Attorney Advisor (Labor)

Federal Labor Relations Authority; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 65,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Federal Labor Relations Authority in Washington, DC is seeking an Attorney-Advisor (Labor) at GS-11/12/13/14 to support the Deputy Chief Counsel and Chief Counsel in resolving disputes under the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute. The incumbent will assist in preparing decisions in arbitration, unfair-labor-practice, and negotiability cases.

Qualified applicants must hold a first professional law degree from an ABA-accredited law school, be admitted to the Bar, and have relevant

Qualifications

• First professional law degree from an ABA-accredited law school and bar admission; at least one year of professional legal experience; or completion of a year of acceptable performance at the GS-9 level.
• For entry-level hires at GS-11, superior law student work may be substituted for the one year of professional legal experience.
• Academic standing in the upper third of the law school graduating class.
• Work or achievement on law school's official law review.
• Special high-level honors for academic excellence in law school, such as election to the Order of the Coif.
• Winning of a moot court competition or membership on the moot court team representing the law school in competition.
• Full-time or continuous participation in a legal aid program.
• Significant law-office-clerk experience in labor relations or a related field.
• Other equivalent evidence of clearly superior achievement.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional legal work supporting the Authority's resolution of disputes under the Statute.
• Assist in the preparation of decisions in arbitration, representation, unfair-labor-practice, and negotiability cases.

Education

Juris Doctor (JD) from ABA-accredited law school

Job description

This position serves under the Deputy Chief Counsel and Chief Counsel in the Office of a Member, including the Office of the Chairman, of the Federal Labor Relations Authority (Authority). The incumbent performs professional legal work supporting the Authority's resolution of disputes arising under the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute (Statute), including the preparation of decisions in arbitration, representation, unfair-labor-practice, and negotiability cases.

Qualifications for Attorney-Advisor (Labor), GS-0905-11: Applicant must possess the first professional law degree from an American Bar Association accredited law school, have been admitted to a Bar, and have at least one year of professional legal experience; or have completed a year of acceptable performance in the same or closely related work at the GS-9 level. For entry-level hires at the Grade 11 level, superior law student work or activities as demonstrated by one of the following MAY be substituted for the one year of professional legal experience needed to qualify for the GS-11:

1. Academic standing in the upper third of the law school graduating class;
2. Work or achievement of significance on law school's official law review;
3. Special high-level honors for academic excellence in law school, such as election to the Order of the Coif;
4. Winning of a moot court competition or membership on the moot court team that represents the law school in competition with other law schools;
5. Full-time or continuous participation in a legal aid program, as opposed to one-time, intermittent, or casual participation;
6. Significant law-office-clerk experience in labor relations or a related field; or
7. Other equivalent evidence of clearly superior achievement.

Qualifications for Attorney-Advisor (Labor), GS-905-12:

The applicant must have two years of professional legal experience or an equivalent combination of professional legal experience and education, or must have completed one year of acceptable performance in the same or closely related work at the GS-11 level.

Qualifications for Attorney-Advisor (Labor), GS-905-13:

The applicant must have three years of professional legal experience or an equivalent combination of professional legal experience and education, of which one year must have been in the labor relations field or other public employment law field; or comparable experience; or must have completed one year of acceptable performance in the same or closely related work at the GS-12 level.

Qualifications for Attorney-Advisor (Labor), GS-905-14:

The applicant must have four years of professional legal experience or an equivalent combination of professional legal experience and education, of which two years must have been in the labor relations field or other public employment law field; or comparable experience; or have completed one year successfully performing the same or closely-related work at the GS-13 level.

Applicants for consideration at Grades 11 and above must have been admitted to a Bar.