ATTORNEY ADVISOR (GENERAL)

There is an anticipated vacancy for the position of ATTORNEY ADVISOR (GENERAL) in the JUDGE ADVOCATE DIVISION (JAD) of HQ US MARINE CORPS.

The successful applicant must have graduated with a J.D. or LL.M. from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association, be an active member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of a State, U.S. Commonwealth, U.S. territory, or the District of Columbia, and be admitted to practice before a state or federal court. Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate:

• Providing expert-level legal counsel on Title 10 U.S.C. military personnel law, including officer and enlisted misconduct and administrative separations.
• Evaluating and interpreting complex federal regulations, administrative laws, and government ethics policies.
• Experience managing or leading a legal team in a high-volume environment (e.g., managing hundreds of administrative actions or litigation files annually).
• Drafting and reviewing legislative proposals or high-level policy documents for senior executive or flag-level leadership

Preferred Qualifications (Highly Desired):
The ideal candidate will also possess:

• Experience directly supervising and managing a team of attorneys and legal support staff.
• Experience in federal civil litigation involving military personnel or administrative law.
• Experience developing and conducting legal training for attorneys and other legal professionals.
• Experience working within the Judge Advocate General's Corps of one of the military services.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=Group-Standards.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.