Summary
About the Position: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Office of the Chief Counsel, Military Programs and Installation Law practice group is hiring an experienced attorney to provide authoritative legal advice on complex real property matters. The position supports senior leaders on real estate acquisition, management, disposal, leasing, housing, energy, and other high-value or precedent-setting transactions.
Duties
Provides authoritative legal advice and counsel to senior officials and program offices on complex real property acquisition, management, disposal, leasing, development, and related program matters.
Interprets statutes, case law, regulations, policies, and proposed legislation to determine legal effects on real property programs and transactions.
Drafts and reviews legal instruments, agreements, legal opinions, briefs, and other written products to ensure legal sufficiency and protect organizational interests.
Advises headquarters elements and subordinate organizations on the negotiation, preparation, execution, and administration of complex real property initiatives, including housing, energy, leasing, and exchange programs.
Represents the organization in negotiations and other external engagements involving complex or controversial real property transactions; resolves legal and policy issues that cannot be addressed at lower organizational levels.
Education
An applicant 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).Only a degree from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education acceptable to meet positive education requirements, or to substitute education for experience. Only degrees from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education are acceptable to meet positive education requirements or to substitute education for experience. For additional information, please go to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and U.S. Department of Education websites at - http://www.opm.gov/qualifications and http://www.ed.gov//admins/finaid/accred/index.html.Foreign education must be evaluated for U.S. equivalency in order to be considered for this position. Please include this information in your resume. FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
How you will be evaluated
Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Basis for Rating: If eligible and meeting basic qualifications, your application package will be evaluated in conjunction with your résumé and supporting documents for the required knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) to successfully perform the duties of this position: Knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) to successfully perform the duties of this position: Knowledge of federal real property laws, regulations, policies, and legal principles governing real property acquisition, management, disposal, leasing, and development. Knowledge of the environmental aspects of real property transactions. Skill in legal research, analysis, and interpretation of statutes, case law, regulations, legal instruments, and proposed legislation. Ability to provide authoritative legal advice and recommendations to senior officials on complex, sensitive, controversial, or precedent-setting real property matters. Skill in drafting and reviewing legal instruments, including deeds, easements, leases, agreements, solicitations, legal opinions, briefs, reports, and congressional responses. Ability to analyze and resolve complex legal and policy issues involving competing interests, substantial financial considerations, and significant organizational impacts. Skill in negotiating real property agreements and representing organizational interests with lessees, grantees, private entities, and governmental stakeholders. Ability to communicate legal positions clearly and effectively, orally and in writing, to senior leaders, program officials, external stakeholders, and congressional audiences. Veterans and Military Spouses will be considered along with all other candidates