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Attorney-Advisor (General)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency · Posted 11 days ago
About the Role
This position is in the Excepted Service. Selection under this appointment does not confer civil service competitive status.
What You'll Do
- →This position is located in the Defense Legal Services Agency (DLSA), and the duty station is at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in the Office of General Counsel.
- →Under the supervision and oversight of the DARPA General Counsel and the Deputy General Counsel, the Assistant/Associate General Counsel provides a full range of legal support to assigned DARPA offices and programs.
- →The Assistant/Associate General Counsel also serves as a designated ethics counselor.
- →This is a Career Ladder Position.
- →If selected at the GS-13 level (Assistant General Counsel), the incumbent may be noncompetitively promoted to the GS-0905-14 level (Associate General Counsel) and ultimately to the target position, GS-0905-15 level (Associate General Counsel), without further competition once time-in-grade, training, satisfactory performance, and other requirements of the higher grade level are met.
- →The duties listed below are examples of full performance at the GS-0905-15 level.
- →The duties for levels GS-0905-13 and GS-0905-14 are similar or the same as those for the GS-15 level except for the volume and/or complexity of work and level of assistance and oversight provided.
- →Provides advice to DARPA contracting officials regarding the administration of DARPA contracts, including contract drafting, negotiation, interpretation, termination, and disputes.
- →Provides similar legal services for non-procurement instruments such as Other Transaction Agreements, grants, cooperative agreements, Cooperative Research and Development Agreements, and Partnership Intermediary Agreements.
- →Advises on ethics/standards of conduct issues such as conflicts of interest, seeking employment, outside activities, and post-government employment.
- →Represents DARPA and as applicable assists the Department of Justice in litigation matters.
- →Litigation matters include: patent infringement claims, copyright claims, and other intellectual property disputes; protests and claims before the Government Accountability Office and Court of Federal Claims; harassment/discrimination complaints before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; and appeals of personnel actions before the Merit Systems Protection Board.
- →Assists DARPA's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) team in reviewing and responding to FOIA requests, including advising on FOIA litigation matters.
Requirements
- ✓Applicants must possess a professional law degree (Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) or Juris Doctor (J.D.)) from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association by the closing date of the announcement.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 461ccaa9-3d82-4b9b-bbfe-d5eb08c4328c
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