Attorney Advisor

US Federal Emergency Management Agency; Washington (District of Columbia); Vor Ort; USD 110.000 - 170.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) seeks an Attorney Advisor within the Office of Chief Counsel (OCC) to handle federal sector labor and employment law litigation before the FLRA, MSPB, and EEOC. The role requires J.D. or LL.B.

and active bar membership, with extensive experience in civil litigation related to employment law. The successful candidate will provide expert legal advice, develop litigation strategies, and ensure compliance with applicable statutes and regulations while

Qualifikationen

• J.D. or LL.B. from ABA-accredited law school.
• Active membership in good standing of the bar of a U.S. state, territory, DC, or Puerto Rico.

Aufgaben

• Provide federal labor and employment law litigation services before FLRA, MSPB, and EEOC.
• Advise on disciplinary actions, employment law issues, and related litigation strategy.

Kenntnisse

Civil litigation

Legal research

Government experience

Ausbildung

J.D./LL.B. from ABA-accredited law school

Active bar membership (state/DC/PR)

Jobbeschreibung

In this position, you will serve as an Attorney Advisor for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Office of Chief Counsel (OCC) and will be responsible for federal sector labor and employment law litigation before the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA), Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Apply for this exciting opportunity to become a member of the Office of Chief Counsel team within FEMA.

The qualification requirements listed below must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

All applicants must possess the following:

• 1) A J.D. or LL.B. degree from an ABA accredited law school; and
• 2) An active membership, in good standing, of the bar of a state, territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

You qualify for this position if you possess the following:

To qualify for this position at the GS-15 level, you must demonstrate: At least five years of work experience, including at least two years of specialized experience in civil litigation (preferably employment/labor law with the federal government, a state or local government, a non-profit organization, or the private sector); preparing and responding to discovery requests; representing individuals/entities before adjudicative bodies; and providing advice on employment law to include Title VII, the Rehabilitation Act, and proposed disciplinary/poor performance actions.

Please read the following important information to ensure we have everything we need to consider your application:

• Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

• Please limit your resume to two pages. The USAJOBS database will not allow an applicant to submit an application that includes a resume over two pages.
• Your resume serves as the basis for experience related qualification determinations, and you must highlight your most relevant and significant work experience and education (if applicable), as it relates to this job opportunity. Please use your own words, be clear, and specific when describing your work history. We cannot make assumptions regarding your experience.

Are you qualifying based on your work experience?

• Qualifications are based on your ability to demonstrate in your resume that you possess one year of the specialized experience for this announcement at a comparable scope and responsibility. To ensure all of the essential information is in your resume, we encourage you to use the USAJOBS online Resume Builder. If you choose to use your own resume, it must contain the following information organized by experience/position: (1) job title, (2) name of employer, (3) start and end dates of each period of employment (from MM/DD/YY to MM/DD/YY), (4) detailed description of duties performed, accomplishments, and related skills, and (5) hours worked per week (part-time employment will be prorated in crediting experience). Federal experience/positions must also include the grade level, occupational series and dates in which you held each grade level.

• Are you a current or former FEMA Reservist/DAE employee? To accurately credit your experience from intermittent positions and Reservist Deployments, you must list the dates (from MM/DD/YY to MM/DD/YY) of deployments that are relevant to your qualifying experience, along with the job title and specific duties you were responsible for during each deployment.

• Determining length of General or Specialized Experience is dependent on the above information. Failure to provide the above information in your resume may result in your application being found "not qualified."

• 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 provides valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

• For additional information on crediting experience and/or education, please reference the OPM General Schedule Qualification Standards