Attorney Advisor

US National Endowment for the Arts; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 122,000 - 144,000; Full time

Job summary

The United States National Endowment for the Arts seeks attorneys at the GS-13/GS-14 level in Washington, D.C. The position requires bar admission and substantial experience with grants and funding programs.

Educational requirements include an ABA-accredited JD or LLB and current good standing with a state Bar. Salary commences at GS-13 with progression to GS-14 as experience grows, with starting salaries shown for each grade.

Qualifications

• Must have professional experience evidenced after bar admission.
• Experience providing legal guidance on grants, cooperative agreements, or other financial assistance programs.
• Counseling program officials on legal design, development, implementation, or enforcement of such programs.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice concerning grants, cooperative agreements, or other financial-assistance programs.
• Counsel program officials concerning legal design, development, implementation, administration, or enforcement of such programs.

Skills

Legal advice

Program counseling

Education

ABA-accredited law degree

Job description

Who May Be Considered

U.S. Citizens

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Basic Requirements

1. You must be a graduate of an accredited law school with an LLB or JD from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) a full course of study in a school of law accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA). (Must provide Transcripts)
2. You must be currently in good standing with the Bar of a state, territory of the United States, District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

Minimum Qualifications

GS-13

You qualify for the GS-13 grade level (starting salary $121,785.00) if you have at least 1.5 years of professional experience acquired after being admitted to the Bar, one of which was specialized experience at, or equivalent to, the level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent at GS-12 level in Federal service.

1. Providing legal advice concerning grants, cooperative agreements, or other financial-assistance programs; and,
2. Counseling program officials concerning the legal design, development, implementation, administration, or enforcement of such programs.

GS-14

You qualify for the GS-14 grade level (starting salary $143,913) if you have at least 2.5 years of professional experience acquired after being admitted to the Bar, one of which was specialized experience at, or equivalent to, the level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent at GS-13 level in Federal service.

1. Providing legal advice concerning grants, cooperative agreements, or other financial-assistance programs; and
2. Counseling Program officials concerning the legal design, development, implementation, administration, or enforcement of such programs.

NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible.

In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered.

Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the advertised grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the dates worked and total number of hours per week.

National Service Experience

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.

Current or Former Political Appointees

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Qualifications Must Be Met

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