ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE COUNSEL

The ONR Office of Counsel is composed of 18 attorneys responsible for providing contracts, grants, and acquisition planning advice, as well as the full range of other legal advice and services to the Chief of Naval Research, NavalX, and the nearly 600-member ONR Headquarters staff, on all issues supporting the Navy/Marine Corps S&T research and development (R&D) portfolio. ONR has a unique role as a provider of grants for scientific research and uses of a wide array of cutting-edge procurement mechanisms (contracts, other transactions, etc.) for the purchase of R&D related research and services. The contracts workload also includes Services Contracts. ONR is also unique as it oversees and administers university contracts, agreements, and indirect cost agreements for its own and other DoD research awards, as well as providing the legal support to the DONs only Federally Funded Research and Development Center Program Office. ONR Office of Counsel also provides legal support to the Command's Inspector General and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Privacy Act, and Records Management Programs. This position will be filled at the GS-13/14/15 level.

ONR is an Echelon I command that has been a pioneer in the public support of science and technology (S&T) research benefitting both the naval services and the nation. Led by the Chief of Naval Research, its senior leadership oversees a portfolio of investments ranging from immediate, quick-turnaround technologies to long term basic research. ONR's investments in the earliest computers to spearheading seminal research in deep sea exploration to cultivating groundbreaking efforts in solid-state electronics and countless other innovations have been shaping the Navy and Marine Corps - and the world around us - for seven decades and counting. ONR is located in the Ballston area of Arlington, Virginia.

ONR compensation falls under a Personnel Management Demonstration Project. The Project uses Career Levels (aka pay bands) for pay setting. The position has a full performance level in the GS-15 range of the NO-V pay band and will be filled at the NO-III/IV/V (GS-13/14/15 equivalent) level depending on the qualifications of the successful applicant. To be eligible for selection at the GS-13 level, the applicant must have excess of two years of professional relevant legal experience in any of the OGC practice areas. To be eligible for selection at the GS-14 equivalent level, the successful candidate must demonstrate a minimum of three and one-half years of recent, substantial, and relevant professional legal experience. To be eligible for selection at the GS-15 equivalent level, the applicant must have at least five and one-half years of recent, substantial, and relevant professional legal experience.

Applicants will be evaluated on: 1) the depth, breadth, and quality of relevant and recent legal practice experience in federal procurement law, with an emphasis on FAR-based contracting and assistance award law;; 2) depth, breadth, and quality of experience in the other legal practice areas identified above; 3) oral communication and interpersonal skills; 4) analytical, research and writing skills; 5) ability to work effectively and establish relationships with clients and to work independently or as part of a team. Experience in defense procurement law and with the DoD Grants and Agreement Regulations (DoDGARs), FOIA, Privacy Act, and investigative matters is highly desired. Applicants with a record of making significant contributions to the advancement of the DON OGC or equivalent Office of the General Counsel or Law Firm/Office beyond the day-to-day legal practice are desired.

The successful applicant must have graduated 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. U.S. Citizenship is a requirement of the position, and the successful applicant must be able to obtain and maintain a SECRET level security clearance. Occasionally travel may be required.