DutiesPlans, organizes, and directs the activities of the National Security Law Division, ensuring that the legal support and work product complies with legal and regulatory requirements and meets customer needs.Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities: ensures compliance with Rules of Professional Responsibility for the practice of law.
Senior Counterintelligence Law Attorney: lead attorney on counterintelligence and related matters; and Senior Cyber Law Attorney: lead attorney on cyber law matters.Senior Insider Threat Law Attorney: serves as the primary legal advisor to the command on insider threat legal and policy matters.General Attorney (All Facets of AFOSI Mission): provides counsel in the areas of counterintelligence law; intelligence law; cyber law; military justice; electronic surveillance; intercepts; complaints resolution; criminal investigations; civil rights; Constitutional law; federal labor and employment law; administrative law; fiscal and federal appropriations law; ethics; search and seizure; and any of the diverse legal issues that arise regarding AFOSI's mission.
Requirements Conditions of EmploymentPrior work or active duty experience to determine leave accrual may be considered for this positionU.S. Citizenship is requiredMales must be registered for Selective Service, see www.sss.gov.Centrally Funded PCS: Travel and relocation expenses will be paid in accordance with the JTR AND AFMAN 36-606Attorney appointments are subject to serve a one-year probationary periodCandidates 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 officialThe 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 (CON'T)(CON'T) 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 standingThe incumbent must meet minimum training requirements set out in the TJAGC policiesThe 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 a polygraph examinationThe incumbent may be required to work overtime and must adhere to the Air Force Rules of Professional ConductThe incumbent may be required to travel by military or commercial transportations (eg, airplane, automobile, subway, etc.)This position has been designated by the Air Force as a Testing Designated Position under the AF Civilian Drug Demand Reduction Program. Employee must pass initial and periodic short notice drug testingIncumbent is required to file an OGE Form 450, Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, upon appointment and will be required to file annuallyThe incumbent may be required to work overtimeMobility is a condition of employment.
The employee must sign and Air Force-wide mobility agreementThis is a Supervisory PositionSuperior Qualifications may be considered for this position QualificationsGENERAL 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.In addition to the above requirement: you must have professional legal experience in excess of three (3) years that is commensurate with the duties and responsibilities of the positionKNOWLEDGE, 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: Mastery at the expert level of national security law, counterintelligence law, cyber law, insider threat law, and ability to apply this knowledge to develop legal strategies for unique and complex factual predicates and time-sensitive situations.Mastery of techniques and knowledge of law necessary to independently identify and analyze factual, legal, and policy issues with relation to the command's counterintelligence and law enforcement functions missions.
Mastery of the principles and methods of legal research of various sources, and ability to perform in-depth legal research to provide effective written and oral legal opinions.Expert knowledge and skill in fact finding, problem solving, and interpreting laws, directives, and policies, and the ability to apply that knowledge to make decisions or recommendations that may result in the application, development, or amendment of policies or programs.Expert knowledge and ability to work independently to identify issues relevant to multiple mission areas to provide guidance to all levels of command, as well as interagency partners and international partners.
Ability to independently prepare and present, both orally and in writing, comprehensive legal reviews and instructional material on issues related the command's law enforcement and counterintelligence mission for all levels of command; and the ability to analyze, plan, organize, and direct the functions and supervise, mentor, motivate, and appraise the staff of an organization. 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 (ie, Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (eg, 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. 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 informationEmployed 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 here for more information.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. If you are unable to apply online, view the following link for information regarding Alternate Application.
The Vacancy ID is 11972472 To ensure compliance with an applicable preliminary nationwide injunction, which may be supplemented, modified, or vacated, depending on the course of ongoing litigation, the Federal Government will take no action to implement or enforce the COVID-19 vaccination requirement pursuant to Executive Order 14043 on Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees. Therefore, to the extent a Federal job announcement includes the requirement that applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 pursuant to Executive Order 14043, that requirement does not currently apply. Federal agencies may request information regarding the vaccination status of selected applicants for the purposes of implementing other workplace safety protocols, such as protocols related to masking, physical distancing, testing, travel, and restriction from the workplace.
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Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.How You Will Be EvaluatedYou will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above. Your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position.
Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment. The resume/documents you submit must support your responses to the online questionnaire.
If your application contradicts or does not support your questionnaire responses, you will receive a rating of "not qualified" or "insufficient information" and you will not receive further consideration for this job. Applications who disqualify themselves will not be evaluated further