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Attorney-Adviser
Headquarters, NASA · Posted 58 days ago
About the Role
This Attorney-Adviser position will provide legal services and strategic advice on transactional agreements in contracts law and/or partnerships. You will be advising on legal matters such as acquisition planning and integrity, fiscal law, real property, and data rights in support of Agency missions. The selected candidate(s) may serve as an Attorney Adviser in either or both areas to ensure compliance with applicable statutes, regulations, and policies.
What You'll Do
- →Duties described below are at the highest grade advertised.
- →Duties assigned at lower grade levels will be of more limited scope, performed with less independence and limited complexity; duties will be commensurate with the grade of selected employee.
- →Advises on formation and administration of complex agreements, such as procurement contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, Other Transaction Authority (OTA) agreements, real property instruments, licenses, and interagency agreements.
- →Drafts, reviews, and negotiates strategic partnership instruments with private industry and interagency partners.
- →Handles disputes and litigation related to contracts, agreements, leases, intellectual property, and other types of transactions.
- →Anticipates risks and provides counsel across multiple disciplines, to include data rights and intellectual property, fiscal law, ethics, procurement integrity, real property, safety and security, and administrative law issues.
- →Supports the development, interpretation, and application of policies, regulations, guidance, and internal procedures to ensure compliance with federal statutes and Agency requirements.
- →Prepares written legal opinions, briefings, and recommendations for senior leadership, provides training and outreach to supporting personnel, and collaborates with attorneys on best practices and legal risk mitigation.
Requirements
- ✓Basic Requirements: U.S. degrees must have been awarded from colleges or universities that are accredited by recognized accrediting organizations.
- ✓For a list of schools that meet this criteria, go to http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.
- ✓If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs.
- ✓These education credentials must be deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.
- ✓For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
- ✓All degrees must have been received in the year of, or any year subsequent to the original date of accreditation.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 3706f39b-d3f9-4c14-a1db-55c8985742e9
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