Associate General Counsel Personal Property Law - Office of General Counsel

Summary

The General Services Administration is actively seeking top-tier talent for our Senior Executive Service (SES) positions from within GSA, across the government, and from the private sector. We have streamlined our recruitment process which will require you to submit an online resume (not-to-exceed 2 pages) to apply for this position.

Serves as Associate General Counsel for Personal Property, providing day-to-day guidance, direction and coordination of legal services and activities relating to the procurement, supply and disposal of personal property and the procurement and supply of non-personal services, including information technology (IT) activities and telecommunication services; transportation and travel management programs; fleet management services; government-wide policies for assigned program areas, as well as the FAR, FTR and FMR and all internal rules and policies implementing these regulations;

special personal property purchase programs; drafting and review of contracts and related documents; the preparation or review of legal opinions, oral and written; fiscal law; and other legal issues relating to the above functions.
This Executive’s duties include the specialized field of procurement law and administrative law matters (some unique to GSA), including regulatory actions, and thus, the Executive expertly uses research materials and sources to satisfy the contracting and other mission requirements of the agency within the bounds of the law and agency policies.
Oversees, manages, reviews and approves legal matters associated with highly sensitive agency programs and initiatives on behalf of the Office of the General Counsel.
Facilitates high level conversations and makes decisions on complex work performed by the GSA, OGC legal staff. Provides authoritative advice and guidance regarding law and/or complex policy issues for which no precedent has been established or that concern legal matters of unusual or novel nature.
Provides oversight, and high level guidance and direction to the Office of the General Counsel on matters related to precedent setting GSA enterprise wide activities and initiatives. Provides authoritative legal guidance to Heads of Services and Staff Offices of GSA.
Serves as an Agency spokesperson and collaborates with high level executives, private parties or their attorneys/representatives and other Government agencies on behalf of GSA. Ensures that GSA’s legal opinion, priorities and commitments are considered and adhered to prior to finalizing legal proceedings.
Formulates policies, guidance, directives and makes high level recommendations to the General Counsel. Reviews new and/or revised legislation, Executive Orders and/or other regulatory guidance to ensure compliance. Makes executive level decisions regarding the need for new or revised legislation and/or regulatory guidance.
Manages and provides executive level oversight in the planning, facilitating and execution of major agency programs and initiatives. Reviews high level operating programs, systems and/or methods related to OGC, GSA to ensure compliance with legal directives and ensures consistency with Executive Orders and GSA precedents.

Conditions of employment

• Resume-only hiring method; resume must not exceed 2 pages.
• All application materials must be received by the closing date.
• Veterans' preference is not applicable to the SES
• Applicants must be U.S. Citizens.
• Apply online (See '
  
  How to Apply
  
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• This position is a critical sensitive national security position. Appointment to this position requires the selectee to undergo a background investigation and receive favorable adjudication for the GSA security office to grant you a Top Secret national security clearance. Applicants do not need this level of clearance in order to apply for the position. If you are not a GSA employee, the security office must grant the clearance before you are appointed to this position unless a pre-appointment waiver of this requirement is approved.
• This position has been designated under Executive Order 12564 as being subject to random drug screening. If tentatively…