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GAO's Office of the General Counsel is seeking an experienced attorney for the team of attorneys that provides legal advice and assistance to GAO’s Office of Opportunity and Inclusiveness (O&I) team and the Comptroller General of the United States and others.
The attorney will work on a wide variety of issues associated with federal Equal Employment Opportunity law, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (Title VII), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), the Equal Pay Act (EPA), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) and GAO policies. The attorney will work collaboratively with O&I staff and other attorneys to provide legal assistance and counsel to ensure GAO’s EEO and O&I program is carried out, including the discrimination complaint process and investigations.
Attorneys with experience in issues involving federal EEO, Title VII, workplace investigations and complaint processing law and policy, or related fields are particularly encouraged to apply.
03/26/2018 to 04/16/2018
$112,410 - $164,200 per year
PA 02 - 03
Occasional travel - .
No
Permanent
Full-time
03
No
GAO-18-OGC-0905-005-NC
494930300
Major responsibilities will include:
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BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION: Completion of a satisfactory background investigation is necessary for the positions advertised herein.
BARGAINING UNIT STATUS: This position is not in a bargaining unit.
TRAVEL & RELOCATION EXPENSES: Travel and relocation expenses related to this hiring process will not be paid.
VETERANS' PREFERENCE: There is no formal rating system for applying veterans’ preference to attorney appointments in the excepted service; however, GAO considers veterans’ preference eligibility as a positive factor in attorney hiring. Applicants eligible for veterans’ preference must include that information in their cover letter or resume and attach supporting documentation (e.g., the DD 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty and other supporting documentation) to their submissions. Although the “point” system is not used, per se, applicants eligible to claim 10-point preference must submit Standard Form (SF) 15, Application for 10-Point Veterans’ Preference, and submit the supporting documentation required for the specific type of preference claimed (visit the OPM website, www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf for a copy of SF 15 which lists the types of 10-point preferences and the required supporting document(s)). Applicants should note that SF 15 requires supporting documentation associated with service-connected disabilities or receipt of nonservice-connected disability pensions to be dated 1991 or later except in the case of service members submitting official statements or retirement orders from a branch of the Armed Forces showing that his or her retirement was due to a permanent service-connected disability or that he/she was transferred to the permanent disability retired list (the statement or retirement orders must indicate that the disability is 10% or more
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
If your submission demonstrates that you meet the criteria listed in the Qualifications section and includes the required cover letter and resume, your application will be further evaluated based on:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Submit the documents listed in the Required Documents section to legalcareers@gao.gov.
Applicants may be invited to interview for the position based on the evaluation of their application package. If you are invited to interview, you will be asked to provide a writing sample and references, which will be considered in the selection process. Applicants may be invited to more than one round of interviews. Applicants will be grouped and evaluated by prospective grade level (Band II or Band III), and the successful applicant will be hired at the grade level commensurate with their qualifications.
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