Department Of The Navy Navsup Weapon Systems Support Assistant Counsel

Personnel NoticeNotice Number Announcement Date108-24 06/11/2024Closing Date Command & Location7/11/2024 NAVSUP – Philadelphia, PAGrade Position TitleGS-11/12/13/14 Assistant CounselPLEASE READ APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS FULLY.To apply, applicants must submit a resume, a cover letter that addresses the evaluation criteria forthis position and their interest in the position, and two legal writing samples (not exceeding 10 pageseach) that demonstrate analytical and advocacy abilities (excerpts of larger pieces may besubmitted). Applicants must also submit the names and telephone numbers of their current or mostrecent supervisor and at least three other references who may be contacted. Current federalemployees must also provide a copy of their most recent SF-50 form.

Please redact social securitynumbers from any submitted documents.Hard copy applications are not being accepted. Electronic submission is required. Electronicapplications should be sent to norma.a.crowther.civus.navy.mil.

The subject line of the e-mailshould 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 completeapplication packages must be received by the closing date and time to be considered.For additional information, interested attorneys may contact NAVSUP WSS Counsel, Mr.

TimothyLorenzi at timothy.j.lorenzi.civus.navy.mil.If the successful applicant is not currently a member of the Department of the Navy Office of the

GeneralCounsel, processing of the hiring action can only commence after submission of those itemsidentified in the "Instructions for New OGC Attorneys" (see Careers section athttps://www.secnav.navy.mil/OGC/).The Navy and Marine Corps team offers innovative, exciting and meaningful work linking military andcivilian talents to achieve our mission and safeguard our freedoms. The Department of the NavyOffice of the General Counsel has been serving the Department since 1941 and is committed todeveloping 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 attorneysstationed across the United States and worldwide, working with Navy and Marine Corps personnelwherever the Department's business is conducted.

DON OGC also offers a great place to build acareer. Based on the DON OGC annual employee survey, DON OGC attorneys consistently report thehighest 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 AssistantCounsels 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 forpartial 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 athttps://www.navsup.navy.mil/NAVSUP-Enterprise/NAVSUP- Weapon-Systems-Support/.NAVSUP WSS is one of eleven subordinate commands in the NAVSUP Enterprise. NAVSUP WSSprovides program and supply support for the weapon systems that keep our naval forces missionready 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 tocoalition and allied nations through the Foreign Military Sales program.The NAVSUP WSS Office of Counsel consists of seventeen attorneys and two legal administrativespecialists, and is located in Mechanicsburg and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The Philadelphia Siteconsists 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 involvesfederal acquisition law and/or civilian personnel law, the incumbent may also be assigned dutiesassociated with a wide range of legal issues in other Department of Navy (DON) Office of the GeneralCounsel (OGC) practice areas, including the following: litigation, client counseling, ethics andstandards of conduct, Privacy Act, Freedom of Information Act, fiscal law, labor managementrelations, and arbitration.These positions will be filled under the General Schedule (GS) pay system and have full performancelevels ofGS-14, but will be filled at the GS-11, GS-12, GS-13, or GS-14 level, depending on the qualifications ofthesuccessful applicant.

To be eligible for selection at the GS-11 level, the applicant must have at leastone year of professional legal experience or be a recent law school graduate with superior lawstudent 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, ormembership in the Order of the Coif. To be eligible for selection at the GS-12 level, the applicant musthave 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, asecond professional law degree (LL.M.) that required at least one full academic year of graduate studymay 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 eligiblefor selection at the GS-14 level, an applicant must have three-and-one-half years of relevantprofessional legal experience. Pay will be set commensurate with the successful applicant'squalifications, funding availability, and (GS) pay setting guidelines.Applicants will be evaluated on: 1) the depth, breadth, and quality of their experience in federalacquisition law and/or civilian personnel law 2) the depth, breadth, and quality of their experience inother OGC practice areas listed above; 3) their research, analytical, and writing skills; 4) their oralcommunication skills; 5) their ability to work both independently and as part of a team; and 6) theirinterpersonal skills, including their ability to develop strong attorney-client relationships. Applicantswith 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 AmericanBar 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 stateor federal court. U.S. citizenship is a requirement of the position, and the successful applicant mustbe able to obtain and maintain a SECRET security clearance.NOTICE OF VETERANS' PREFERENCEThere is no formal rating system for applying veterans' preference to attorney appointments in theexcepted service; however, the Department of the Navy Office of the General Counsel considersveterans' 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 attachsupporting 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 preferencemust submit a Standard Form (SF) 15, "Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference," and supportingdocumentation required for the specific type of preference claimed. (SF-15, which lists the types of10-point preference and the required supporting documents, is available from the Office of PersonnelManagement Websiteat www.opm.gov.)Not all veterans are preference eligible. For a summary of time periods, campaigns, and conditionsthat entitle an applicant to preference eligibility, pleasevisit https://www.fedshirevets.gov/index.aspx, https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/wunique- hiring-paths/veterans, and see the Veterans' Preference Advisor, operated by the

Department of Laborat 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, sexualorientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employeeorganization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.Reasonable Accommodation Links:https://www.opm.gov/policy-dathttps://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/disability-employment/hiring/urlSchedule-A-Hiring-AuthorityLegal and Regulatory Guidance Links:Financial suitability Link:https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/wSocial security number request Link:https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/wPrivacy Act Link:https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/wSignature and false statements Link:https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/wSelective Service Link:https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/wNew employee probationary period Link:https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/wIf relocation expenses are a requirement, the applicant should state their requirement for thisexpense 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