Assistant Counsel

Personnel Notice

Notice Number Announcement Date

108-24 06/11/2024

Closing Date Command & Location

7/11/2024 NAVSUP – Philadelphia, PA

Grade Position Title

GS-11/12/13/14 Assistant Counsel

PLEASE READ APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS FULLY.

To apply, applicants must submit a resume, a cover letter that addresses the evaluation criteria for

this position and their interest in the position, and two legal writing samples (not exceeding 10 pages

each) that demonstrate analytical and advocacy abilities (excerpts of larger pieces may be

submitted). Applicants must also submit the names and telephone numbers of their current or most

recent supervisor and at least three other references who may be contacted. Current federal

employees must also provide a copy of their most recent SF-50 form. Please redact social security

numbers from any submitted documents.

Hard copy applications are not being accepted. Electronic submission is required. Electronic

applications should be sent to [email protected]. The subject line of the e-mail

should include the applicant’s name and the personnel notice number.

This Personnel Notice will close on July 11, 2024, at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time), and complete

application packages must be received by the closing date and time to be considered.

For additional information, interested attorneys may contact NAVSUP WSS Counsel, Mr. Timothy

Lorenzi at [email protected].

If the successful applicant is not currently a member of the Department of the Navy Office of the

General

Counsel, processing of the hiring action can only commence after submission of those items

identified in the "Instructions for New OGC Attorneys" (see Careers section at

https://www.secnav.navy.mil/OGC/).

The Navy and Marine Corps team offers innovative, exciting and meaningful work linking military and

civilian talents to achieve our mission and safeguard our freedoms. The Department of the Navy

Office of the General Counsel has been serving the Department since 1941 and is committed to

developing innovative legal solutions to the business and other challenges facing the Navy and

Marine Corps to enhance the war fighting capability of the Naval Service. You will find our attorneys

stationed across the United States and worldwide, working with Navy and Marine Corps personnel

wherever the Department's business is conducted. DON OGC also offers a great place to build a

career. Based on the DON OGC annual employee survey, DON OGC attorneys consistently report the

highest marks for workforce collegiality, cooperation, and meaningful, high quality work.

There are one or more anticipated vacancies during summer 2024 for attorneys to serve as Assistant

Counsels supporting Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP), Weapon Systems Support (WSS),

in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

This position is NOT eligible for 100% remote work or 100% telework. This position will be eligible for

partial telework and alternate work schedule flexibility.

NAVSUP WSS Office of Counsel is a field office of the Office of Counsel, NAVSUP, Mechanicsburg,

Pennsylvania. Information about NAVSUP WSS can be found at

https://www.navsup.navy.mil/NAVSUP-Enterprise/NAVSUP- Weapon-Systems-Support/.

NAVSUP WSS is one of eleven subordinate commands in the NAVSUP Enterprise. NAVSUP WSS

provides program and supply support for the weapon systems that keep our naval forces mission

ready by exercising centralized control of more than 430,000 different line items of repair parts,

components, and assemblies and providing global logistics support to our Navy’s ships, aircraft,

submarines, and weapon systems. NAVSUP WSS also provides logistics and supply assistance to

coalition and allied nations through the Foreign Military Sales program.

The NAVSUP WSS Office of Counsel consists of seventeen attorneys and two legal administrative

specialists, and is located in Mechanicsburg and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia Site

consists of ten attorneys and one legal administrative specialist. The anticipated vacancies are at the

Philadelphia Site.

The NAVSUP WSS Office of Counsel has a varied workload. While the primary practice involves

federal acquisition law and/or civilian personnel law, the incumbent may also be assigned duties

associated with a wide range of legal issues in other Department of Navy (DON) Office of the General

Counsel (OGC) practice areas, including the following: litigation, client counseling, ethics and

standards of conduct, Privacy Act, Freedom of Information Act, fiscal law, labor management

relations, and arbitration.

These positions will be filled under the General Schedule (GS) pay system and have full performance

levels of

GS-14, but will be filled at the GS-11, GS-12, GS-13, or GS-14 level, depending on the qualifications of

the

successful applicant. To be eligible for selection at the GS-11 level, the applicant must have at least

one year of professional legal experience or be a recent law school graduate with superior law

student work or activities as demonstrated by: graduating in the top third of their law school class;

work or achievement of significance on an official law review or journal; or a special high-level honor,

e.g., winning a moot court competition, membership on the law school’s official moot court team, or

membership in the Order of the Coif. To be eligible for selection at the GS-12 level, the applicant must

have two years of professional legal experience at the GS-11 (or equivalent) level or be a current GS-

12 (or equivalent) attorney within the Federal government. 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. To be eligible for selection at the GS-

13 level, an applicant must have in excess of two years of professional legal experience. To be eligible

for selection at the GS-14 level, an applicant must have three-and-one-half years of relevant

professional legal experience. Pay will be set commensurate with the successful applicant's

qualifications, funding availability, and (GS) pay setting guidelines.

Applicants will be evaluated on: 1) the depth, breadth, and quality of their experience in federal

acquisition law and/or civilian personnel law 2) the depth, breadth, and quality of their experience in

other OGC practice areas listed above; 3) their research, analytical, and writing skills; 4) their oral

communication skills; 5) their ability to work both independently and as part of a team; and 6) their

interpersonal skills, including their ability to develop strong attorney-client relationships. Applicants

with a record of making significant contributions to the advancement of DON OGC or equivalent

Office of General Counsel or law firm/office beyond the day-to-day legal practice are desired.

The successful applicant must have graduated from a law school that is 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. U.S. citizenship is a requirement of the position, and the successful applicant must

be able to obtain and maintain a SECRET security clearance.

NOTICE OF VETERANS' PREFERENCE

There is no formal rating system for applying veterans' preference to attorney appointments in the

excepted service; however, the Department of the Navy Office of the General Counsel considers

veterans' preference eligibility a positive factor for attorney hiring. Applicants eligible for veterans'

preference must specifically claim such eligibility in their cover letter or resume and attach

supporting documentation (e.g., DD Form 214, "Certificate 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, "Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference," and supporting

documentation 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

at www.opm.gov.)

Not all veterans are preference eligible. For a summary of time periods, campaigns, and conditions

that entitle an applicant to preference eligibility, please

visit https://www.fedshirevets.gov/index.aspx, https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/w...

unique- hiring-paths/veterans, and see the Veterans' Preference Advisor, operated by the

Department of Labor

at http://www.dol.gov/elaws/vets/vetpref/vetspref.htm.

The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color,

religion, sex (including pregnancy or gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual

orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee

organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.

Reasonable Accommodation Links:

https://www.opm.gov/policy-dat...

https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/disability-employment/hiring/#url=Schedule-A-Hiring-

Authority

Legal and Regulatory Guidance Links:

Financial suitability Link:

https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/w...

Social security number request Link:

https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/w...

Privacy Act Link:

https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/w...

Signature and false statements Link:

https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/w...

Selective Service Link:

https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/w...

New employee probationary period Link:

https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/w...

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.

Permanent Change of Station (PCS) funding may be available to those eligible