General Attorney

About the Position

This position is with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Southwestern Division, Ft Worth District, Office of Counsel with a duty station location of Ft. Worth, Texas. This is a Time Limited Appointment Not to Exceed (NTE) 13 months but may be extended up to a total of 3 years. This position will NOT be made permanent. This is an Open-Continuous Announcement.

Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.

US Citizens. In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, Ameri Corps) 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.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

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 (LL.B. or J.D.). Law school transcripts must be submitted at the time of application.

An applicant must currently be a member in good standing of the bar of a state, territory, or commonwealth of the United States, District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

Experience for the GS-12 level:
An applicant must have two or more years of professional legal experience, acquired after being admitted to the bar, commensurate with the duties and responsibilities of the position.

NOTE:

The qualifying authority may make exceptions to the experience requirements when nominees possess special qualifications in place of those specified. For example, a second professional law degree (master of laws) or graduation with a distinguished record from an accredited law school (for example, in the top 25 percent of the class) may be substituted for 1 year of professional legal experience.

Experience for the GS-13 level:
An applicant must have two or more years of professional legal experience, acquired after being admitted to the bar, commensurate with the duties and responsibilities of the position.

NOTE:

The qualifying authority may make exceptions to the experience requirements when nominees possess special qualifications in place of those specified. For example, a second professional law degree (master of laws) or graduation with a distinguished record from an accredited law school (for example, in the top 25 percent of the class) may be substituted for 1 year of professional legal experience.

If currently employed as an attorney by the Federal Government you must have completed one year at the next lower grade level.

Your application package will be evaluated to ensure your experience, knowledge, skills, training and/or education meet the qualification requirements stated in this vacancy announcement. Quality of experience relates to how closely or to what extent an applicant's background and recency of experience and education clearly reflect that you possess the following required Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

(KSA's) to successfully perform the duties of this position. The following KSA's must be addressed in your resume. Failure to do so may result in an ineligible rating or affect your overall rating.

• Provide legal advice, negotiation, and/or resolution of title/boundary disputes, issues related to public roads and highways, public utilities, railroads, and/or pipelines.
• Provide legal advice on examining and/or preparing attorney title opinions, drafting/preparing closing documents, and conducting closings.
• Provide legal advice related to condemnation assemblies and litigation; ownership (chain-of-title) of property being condemned; identification of interested parties in land being condemned; preparation of litigation reports and coordinating with the Department of Justice (DOJ) in condemnation lawsuits.
• Provide legal advice on the examination of public records of title evidence (Texas experience preferred but not required), review of property tax records, and securing releases of mortgages or other outstanding liens.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.