General Attorney

US Merit Systems Protection Board; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board in Washington, DC seeks a licensed attorney for a GS-905-14 position. The role requires a first professional law degree (LL.B.

or J.D.) and bar licensure in a state, territory, or the District of Columbia, with several pathways outlined for advancing to the GS-905-14 level. The posting details the education and experience prerequisites for GS-905-12, 13, and 14, including options such as LL.M.

Qualifications

• First professional law degree (LL.B. or J.D.) plus one of the specified experiences.
• Admission to practice as an attorney in a state, territory, or the District of Columbia.

Skills

Licensed attorney

Education

J.D. or LL.B.

LL.M.

Job description

This position is located in the U.S Merit Systems Protection Board, Office of General Counsel, Washington, DC. MSPB oversees federal merit systems and enforces compliance with merit systems principles, statutes, and regulations, primarily through adjudicating appeals of certain agency personnel actions. As relevant to this position, OGC provides legal advice on a broad range of internal agency matters, drafts certain Board decisions, and defends the Board's decisions before the federal courts. To qualify, you must be duly licensed and authorized to practice as an attorney under the laws of a state, Territory, or the District of Columbia and meet the following requirements by the closing date of the announcement.

GS-905-12:

The first professional law degree (LL.B. or J.D.) plus one of the following:

• a. One year of professional legal experience at the level of difficulty comparable to the GS-905-11; or two years of professional legal experience, one of which must be at the level of difficulty comparable to the GS-905-11; or
• b. Second professional law degree (LL.M.) plus one year of professional legal experience at the level of difficulty comparable to the GS-905-11; or
• c. One year of professional experience; plus superior law student work (i.e, academic standing in the upper 1/3 of an accredited law school graduating class; work or achievement of significance on the law school's official law review or moot court board; special high-level honors for academic excellence in law school-such as, election to Order of the Coif; winning of a moot court team which represents the law school in competition with other law schools, full-time or continuous participation in a legal aid program-as opposed to intermittent or prior to "casual participation"; significant summer law clerk experience; or other evidence of clearly superior achievement).

GS-905-13:

The first professional law degree (LL.B. or J.D.) plus one of the following:

• a. Superior law student work plus two years of professional legal experience in employment law applicable to federal employees and agencies, one of which must be at a level of difficulty comparable to the GS-905-12; or
• b. Three years of professional legal experience in employment law applicable to federal employees and agencies, one of which must be at a level of difficulty comparable to the GS-905-12; or
• c. Second professional law degree (LL.M.) plus two years of professional legal experience in employment law applicable to federal employees and agencies, one of which must be at the level of difficulty comparable to the GS-905-12.

GS-905-14:

The first professional law degree (LL.B. or J.D.) plus one of the following:

• a. Superior law student work plus three years of professional legal experience in employment law applicable to federal employees and agencies, one of which must be at a level of difficulty comparable to the GS-905-13; or
• b. Four years of professional legal experience in employment law applicable to federal employees and agencies, one of which must be at level of difficulty comparable to the GS-905-13; or
• c. Second professional law degree (LL.M.) plus three years of professional legal experience in employment law applicable to federal employees and agencies, one of which must be at the level of difficulty comparable to the GS-905-13.