THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This National Guard position is for a ATTORNEY-ADVISER (GENERAL), Position Description Number PDT0097000 and is part of the WY Joint Forces Headquarters ARNG, Wyoming National Guard. This position is in the Excepted Service "under the authority of Title V, P.L. 114-328, and Sections 932 and 1084 (FY17 NDAA)". This is a Title 5 Excepted Service position. Military affiliation is not required.
Duties
The position is in the Wyoming National Guard's (WYNG), Joint Force Headquarters Integrated Primary Prevention Branch. The primary purpose is to serve as the full-time professional legal adviser and support to the Adjutant General (TAG), the Commander of federally recognized Wyoming Army and Air National Guards, and Wyoming's unique public defense or safety structures. In this primary purpose, this position also serves as the full-time professional legal advisor and support to Sexual Assault Response Coordinator (SARC) and Wyoming Equal Employment Opportunity advisors, and subordinate commanders to support the WYNG's prevention efforts relating to sexual assault, sexual harassment, and domestic abuse. This position also serves as a professional legal adviser to the United States Property and Fiscal Officer (USPFO), WYNG senior leadership, WYNG directorates, and subordinate WYNG commanded units or divisions. The incumbent will function as an expert, advising and acting across the full spectrum law concerns, including the highly conflicted, sensitive and emotionally charged areas of sexual assault and harassment; domestic violence and abuse; equal opportunity and labor law provisions, processes and third-party reviews, as well as personnel administrative actions. He/she is Wyoming's Subject Matter Expert in emerging, special victims' law to ensure compliance with all applicable laws and regulations and congressionally mandated protections. Special Legal Advisers are experts in domestic violence law, equal employment law, sexual assault, retaliation and reprisal and medical discharge processes to ensure issues are addressed and resolved at the lowest levels. ** This is NOT an all-inclusive list of duties. **
Salary
Qualifications
Referrals of qualified applicants will be issued as follows: Area 1: Permanent and indefinite Wyoming Army National Guard (NG) T5 and T32 Dual Status Technicians (DST) employed within the Joint Forces Headquarters. Area 2: Permanent and indefinite WYNG Title 5 and T32 DST employed with the Wyoming Air/Army National Guard. Area 3: Current Federal employees within the Competitive and Excepted Service, and Competitive Service Reinstatement Eligible employees. Former NG T32 Dual Status employees receiving an Honorable or a General Discharge under Honorable Conditions are eligible for reinstatement provided they have been separated for at least one year before applying for reinstatement and received a rating of record of their most recent permanent position of a least fully successful (or equivalent). Area 4: Currently serving and former Active Guard/Reserve (AGR), and M-Day/Drill Status Guard (DSG) members of the National Guard. This provision is intended to boost the candidate pool to reach more qualified candidates and place DSG/M-Day personnel on par with currently serving civilian personnel. * Veterans' Preference Rules are mandated by law, and some applicants may receive priority consideration before other applicants without veterans' preference. * Area 7: U.S. Citizens Upon acceptance of this position, if selected candidate is a competitive employee, they will convert to Excepted Service and be required to sign a memorandum IAW 5 CFR 302.102. Acceptance of the proposed appointment will take the employee out of the competitive service while s/he occupies the position. TITLE 5 POSITION INFORMATION: Type of Appointment: Permanent Tenure: Group 1 or 2 Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:00 am - 4:30 pm FLSA: Exempt Telework: The duties of this position require primary physical presence. Situational teleworking may be considered on a case-by-case basis. Para/Line: 119A / 002 Selecting Official: Ms. Kristin Malone To qualify, you must meet the experience and/or education requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. MANDATORY QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: Mandatory to have a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) or Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree in law issued be an American Bar Association accredited law school. (Must provide transcripts with application.) Proof applicant is a licensed and member in good standing to practice law in the highest court of a State, U.S. commonwealth, U.S. territory, or the District of Columbia. Annual bar certification cards issued from your state of licensure are not considered acceptable. Proof is a "certificate of good standing" issued by your state of licensure dated within 6 months of the closing date of this announcement or a screenshot of your bar status taken from your state of licensure website that is dated within 6 months of the closing date of this announcement or sworn statement to that effect. If there is not a date on the screen shot, you must provide a statement signed by the applicant on the date the screen shot was created. If selected for employment, it may be required to provide a "certificate of good standing" issued by their respective bar showing they are in a good and active status prior to appointment. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must possess professional legal experience more than 2 years commensurate with the duties and responsibilities of the position. The legal experience described in your application package or resume will be evaluated and screened for competencies required to perform the duties of the position as described in the Major Duties section of this announcement. The QUALITY of experience will be evaluated and screened to determine how closely or to what extent your experience, education, and training are relevant to the duties and responsibilities of the announced position. Your application package or resume must demonstrate you have the competencies and quality of experience necessary to successfully perform the work of the position at the appropriate grade level. Preference consideration may be given to applicants who possess current or prior experience serving as a legal adviser and attorney, responsible for assisting in the formulation of legal policy pertaining to prevention of sexual assault, sexual harassment, and domestic abuse, while serving as the special legal advisor to the Adjutant General (TAG), the Office of Staff Judge Advocate (OSJA), Commands Sexual Harassment/Assault Response & Prevention (SHARP) and State Equal Employment Manager (SEEM) programs over applicants without similar experience. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILIITIES (KSAs): Knowledge of formulating legal policy pertaining to prevention of sexual assault, sexual harassment, and domestic abuse, while serving as the special legal advisor to TAG, the Office of Staff Judge Advocate (OSJA), Commands Sexual Harassment/Assault Response & Prevention (SHARP) and State Equal Employment Manager (SEEM) programs. Skilled in advising on legal, factual, and other impacting aspects of drafting, interpretation and application of legislation, regulation, tasking orders, decision, opinions or other guiding, or lack thereof, instruments associated with emerging or highly conflicted, sensitive and emotionally charged issues relating to sexual crimes, harassment, domestic violence/abuse, and to the prevention and response of sexual crimes, harassment, and domestic violence/abuse. Ability to represents the WYNG in all legal matters in Wyoming of original or appellate jurisdictions, to include matters pertaining to sexual crimes, sexual harassment, and domestic violence/abuse. Skilled at serving as legal counsel for victims of domestic violence on behalf of TAG and SJA. Legal counsel consists of providing information to victims regarding available Wyoming and federal victim compensation and restitution programs, and referral/connection to external legal resources. TIME-IN-GRADE: Any applicant who within the previous 52 weeks held a General Schedule position under non-temporary appointment must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12 Level. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If you are a current non-temporary GS employee applying for a higher grade than the grade you currently hold, provide an SF-50 that shows the required lower grade was held for at least one year. Some SF-50s effective within the last 52 weeks will not demonstrate the required lower grade was held for at least one year (e.g., General Adjustment SF-50 from this year). In many cases, we may need to see two (2) SF-50s to determine time-in-grade and eligibility for promotion. If you are a DoD employee, you may obtain copies of your SF-50(s) from MyBiz (https://compo.dcpds.cpms.osd.mil/) DRIVER'S LICENSE: You must possess a valid driver's license. VETTING REQUIREMENTS: New Title 5 Attorney's will be vetted through National Guard Bureau's General Counsel prior to appointment to the position. The package will include the Position Description, Resume, Transcripts, Licenses, etc.
Education
Refer to Mandatory Qualification Requirements above.
Required Documents
To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes: 1. Resume - Required * Resume length limited to two-pages or less. * Full name, mailing address, email address, and phone numbers where you can be reached * A narrative of your work (paid or unpaid), training, education, and/or other experiences that may be related to this vacancy * Show actual begin and end dates (e.g., 02/2015 - 03/2017 or Feb 2017 - Mar 2017) format and hours worked per week for all work experience submitted. * List all pertinent civilian and military experiences. * Describe duties (work experience) in your own words. Do not submit copies or official position descriptions. 2. College Transcripts (LLB or J.D.) - Required 3. Certification to Practice Law - Required 4. Certification to practice law in the highest court of any State, U.S. commonwealth, U.S. Territory, or the District of Columbia - Required 5. SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action: (if applicable) Any applicant who within the previous 52 weeks held a GS position under non-temporary appointment must submit an SF-50 reflecting the highest grade held on a permanent basis, tenure and appointment type. 6. Cover Letter - Optional 7. Veterans Documentation: (if applicable, see below) *** If claiming Veterans' Preference NOTICE OF VETERANS' PREFERENCE FOR CIVILIAN ATTORNEY POSITIONS: Applicants eligible for veterans' preference must include that information in their cover letter or resume and attach supporting documentation (e.g., DD Form 214, "Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty") to their submissions. ACTIVE-DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS: The VOW Act requires federal agencies to treat an eligible active-duty service member as a veteran, disabled veteran, and preference eligible (as applicable) when applying for positions before the effective release or discharge date. Appointment of military members before the release or discharge date is permissible if the member is on terminal leave. At the time the active-duty member applies for a position, he or she must submit a "certification" memo in lieu of a DD-Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty. Active-duty members applying for a position without submitting a valid certification memo or DD-Form 214 with their application will render the member ineligible for the position. The certification memo must originate from the member's military service branch on official letterhead and contain the following: · Name/Rank/Grade of Service Member · Branch of Armed Forces · Dates of Active Service (Start and End Date(s)) · Expected Date of Discharge/Release from Active Duty · Terminal leave start date (if applicable) · Expected character of service (honorable or general) and type of separation (i.e., separation or retirement) · Must be certified within 120 days of anticipated discharge. · Signature by, or by direction of personnel office, unit or higher commander. VETERANS' PREFERENCE ELIGIBLES: Provide supporting documentation for all Veterans' Preference claims e.g., DD 214, SF-15, VA Disability Ratings, etc. (if applicable) Applicant MUST submit appropriate documentation. Failure to do so WILL result in loss of veteran's preference. Legible copy of DD-214, "Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty," which shows dates of service and discharge under honorable conditions. You may obtain a letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs reflecting your level of disability for preference eligibility by visiting a VA Regional Office, contacting a VA Call Center or online. NOTE: Prior to appointment, agency will require veteran to provide a copy of the DD-214. a. CPS - 10-Point 30 Percent Compensable Disability Preference based on a service-connected disability of 30% or more. b. CP - 10-Point Compensable Disability Preference based on a service-connected disability of 10% or more, but less than 30%. c. XP - 10-Point Disability Preference; granted to recipients of the Purple Heart, persons with a non-compensable service-connected disability (less than 10%). d. XP - 10-Point Derived Preference; granted to widow/widower or mother of a deceased veteran, or spouse or mother of a disabled veteran. e. TP - 5-point preference. f. SSP - 0-point Preference If you claim 10-point preference, you must submit a Standard Form (SF-15) "Application for 10-point Veterans' Preference" with your application. (http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf) Military retirees at the rank of major, lieutenant commander, or higher are not eligible for preference in appointment unless they are disabled veterans. (This does not apply to Reservists who will not begin drawing military retired pay until age 60.) For non-disabled users, active duty for training by National Guard or Reserve soldiers does not qualify as "active duty" for preference. Additional Resource: https://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/vetpref/index.aspx
How to Apply
To apply for this position, you must complete the online application/Occupational Questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. To view the Occupational Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12866351 A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration. To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process. You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application. To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account (https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login), all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/.
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