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About the Position: The Army Materiel Command (AMC) Command Counsel's Honors Program is available to recently graduated attorneys who will be admitted and good standing with a state bar at the time of their selection. The program offers a position as a GS-11 and the opportunity to acquire significant training and experience in various legal practice areas. Positions are open to individuals on a rolling basis who have superior academic qualifications or relevant experience.
Learn more about this agency05/13/2024 to 05/01/2025
$80,006 - $107,590 per year
GS 11
No
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocation expenses in accordance with agency policy.
Permanent
Full-time
Excepted
13
No
No
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3) Professional Legal Experience
GS-11: In addition to their first professional law degree (Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) or Juris Doctorate (J.D.) and active bar membership at the time of selection, applicants must possess one or more special qualifications, such as a second professional law degree (Masters of Laws (LL.M.); academic standing in the upper third of the attorney's law school graduating class; work or achievement of significance on one of the attorney's law school's official law reviews or journals; special high-level honors for academic excellence in law school (e.g., membership in the Order of the Coif, winning of a moot court competition, or membership on the moot court team that represents the attorney's law school in competition with other law schools); full-time or continuous participation in a legal aid program; significant summer law office clerk experience, or other evidence of clearly superior accomplishment or achievement.
4) Time in Grade (current Federal employees): Candidates selected for advancement will normally have completed at least one year of service that is one grade lower than the position to be filled. The selecting official may request a waiver of the one year requirement in cases where hardship or inequity exists.
NOTICE OF VETERAN'S PREFERENCE: There is no formal rating system for applying veteran's preference to attorney appointments in the excepted service; however, the Department of the Defense considers veterans' preference eligibility a positive factor for attorney hiring. Applicants eligible for veterans' preference must include that information 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.
Only degrees from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education are acceptable to meet positive education requirements or to substitute education for experience. For additional information, please go to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and U.S. Department of Education websites at http://www.opm.gov/qualifications and http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your application package (resume and supporting documents) will be evaluated for basic qualification requirements and for the skills needed to perform the duties of the position, as described in this vacancy announcement and identified by the Selecting Official.
There is no formal rating system for applying veteran's preference to attorney appointments in the excepted service, however the principles of veteran's preference will be followed to the extent that is administratively feasible.
The following documents are required at the time of application:
Your resume:
Applicants selected for interview must submit the following documents within 14 days of request:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
To apply for this position, you must submit your resume to the following email address: usarmy.redstone.usamc.mbx.amc-attorney-honors-program@army.mil.
Once you apply your name will placed on a list of applicants. As positions become available, you will be contacted to determine your interest in working at the particular location(s) and the area of legal practice and to confirm that you are or date that you soon will be admitted and in good standing with the bar of a State, territory, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/790966600. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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