Summary The primary purpose of this position, SUPERVISORY ATTORNEY-ADVISOR (GENERAL) NH-0905-04, is to provide support to the Staff Judge Advocate (SJA) as a supervisory attorney and Chief of the Civil Law Division. Responsibilities Supervises all attorney, paralegal and other administrative personnel in the Civil Law Division. Assigns and distributes work to Division attorneys and staff directly or through Division branch chiefs, based on organization priorities, difficulty level, and capabilities of the attorneys. Establishes policy and procedure for accomplishing the Division workload. Oversees the provision of legal services for all branches and areas of the law within the Civil Law Division. Serves as a senior attorney providing advice and legal opinions on a wide variety of civil law issues and actions to commanders, supervisors, staff, and Airmen within the 75th Air Base Wing, Ogden Air Logistics Complex, 388th Fighter Wing, and all other tenant organization on HAFB. Acts as one of two key civilian attorney advisors to the SJA. 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. A picture of the Bar card is not acceptable proof. QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED AT THE NH-04 (GS-14 or GS-15) LEVEL: The attorney shall have professional legal experience in excess of three years that is commensurate with the duties and responsibilities of the position. Level of Supervision. Attorneys performing duties in GS-15 positions are expected to perform with substantial independence, even when working on the most complex or difficult matters. 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. Ability to plan, organize, direct, coordinate, and review the efforts of multiple organizational segments of a legal office to meet legal program requirements and objectives within available resources. 2. Skill in maintaining legal oversight over a broad spectrum of legal issues while exercise first level supervision over a legal staff. 3. Extensive knowledge of federal, state, and local laws, regulations, precedents, and procedures related to Government ethics and civil law, plus knowledge of federal, state, and local laws, regulations, precedents, and procedures related to labor and employment law, environmental and real property law, legal assistance and preventive law, Magistrate Court, and other administrative law areas. 4. Ability to recognize and appropriately handle issues of precedent-setting nature, delicacy, or importance to agency goals, national and international importance, or high public interest, plus the ability to effectively interpret and apply law and recommend changes in legislation, policy, or regulations. 5. Knowledge of civilian personnel and personnel-related laws, rules, regulations and procedures. 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 Hill Air Force Base provides worldwide engineering and logistics management for the F-16 Fighting Falcon, A-10 Thunderbolt II, and the Minuteman III ICBM, and performs depot maintenance of the F-16, A-10, and C-130 Hercules aircraft. The base is located between Ogden and Salt Lake City. The area is known for year round activities, including skiing, hiking, boating, extreme sports, fishing and hunting, with four distinct seasons, low humidity and moderate snow fall in the valley. 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.