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Summary There is an anticipated vacancy for one or more attorneys to serve as Assistant/Associate Counsel in the Office of Counsel, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF) in Bremerton, Washington. The PSNS & IMF Office of Counsel is a field office under the headquarters Office of Counsel, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), and part of The Department of the Navy Office of the General Counsel (DON OGC). Responsibilities You will provide legal advice, assistance, and representation on civilian personnel and labor law matters (CPL). You will provide services on areas including litigation at the Merit Systems Protection Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Commission, federal district court, and union grievance arbitrations. You will provide expertise on the full range of CPL issues, including disciplinary actions, performance appraisals, investigations, reasonable accommodation requests, security matters, EEO matters, and Federal Employee’s Compensation Act matters. You will provide legal services in other Department of the Navy (DON) Office of General Counsel (OGC) practice areas such as fiscal law, standards of conduct, ethics, Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act matters, if called upon. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications The position will be filled at the GS-11, 12, 13, 14, or 15 level and will have a full performance level of GS-15. GS-11: To be eligible for selection at the GS-11 level, the applicant must have at least one year of legal practice. Recent law school graduates and applicants with less than one year of legal experience must have graduated in the top third of their law school class or must present other evidence of clearly superior accomplishment or achievement such as work or achievement of significance on an official law school review or journal, winning a moot court competition, membership on the law school's official moot court team, or membership in the Order of the Coif. GS-12: To be eligible for selection at the GS-12 level, the applicant must have two years of experience practicing law or be a current GS-12 (or equivalent) attorney within the Federal government. Note that for GS-11 and GS-12 positions only, a second professional law degree (LL.M.) that required at least one full academic year of graduate study may be substituted for one year of professional legal experience. GS-13: To be eligible for selection at the GS-13 level, the applicant must have in excess of two years of experience practicing law in the relevant practice areas. GS-14: To be selected at the GS-14 level, the successful candidate must have a minimum of three and one-half years of experience practicing law in the relevant practice areas. GS-15: For selection at the GS-15 level, the successful applicant must have at least five and a half years of relevant legal experience with substantial experience in federal acquisition law. The grade level offered will be based upon the successful applicant's qualifications and funding availability. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: General Attorney Series 0905 (opm.gov) Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Education The successful applicant must have graduated with a J.D. or LL.M. from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association, be an active member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of a State, U.S. Commonwealth, U.S. territory, or the District of Columbia, and be admitted to practice before a state or federal court. Additional Information This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer. This position is not covered by the Department of the Defense Priority Placement Program. This position is in the excepted service and does not confer competitive status. Vacancies filled from this announcement will be filled at the grade level listed. If selected below the full performance level, you may be noncompetitively promoted to the next higher grade level after meeting all regulatory requirements, and upon the recommendation of management. Promotion is neither implied nor guaranteed. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees. A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee.A relocation incentive may be authorized. If relocation expenses are a requirement, the applicant should state their requirement for this expense in the application package. Relocation expenses may be paid, but are not guaranteed. Several vacancies may be filled. The position is telework eligible, with the extent of telework subject to Department of Navy (DON) Office of General Counsel (OGC) and PSNS & IMF policy. This is not a remote work position. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf. U.S. citizenship is required, and the applicant must be able to obtain and maintain a secret security clearance. Veteran's preference does not apply when selecting individuals under this specific hiring authority. However, if you claim veteran's preference, you will be required to submit supporting documentation with your application as described in the Required Documents section below.