Attorney-Advisor (Contract)

• Serve as the chief legal counsel for designated Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAEs) acquisition programs.
• Provide legal advice and assistance to Federal laboratories and Technology Transfer officials on Technology Transfer, services, data rights copyright law, licensing and intellectual property law as assigned.
• Examine legal issues raised by requests for formal opinions or legal advice.
• Communicate and coordinate legal advice with other attorneys and the offices of General Counsel at higher levels with the Department of the Air Force, as well as other Department of Defense agencies and other agencies of Federal, State and Local Government.
• Maintain current knowledge of changing statutory and regulatory guidance relating to system development, technology acquisition, technology transfer services, and sustainment, as well as general developments in technology that may improve the effective delivery of legal services.

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship is required
• If authorized, PCS will be paid IAW JTR and AF Regulations. If receiving an authorized PCS, you may be subject to completing/signing a CONUS agreement. More information on PCS requirements, may be found at: https://afciviliancareers.com/regulatory/
• Males must be registered for Selective Service, see www.sss.gov.
• Employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours, to include evenings, weekends and/or holidays
• This position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
• Depending on the type of position (competitive/excepted) you are selected for, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period OR 2-year trial period.
• This position may require travel.
• Employee may be required to work overtime.
• This position may require drug testing and the candidate may be subject to passing a drug test upon selection.
• Selectee is expected to be granted with and/or maintain the appropriate security clearance required for the position.
• 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.
• Employee must be currently licensed as an attorney and counselor-at-law in a state or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
• Employee is required to file and OGE Form 450, Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, upon appointment and will be required to file annually.
• Employee is required to maintain Continuing Legal Education (CLE) currency as established by incumbent's bar.
• All federal employees are required to have direct deposit.
• Disclosure of Political Appointments
• For more information on Acq Demo please go to DoD AcqDemo Homepage http://acqdemo.hci.mil/ and Fact Sheet http://acqdemo.hci.mil/faq.html
• The work is primarily sedentary. May require some walking, standing, bending, carrying and/or lifting of light items such as paper or books. No special physical demands are required to perform the work
• The work is performed in a typical office setting, requiring the use of normal safety precautions necessary for an office environment. The work area is adequately lighted, heated and ventilated

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.

GRADE LEVEL REQUIREMENTS 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.
• Attorneys performing duties in GS-15 equivalent 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:
Professional knowledge of federal acquisition law and related legal matters (including but not limited to Systems Acquisition; Research & Development; and Facilities contracting matters and the Fiscal, Taxation, Environmental, Anti-Trust, ethics, various civil law matters and Patents, Copyright, Licensing, and Technical Data Rights aspects thereof). Provide a wide variety of and Technology Transfer services, as assigned, including but not limited to patents, trademarks, copyrights, data rights, licensing, copyright, data rights, technical transfer,
and other intellectual property issues.

1. Knowledge, skill and ability of technology transfer and general intellectual property law and practice, including preparation and negotiation of Technology Transfer Agreements, including but not limited to knowledge, skill and ability related to licensing, copyrights, trademarks, trade secret, non-disclosure agreements, cooperative research and development agreements, education partnership agreements, commercial test agreements, nondisclosure agreements, material transfer agreements, computer software use and release agreements, for example.
2. Maintenance of a current license as an attorney and counselor at law in a state or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
3. Demonstrated skill in researching legal issues raised by requests for formal opinions, the analysis of complex factual situations in light of the results of such legal research and general legal principles, and the preparation of written legal opinions and fraud remedies plans based upon such research and analysis.
4. Proven skill in using negotiation techniques to protect the Government's position in major acquisition actions.

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.