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Job Summary: The Navy's Office of the General Counsel (OGC) has over 140 locations around the world. To view Department of the Navy's Office of the General Counsel (OGC) current attorney vacancies please go to the OGC website at: https://www.secnav.navy.mil/OGC/Pages/Attorneys.aspx. Please note that the OGC website lists all available attorney positions. All questions regarding vacancy announcements should be directed to the point of contact listed for the specific vacancy. Agency Marketing Statement: The Navy and Marine Corps team offers innovative, exciting and meaningful work linking military and civilian talents to achieve our mission and safeguard our freedoms. Department of the Navy provides competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, and extensive professional development and training. From pipefitters to accountants, scientists to engineers, doctors to nurses-the careers and opportunities to make a difference are endless. Civilian careers-where purpose and patriotism unite! Major Duties: System.Collections.Generic.List`1[System.String] Education: Requirements: Evaluations: Please review the information listed in each vacancy announcement at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/OGC/Lists/Vacancies2/Front.aspx. Veteran's Preference: Department of the Navy attorney positions are in the excepted service, not the competitive civil service. There is no formal rating system for applying veterans' preference to attorney appointments in the excepted service; however, the Department of the Navy considers veterans' preference eligibility as a positive factor consideration in the attorney hiring process. If you are eligible for veterans' preference in hiring, you are encouraged to include that information in your application along with the supporting documentation, e.g., SF-15, DD 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, or other supporting documentation. How To Apply: For instructions on how to apply, please review the information listed in each vacancy announcement on the OGC website. The list of current attorney vacancies is available at: https://www.secnav.navy.mil/OGC/Pages/Attorneys.aspx ** Note: Resumes are not accepted via the USAJOBS website. ** What To Expect Next: When the application process is complete, your application will be reviewed to determine if you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this announcement. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume along with your supporting documentation to determine your level of knowledge, skill, and ability, related to the job requirements. Interviews may be conducted to determine the best qualified applicants. Best qualified applicants will be referred to the selecting official. The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews, and once the selection is made, you will receive a notification of the decision. Required Documents: For information on what documents to submit, please review the information listed in each vacancy announcement. Typically the following documents are required to be submitted when applying for OGC attorney positions, however please follow all instructions on the specific vacancy announcement on the OGC website link above: Cover letter, resume, Optional Application for Federal Employment or SF-171, Application for Federal Employment (no longer available but still accepted). If you submit a resume, it must include the employment and personal history information outlined in the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) flyer titled "Applying for a Federal Job" (OF-510). Two legal writing samples. Copy of law school transcript (if candidate graduated from law school within the last five years). Two of your most recent performance appraisals, if applicable. Names and telephone numbers of at least three references (in addition to current supervisors). Veterans' Preference Documentation, if applicable (SF-15, DD-214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, or other supporting documentation.) Other Information: Navy OGC welcomes applications from law students and practicing attorneys. Recent law school graduates may also apply, if the candidate has taken the bar examination and is awaiting the results. Navy OGC recruits each year at law schools and consortiums across the country. Also, individual OGC offices often recruit through law schools in their region for local openings. We always welcome inquiries from students at other schools that we're not able to visit. Each year, a number of second-year students apply for and are selected to participate in our Summer Law Clerk Program. Our clerks have an opportunity to undertake a variety of projects and visit naval activities, such as the Naval Air Station or board a Navy ship. Each fall, a number of offers ("advance commitments") are made to third-year students who have served as summer law clerks. These "advance commitments," will begin work after they have completed law school and after taking the bar exam. This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status. ICTAP does not apply to Excepted Service positions. This announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. Relocation expenses may or may not be authorized. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. The Department of the Navy uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify.