Summary The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a Civil Law attorney in the Office of the Staff Judge Advocate at Headquarters United States Air Forces Europe - Air Forces Africa (USAFE-AFAFRICA). To provide highly-specialized professional services as an attorney possessing expertise in the principal areas of contracting, acquisition, and procurement, fiscal law, real property law, and ethics. Responsibilities Contracts and Fiscal Law. Serves as a Senior Civilian Attorney for the Office of the Staff Judge Advocate providing legal advice and policy guidance on all major government acquisitions and expenditures. The incumbent provides the USAFE-AFAFRICA Commander, staff, program and financial managers, and contracting officers a single point of contact for authoritative legal opinions on extremely complex and difficult contract and fiscal law legal issues that often lack direct precedent for their application under existing Status of Forces Agreements (SOFAs) and other international treaties and agreements. Real and Personal Property Law. Serves as a Senior Civilian Attorney for the Office of the Staff Judge Advocate providing legal advice and policy guidance on the acquisition, disposal, conversion, and management of U.S. Government real and personal property. The incumbent provides professional legal advice and assistance to implement various legal authorities regarding the acquisition, disposal, conversion, and management of real and personal property, as delegated by and from the Secretary of Defense to the USAF or to other appropriate authority. Administrative Law and Ethics Program. Serves as a Senior Civilian Attorney for the Office of the Staff Judge Advocate carrying out responsibilities in matters pertaining to administrative law, focusing on ethics and related areas, including the Joint Ethics Regulation, general officer and spouse travel, financial disclosures, gifts to the Air Force, and post-government employment, among others. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications GENERAL 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. Specialized Experience: In addition to the basic requirement: you must have professional legal experience in excess of three (3) years that commensurate with the position's duties and responsibilities. KNOWLEDGE, 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: 1. Must be a graduate of an American Bar Association-accredited law school and be admitted to the active practice of law before the highest court of a U.S. state, territory, possession, or commonwealth, or of the District of Columbia. Must have prior knowledge of, or experience in, Judge Advocate or DOD operations and procedures and general practice of law. 2. Knowledge and extensive experience of substantive laws, regulations, and policies in federal acquisition law, fiscal law, government ethics, and federal real and personal property transactions and management in order to provide timely and accurate legal counsel. 3. Ability to develop and foster relationships and work collaboratively with personnel of other military components, air staff, COCOMS, Joint Staff, DoD, DOJ, DOS, and others. Possess a high degree of skill in staff-level communications and in representing a legal office on the staff of a major overseas operational military command and understanding of staffing processes unique to the legal profession and the Air Force. 4. Must have the ability to exercise independent professional judgment and work with very limited or no preliminary instructions. Advice must be technically accurate, thorough, and expressed in clear and succinct language. 5. Ability to effectively communicate complex legal issues and theories with a diverse group of individuals, in and outside the legal profession, both orally and in writing, in both formal and informal settings. 6. Knowledge and Experience in identifying key facts, gathering relevant data, assessing their significance, and conducting thorough legal research, to include use of computer-assisted technologies, to arrive at well-reasoned and supportable recommendations and/or solutions to legal problems in areas of the law which are not necessarily well-settled, including matters requiring creativity and originality. 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 (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., 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 Information Important Overseas Information: Applicants interested in applying for overseas locations please click here to review important information regarding the exceptional family member program. Employed 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. Writing Example: Prior to receiving an offer, you will be asked to provide a writing sample demonstrating your legal analytical skills. 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. Disabled veteran leave is available to a Federal employee hired on/after 5 Nov 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more. For more information, click here. If you have questions regarding this announcement and have hearing or speech difficulties click here. Tax Law Impact for PCS: On 22-Dec-2017, Public Law 115-97 - the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017" suspended qualified moving expense deductions along with the exclusion for employer reimbursements and payments of moving expenses effective 01-Jan-2018 for tax years 2018 through 2025. When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit GSA Bulletin FTR 20-04 here for additional information.