Attorney-Adviser (General)
Defense Health Agency · Department of Defense
This job in plain English
This Attorney-Adviser (General) job is in the Office of General Counsel at the Defense Health Agency, based in San Antonio, Texas. It is a permanent full-time job with one vacancy, and it is telework eligible as set by agency policy. The work centers on resolving billing disputes with commercial health insurers, and it involves occasional travel of up to 5% of the time.
Can you apply?
Yes, if you are a U.S. citizen: this job is open to everyone.
- Open to everyoneAny U.S. citizen or national can apply. Some jobs also accept non-citizens; the announcement says so.
Open to the public, but you must be a U.S. citizen, a U.S. national, or someone who owes allegiance to the U.S. You must also be an active member in good standing of a state, territory, commonwealth, or D.C. bar.
What you would do
- Oversee planning, supervision, and quality of work of affirmative claims personnel
- Resolve billing disputes and maximize recoveries from commercial health insurers
- Develop vision, goals, plans, and standards for the Claims team
- Analyze facts and legal authorities to protect the government's best interests
- Draft formal responses, perform legal research, and provide legal advice
- Assign work to subordinate attorneys and paralegals
Do you qualify for GS-14?
With experience: You need 3 or more years of professional legal experience gained after you were admitted to the Bar. The experience must match the duties and responsibilities of a GS-14 attorney job.
With education: You must have a first professional law degree (LL.B. or J.D.) from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA). Foreign education must be evaluated by a recognized private organization or given full credit at a U.S. accredited school.
Licenses and certifications you need:
- Active membership in good standing in the Bar of a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia
How to apply well
What to send:
- Resume of no more than two pages showing your legal experience
- Law school transcripts (unofficial copies are accepted at this stage)
- Certificate of good standing from your state bar, dated within 3 months of submission
- Writing sample of 3 to 5 pages with a legal issue analysis (highly desired)
- Signed statement of fitness to practice law, dated within 90 days of closing (highly desired)
- Cover letter (optional)
- Most recent performance appraisal, if applicable
- DD Form 214 if claiming veterans' preference, and SF 15 if claiming 10-point preference
- Permanent change of station orders and marriage license if claiming military spouse preference
How you will be rated: Your application is first checked for minimum qualifications, including education, bar membership, and experience. Qualified applicants are then rated on how well their resume and documents show skill in identifying legal issues, writing litigation reports and briefings, oral and written advocacy, and managing a heavy caseload.
Tips for this job:
- Keep your resume to two pages or less, or you will be removed from consideration.
- Upload your law school transcripts with your application, since they are required.
- Make sure your bar certificate is dated within 3 months of your submission date, or the job may not accept it.
Good to know before you apply
Schedule: Full-time
Incentives and relocation: Relocation expenses are not reimbursed.
Conditions of employment:
- Suitability or fitness determination after a background investigation
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance
- Business travel may be required up to 5% of the time
- Proof of U.S. citizenship required
- Selective Service registration for men born after 1959
- Two-year trial period may be required if new to federal service
- Direct deposit of pay required
We wrote this summary automatically from the official announcement. The announcement on USAJOBS is the only one that counts: read it before you apply.
Job details
- Salary
- $127,624 – $165,917 per year
- Pay scale and grade
- GS-14 · General Schedule
- Location
- San Antonio, Texas
- Appointment
- Permanent
- Work schedule
- Full-time
- Service
- Excepted
- Openings
- 1
- Security clearance
- Secret
- Travel
- Occasional travel
- Drug test
- Not required
- Supervisory
- No
- Occupation
- Attorney (0905)
- Announcement
- HQKF-26-13101393
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