Attorney Advisor

US Office of the Solicitor; Lakewood (CO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

US Office of the Solicitor, Rocky Mountain Region, seeks an Attorney Advisor to provide legal analysis and guidance on matters assigned. The position is a term appointment not-to-exceed 2 years and may be extended without further competition, with occasional overnight travel and government charge card requirements.

Applicants must be law school graduates with JD or LLB and active bar membership in a U.S. state, territory, DC, or Puerto Rico.

Qualifications

• Must be a law school graduate with LL.B. or J.D.
• Active bar admission in a state, territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico.
• GS-12 requires 2 years of professional legal experience after graduation; GS-13 requires 3 years; GS-14 requires 4.5 years.
• One year of experience may be substituted with a second professional law degree.
• Meet criteria such as top third academic standing, graduation with honors, law review, moot court, clinical legal aid, summer clerkship, or other evidence of superior achievement.
• Experience includes paid, unpaid, and volunteer work; credit is given for qualifying volunteer experience.
• Additional qualification information is in the OPM Handbook; all requirements must be met by the closing date.

Skills

Legal experience

Education

Juris Doctor (J.D.) or LL.B.

Job description

You will serve as a Attorney Advisor within the Office of the Solicitor, Rocky Mountain Region.

Term -This is a term excepted appointment not-to-exceed 2 years and may be extended for additional periods of time without further competition.

You may be required to travel overnight occasionally. You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes.

Basic Qualification Requirements

Applicants must be law school graduates with LL.B. or J.D. degrees AND must be an active member in good standing of a state, territory of the United States, District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico bar.

• To qualify for a GS-12 applicants must possess at least 2-years of professional legal experience following law school graduation;


• To qualify for a GS-13 applicants must possess at least 3-years of professional legal experience following law school graduation;


• To qualify for a GS-14 applicants must possess at least 4.5-years of professional legal experience following law school graduation;

For any of the grades indicated above you can substitute one year of experience with any of the following:

• Have a second professional law degree;

OR

Meet any of the criteria indicated below:

1. academic standing in top one-third of law school graduating class;


2. graduation with academic honors;


3. significant participation on the law school's law review;


4. significant participation in the law school's moot court competition;


5. significant participation in a clinical legal aid program;


6. significant summer law office clerk experience; or


7. other equivalent evidence of clearly superior achievement.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualification Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions and is available at OPM's website : https://www.opm.gov/qualifications/standards/indexes/num-ndx.asp

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.