ATTORNEY ADVISOR (GENERAL)

Duties

• The incumbent is an attorney on matters that typically include: (1) complex and difficult legal and factual questions that require original and creative endeavor to craft a reasonable balance between protecting the civil and related privacy rights of U.S. persons with the need to conduct law enforcement and lawful counterintelligence activities in furtherance of national-level, Department of Defense (DoD), and U.S. Air Force national security interests; and (2)novel and highly-technical questions in a controversial and evolving area of the law, cyber law, affecting the national security of the United States, DoD, and U.S. Air Force, that is likely to set important precedents and can have the effect of substantially broadening or restricting investigative, intelligence, and force protection activities undertaken by the DoD.
• The incumbent provides advice and counsel directly to all levels of command regarding the interpretation and application of legislation, regulations, decisions, opinions, and other legal authorities/instruments regarding counterintelligence activities, to include the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Executive Order 12333, Director of National Intelligence Directives, DoDM 5240.01, and applicable DoD and USAF issuances. The incumbent provides guidance concerning the initiation and conduct of counterintelligence investigations and operations involving military members, civilian employees, and others within the United States and worldwide to ensure legal sufficiency of those investigations and operations and resulting reports.
• The incumbent performs other duties as assigned, to include but not limited to, providing command-level advice and guidance on a full range of legal issues confronting law enforcement and intelligence agencies, including but not limited to, to military justice, electronic surveillance, intercepts, Freedom of Information Act, Privacy Act, agency information release, complaints resolution, criminal investigations, nuclear convoy missions, civil rights, constitutional law, administrative law, ethics, and search and seizure. These taskings will often, but not always, occur in the absence of the primary attorneys assigned to these subject matter areas, or in matters so voluminous or complex that the primary attorneys require additional assistance.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship is required
• If authorized, PCS will be paid IAW JTR and AF Regulations. If receiving an authorized PCS, you may be subject to completing/signing a CONUS agreement. More information on PCS requirements, may be found at: https://afciviliancareers.com/regulatory/
• Males must be registered for Selective Service, see www.sss.gov.
• Employee must maintain current certifications
• Attorney appointments are subject to serve a one-year probationary period.
• Candidates are not required to have active duty service or veterans' preference to be referred and considered. All qualified candidates who meet the recruitment assessment criteria will be referred to the selecting official.
• Depending on the type of position (competitive/excepted) you are selected for, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period OR 2-year trial period.
• Upon completion of your probationary/trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
• Leave accrual may be authorized upon request
• Advance in hire may be authorized if there is demonstrable proof on your resume.
• The incumbent must meet minimum training requirements set out in the Judge Advocate General's Corps policies
• The incumbent must undergo an internal background investigation by AFOSI and must be approved for duty by the Commander of AFOSI or the Commander's designated representative(s)
• The position is special-sensitive. The incumbent must obtain and maintain a top secret/SCI security clearance, and may be required to undergo polygraph examinations
• The incumbent may be required to work overtime
• The incumbent may be required to travel by military or commercial transportations (e.g., airplane, automobile, subway, etc.)
• The incumbent's position is a testing designated position subject to random drug testing in accordance AFMAN 44-198, Air Force Civilian Drug Demand Reduction Program, 24 January 2019
• This is a centrally managed position

Qualifications

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:

• You MUST have successfully completed a full course of study in a school of law accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) and have the first professional law degree (LLB or JD).
• In addition, at the time of application, you must provide proof, dated within four months of application, of "active" status with a bar of the highest court of a State, U.S. commonwealth, U.S. territory, or the District of Columbia. On-line information is allowed as long as it shows that you are in "active" status.

Specialized Experience: In addition to the basic requirement: you must have professional legal experience in excess of three (3) years that commensurate with the position's duties and responsibilities.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:

1. Extensive knowledge of the professional field of national security law, including the ability to analyze legal precedent; to conform policy and practice to the confines of the law and/or regulations; and to coordinate legal solutions with various divisions within the command. Must be able to apply this knowledge and develop strategies for unique and complex factual predicates in novel and time-sensitive situations, as required by the command's
unique law enforcement and counterintelligence mission.

2. Extensive knowledge of techniques and knowledge of various titles of law necessary to independently identify and analyze both issues of fact and issues of law with relation to counterintelligence law, intelligence law, cyber law, and counterterrorism law. Ability to independently write clear and comprehensive legal reviews, legal briefs, memoranda, instructional material, and other documents relevant to all aspects of the AFOSI mission and appropriate for specified levels of command, from highest to lowest, and to present high-quality briefings, lectures, and speeches to high-level
audiences on short notice.

3. Extensive knowledge of the principles, concepts, and methods of legal research of various sources, such as statutes, executive orders, manuals, directives, issuances, computerized reference sources (i.e., Lexis and/or Westlaw), court decisions, administrative decisions, precedent case law, and commercial legal publications, sufficient to perform in-depth legal research into the legislative history, precedent case law, decisions, and opinions which bear on particular legal issues.

4. Extensive knowledge of various titles of law necessary to independently identify and analyze both issues of fact and issues of law with relation to military justice, electronic surveillance, intercepts, Freedom of Information Act, Privacy Act, agency information release, complaints resolution, criminal investigations, nuclear convoy missions, civil rights, Constitutional law, administrative law, ethics, and search and seizure.

5. Extensive knowledge and skill in fact finding, problem analysis, problem solving, and interpreting laws, directives, and policies, and the ability to apply that knowledge to make decisions or recommendations that may result in significantly changing, interpreting, or developing important public policies or programs.

6. Extensive knowledge of DoD, Air Force, and AFOSI structures and operation procedures and the ability to work independently to identify issues relevant to AFOSI's multiple mission areas. Ability to independently prepare and present, both orally and in writing, relevant information required to process requests and to provide comprehensive legal opinions on issues related to counterintelligence law, intelligence law, cyber law, counterterrorism law, and insider threat law; and AFOSI's full-spectrum investigative and counterintelligence mission.

At the time of application, you must provide proof, dated within four months of application, of "active" status and in good standing with a bar of the highest court of a State, US commonwealth, US territory, or the District of Columbia. On-line information is allowed as long as it shows that you are in "active" status and dated within four months of application.

PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

• The incumbent must be an attorney and a graduate of an accredited law school. The incumbent must be admitted to the practice of law before the highest court of a state, territory, possession, or commonwealth of the United States, and must maintain an active law license in at least one of the jurisdictions identified above. The incumbent must recertify annually regarding the incumbent's state bar standing.

Education

Must be a graduate of a law school accredited by the American Bar Association, and be currently licensed as an attorney, in active (or equivalent) status and in good standing, with the bar of a U.S. state, territory, or commonwealth. The attorney must maintain such bar membership in at least one jurisdiction during the entire course of employment with the Air Force.

Additional information

Employed Annuitants (Reemployed Annuitants): Applicants in receipt of an annuity based on civilian employment in the Federal Service are subject to the DoD Policy on The Employment of Annuitants. Click for more information.

Writing Example: Prior to receiving an offer, you will be asked to provide a writing sample demonstrating your legal analytical skills.

120-Day Register: This announcement may result in a 120-day register that may be used to fill like vacancies for 120 days after the closing date. Applicants may be referred for consideration as vacancies occur.

Direct Deposit: All federal employees are required to have direct deposit.

Incentives: Recruitment and/or retention incentives may or may not be used.

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