APPLY NOW: Government of District of Columbia Now Hiring: Supervisory Attorney Advisor (Deputy General Counsel)

GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES

The District of Columbia’s Department of General Services is seeking candidates for the Supervisory Attorney Advisor (Deputy General Counsel) position. The Deputy General Counsel will specifically provide management and support in the following areas: real estate transactions, leasing, real estate portfolio management, energy, sustainability and green initiatives and other agency operational issues as needed. The Deputy General Counsel reports to the General Counsel and will supervise at least two other attorneys.

The incumbent of this position will provide legal counsel and support to DGS in the following activities:

• negotiating and preparing commercial leases and other real estate documents—rights of entry, license agreements, etc.;
• handling real estate transactions;
• providing legal support for lease administration, including preparing amendments, work agreements, estoppels, SNDA’s, extension requests, termination notices, default notices;
• providing litigation support;
• advising the agency in matters related to energy, sustainability and green initiatives; and
• providing assistance, as needed, in all operational areas of the agency including: contracts, procurement, facility management, security services and human resources.

A successful candidate must:

• have a law degree;
• be a member of the District of Columbia Bar Association or eligible for waiver into the bar. If selected and not a member of the District of Columbia Bar, he/she must apply for membership and show proof of such prior to the commencement of employment.
• have at least 10 years of experience in the following areas: local government, real estate, leasing and/or procurement law.
• have the skill and ability to gather, develop, evaluate and analyze investigative information from a variety of sources to determine compliance with District government and federal statutes, rules and regulations.
• have experience in negotiating, drafting and reviewing commercial real estate documents including drafting of commercial leases and land purchase and acquisition contracts.

How to Apply:

Applications for this vacancy must be submitted online at www.dchr.dc.gov for consideration. When completing applications, candidates submit resume and respond to specific ranking factors that will be used in the evaluation process. In responding to the ranking factors, please describe specific incidents of sustained achievements from your experience that show evidence of the level at which you are applying. You may refer to any experience, education, training, awards, outside abilities described in ranking factors. The information given in response to the ranking factors should be complete and accurate to the best of your knowledge, FAILURE TO RESPOND TO ALL RANKING FACTORS WILL ELIMINATE YOU FROM CONSIDERATION.

Deadline: Closing date for the vacancy announcements until 11:59 pm on December 12, 2014. 

Contact Information: All inquiries related to employment and job applications should be directed HR Answers, (202)442-9700—please reference agency (DGS) and vacancy number (26253).

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