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ATTORNEY-ADVISOR (GENERAL)
Defense Threat Reduction Agency · Posted 56 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
- →As a ATTORNEY-ADVISOR (GENERAL) you will be responsible for the following duties: Research, investigate, and analyze diverse subject matter related to the missions and functions of the Agency.
- →Identify problem areas and associated legal issues; investigate facts; and research and analyze applicable laws, regulations, and other legal and technical source materials.
- →Guide, provide instruction, or participate in negotiations arising out of Agency missions in extremely sensitive technological matters such as nuclear weapons effects, research, consequence management resulting from the use of WMD, protection of intellectual property and trade secrets, etc.
- →Apply a comprehensive knowledge of fiscal and military administrative law to difficult legal issues arising from a broad spectrum of threat reduction operations.
- →Apply a comprehensive knowledge of federal statutes and regulations to proposed or on-going government operations, delays in which could prove detrimental to the nation's defense, and the nature of which requires defending scientific positions as to which there is substantial disagreement and controversy among scientists and within the general public.
- →Provide legal review, guidance, and representation for the Agency in Department of Defense and inter-agency proceedings with respect to intra- and intergovernmental agreements.
- →Protect sensitive but unclassified information (e.g. commercially sensitive or militarily sensitive data), and classified, national security information from improper disclosure under the Government's information laws and policies.
- →Promote sound organizational security practices and coordinate for security staff assistance visits as appropriate.
- →Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- ✓Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: http://www.abanet.org/legaled/approvedlawschools/approved.html You must be a graduate from an accredited law school, and be in good standing of a state, territory of the United States, District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Bar.
- ✓AND Possess a Bachelor of Law or Juris Doctor Degree from an accredited law school at the time of applying for the position.
- ✓A copy of college transcripts must be submitted with your application.
- ✓NOTE: Failure to provide college transcripts will result in you being rated ineligible for this position.
- ✓Foreign Education: For further information, click on the following link: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html
Personality Fit
Job ID: 61700c0d-c9a3-4ccf-be8f-258aadae5370
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