be provided. The successful applicant required to submit an OGE Form 450, Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, within 30 days of assuming the position. 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, please e-mail your 2-page resume and cover letter to the DoW OGC Resume Bank osd.pentagon.ogc.mbx.dodogcresumebank@mail.mil and also send a copy to deca.lee.hq.mbx.general-counsel@mail.mil . The subject line of your e-mail should ste "Resume File [

APPLICANT'S LAST NAME, FIRST NAME

], Office of General Counsel, Defense Commissary Agency. Your resume and cover letter must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on Monday 9/21/2026. Agency contact informion DeCA HQ Servicing team Phone 614-693-2331 Fax 215-516-6088 DHRCDDECAHQ@DLA.MIL Address

DECA HQ 1300

Eisenhower Street Fort Lee, VA 23801 US Next steps The hiring manager may choose to conduct interviews and may conduct telephone interviews to preclude travel hardships for applicants. Someone from the hiring agency (i.e., DeCA) will contact you if the hiring manager decides to interview you. Should you receive a tentive job offer, be aware such offers are automically withdrawn if you fail to (1) record an acceptance or declinion by the response de provided in the offer notice and/or (2) meet any pre-employment requirements, including a scheduled appointment. If you receive a job offer, use a computer to submit your response rher than a mobile/cell phone. 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 Your resume and cover letter must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on Monday 9/21/2026.

Documents to be submitted ler:

1) An example of writing skills demonstred by a legal brief, memorandum, letter, etc. (five pages or less). 2) If the applicant is a current Federal employee, a copy of the applicant's most recent performance appraisal (or an explanion of why a performance appraisal cannot be provided), plus the applicant's most recent non-award SF-50 or

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) Applicants who are not currently serving in a DoD civilian torney position must also submit: a) a transcript of the applicant's law school records with an official stement of his/her relive standing in his/her class, if obtainable. A copy of the transcript is acceptable for the applicion but the official transcript must be submitted prior to entrance on duty; b) a certifice showing active membership of a qualifying ste bar (see Bar Membership above). A copy is acceptable for the applicion but the official certifice or on-line link to verify the informion, presented prior to entrance on duty. c) a stement th his/her fitness to practice law or their conduct as an torney has never been challenged. If fitness or conduct has been challenged, a stement explaining the circumstances must be provided. The successful applicant required to submit an OGE Form 450, Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, within 30 days of assuming the position. 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, please e-mail your 2-page resume and cover letter to the DoW OGC Resume Bank osd.pentagon.ogc.mbx.dodogcresumebank@mail.mil and also send a copy to deca.lee.hq.mbx.general-counsel@mail.mil . The subject line of your e-mail should ste "Resume File [

APPLICANT'S LAST NAME, FIRST NAME

], Office of General Counsel, Defense Commissary Agency. Your resume and cover letter must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on Monday 9/21/2026. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion DeCA HQ Servicing team Phone 614-693-2331 Fax 215-516-6088 DHRCDDECAHQ@DLA.MIL Address

DECA HQ 1300

Eisenhower Street Fort Lee, VA 23801 US Next steps The hiring manager may choose to conduct interviews and may conduct telephone interviews to preclude travel hardships for applicants. Someone from the hiring agency (i.e., DeCA) will contact you if the hiring manager decides to interview you. Should you receive a tentive job offer, be aware such offers are automically withdrawn if you fail to (1) record an acceptance or declinion by the response de provided in the offer notice and/or (2) meet any pre-employment requirements, including a scheduled appointment. If you receive a job offer, use a computer to submit your response rher than a mobile/cell phone. 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: Fort Lee, VA 1 vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $131,385

• $170,806 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.

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 Other Position sensitivity and risk Jobs require a and some require a . The type depends on the job. Background check type Financial disclosure required Yes Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

DECA-26-13049770-DE

Control number 883728800