Attorney (General)/Law Clerk

This solicitation is for the Missile Defense Agency and open to both attorneys and law students graduating this school year.

This position is in the Excepted Service. Selection under this appointment does not confer civil service competitive status.

There is one or more vacancies that may be filled at either Redstone Arsenal, Alabama or Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

Qualifications

Education

Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: http://www.abanet.org/legaled/approvedlawschools/approved.html
Applicants will be assessed against Qualification Requirements (i.e. education, certification(s), experience etc.).

You are eligible to apply if you are:

1. A U.S. citizen.

2. Able to successfully complete a background investigation and maintain a security clearance.

3(a) A third-year law student or recent graduate from an accredited law school awaiting Bar results;

(b) An attorney with a J.D. from an accredited law school with no more than two years of experience in the practice of law who is a member in good standing of a Bar in one of the 50 U.S. States or a U.S. Territory;

(c) An attorney with a J.D. from an accredited law school with less than three years of experience, which includes at least one year in a state or federal judicial clerkship, who is a member in good standing of a Bar in one of the 50 U.S. States or a U.S. Territory;

(d) A current or former Judge Advocate of any branch of the military or U.S. Coast Guard with less than 5 years of total legal experience.


NOTE: Failure to provide college transcripts will result in you being rated ineligible for this position.

Foreign Education: For further information, click on the following link: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

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