Job Specifications
Washington, DC
Atlanta, GA
Chicago, IL
Boston, MA
New york, NY
Philadelphia, PA
$130,000 - $190,000 PA
2 days ago
Full Time
Senior Level
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General Attorney
As a General Attorney, you will serve as an employment law attorney in the General Law Division /Office of the General Counsel (OGC). OGC provides sound and timely legal advice and representation to our GSA clients. The General Counsel is GSA's Designated Agency Ethics Official and is responsible for managing the Agency's ethics program. OGC also maintains a central office that manages GSA-wide claims under the Federal Tort Claims Act.
We are currently filling one vacancy, but additional vacancies may be filled as needed. As assigned, will research and analyze complex employment laws, regulations, policies, and case precedents to formulate well-reasoned and legally sound advice on a wide range of personnel matters of first impression. Serving as an attorney, providing seasoned guidance to management on personnel actions, such as disciplinary actions, performance management issues, adverse actions,, ensuring compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements. As assigned, will act as an attorney who represents the agency in the most complex and difficult cases before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the Merit Systems Protection Board. Provides litigation support to Assistant U.S. Attorneys litigating employment cases before federal district and appellate courts. Assists in the the legal review and assists in the development of agency-wide policies, regulations, and directives to ensure legal compliance and consistency with GSA's statutory authorities under applicable statutes. Reviews the legal sufficiency of conduct and performance actions. Handles matters that may be so delicate they have intense congressional interest, involve the largest sums of money handled by the office (i.e. multi-million dollars), and/or are vigorously contested by extremely capable attorneys.
Requirements
To evaluate your qualifications, your resume must clearly demonstrate how you meet the specialized experience described below. Your resume must not exceed two pages. To ensure your qualifications can be fully evaluated, we recommend including the following information: Name, address, telephone number, email address; Job Title (if Federal Service, provide series and grade; if not in GS plan, provide GS equivalent grade); Relevant work experience—should include employer name, job title, start and end dates (month/year), the number of hours worked per week and descriptions that explain how you meet the required qualifications in the job announcement. Education, certifications or licensures—If the job announcement requires any education, certifications or licensures, make sure to include the required information and any required documents like transcripts. Your resume should contain enough information to make a valid determination that you fully meet experience requirements for each grade level you are applying to. If you do not provide enough information for us to determine your qualifications, you may be rated ineligible. If you have volunteered your service through a National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, Americorps), we encourage you to apply and include this experience on your resume. The GS-14 salary range starts at $133,007. Locality pay will be determined upon selection. If you are a new federal employee, your starting salary will likely be set at the Step 1 of the grade for which you are selected. This position has a positive education requirement: Applicants must submit a copy of their law school transcript(s) by the closing date of announcements to verify qualifications. If selected, an official transcript will be required prior to appointment. To qualify, you must possess all of the following: A Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association (at the time of graduation); AND Candidates must be an active member of the Bar in good standing (licensed to practice law) in any State, a Territory of the United States, District of Columbia or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; AND At least three years years of professional legal experience acquired after being admitted to the bar.