About United States Army Corps of Engineers
Sacramento, home to the world's second largest urban forest (behind Paris), and at one time nicknamed The Big Tomato, sits just two hours between both San Francisco and Lake Tahoe, at the base of the Sierra Nevada mountains. It is blessed with California’s famed good weather, without the L.A. or San Francisco markup, and locals call Sacramento, California’s best kept secret. It has big city amenities, but with a small-town feel. America’s best bike trail runs along the American River from the center of town up to Gold Country. Plus, the wineries of Napa, and Sonoma, national parks - like Yosemite and Sequoia, the beach, and the mountains, are only a day trip away. Known as the City of Trees (or the Farm-to-Fork Capital), it is also a growing metropolitan region with the seventh largest world economy. Come see what makes Sacramento California's most livable metro - and why the Sacramento Area Human Resources Association named the Sacramento District the best large government agency to work for in Sacramento!
Duties
- You will provide legal advice, support and assistance to the Commander, Deputy Commanders, Division and Staff Office Chiefs.
- Prepare memorandum, reports, legal documents and advisory opinions on a wide variety of legal problems of varying degree of complexity, importance and impact.
- This work may include any or all areas of legal practice of the Office of Counsel, including but not limited to:
- Government contracts; environmental law; admiralty law; personnel matters; regulatory and regulatory enforcement;
- claims against the Government under both the Federal Tort Claims Act and other remedies; Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act; ethics;
- fiscal law; Architect-Engineer liability issues; issues arising under the curation program and NAGPRA; civil works and authority issues;
- local cooperation and local cost sharing issues; real estate law; and emergency support functions under the Stafford Act.
Degree: 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).
Specialized Experience: Two or more years of professional legal experience, acquired after being admitted to the bar, commensurate with the duties and responsibilities of the position. Creditable experience will include analyzing facts, ascertaining laws, preparing legal opinions based on the facts and the law; advising contracting officers and Project Managers on all aspects of delivering the project/program in two or more of the following legal disciplines: government contract law and litigation; environmental law and hazardous waste law; admiralty law; personnel matters; regulatory and regulatory enforcement; claims against the Government under both the Federal Tort Claims Act and other remedies; Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act matters; government ethics; federal fiscal law; Architect-Engineer liability issues; civil works authorities and agreements; local cooperation and local cost sharing issues; real estate law; and emergency support functions under the Stafford Act.
NOTE: Experience must be documented in your resume.
Must be a current member in good standing of a Bar of a state, territory of the United States, District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
Application Instructions
- Your resume: Your resume may be submitted in any format and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement.
- If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
- For qualifications determinations your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., HRS per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete and you may not receive consideration for this position.
- Official certificate showing you are a member in good standing with the bar, together with a statement that neither your fitness to practice law nor conduct as an attorney has ever been challenged, OR if either has been challenged, a statement concerning the facts & circumstance together with any explanation you may deem appropriate.
- Examples of writing skills should be demonstrated by legal briefs, articles, memoranda, and/or letters. These examples should total no more than ten (10) pages. Extracts of selected sections or larger documents are acceptable.
- Three letters of recommendation from other attorneys dated within one year of this vacancy announcement.
- Official or certified Law School Transcripts will be required before entering on duty. Copies may be submitted initially.
Current Corps of Engineers (USACE) Attorneys DO NOT need to provide the following supporting documents:
- Official or certified Law School Transcripts.
- Official certificate showing you are a member in good standing with the bar, together with a statement that neither your fitness to practice law nor conduct as an attorney has ever been challenged, OR if either has been challenged, a statement concerning the facts & circumstance together with any explanation you may deem appropriate.
- Three letters of recommendation from other attorneys.
- Proof of U.S. Citizenship.
NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.
Equal Opportunity Employment
The posting employer has certified that this announcement complies with Peace Corps’ Equal Opportunity Employment policy:
The Peace Corps is committed to providing equal opportunity to all employees, Volunteers, and applicants for employment and volunteer service. Peace Corps policy prohibits discrimination and harassment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age (40 or over), disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, parental status, political affiliation, union membership, genetic information, or history of participation in the Equal Employment Opportunity process, grievance procedure, or any authorized complaint procedure.
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