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This position is in Department of Energy's Office of Economic Impact and Diversity, Office of Civil Rights and Equal Employment Opportunity, Civil Rights Division (OCR). As a General Attorney in OCR, you will perform a variety of legal work, including drafting legal documents, conducting legal research and analysis, and rendering legal advice with respect to complex legal questions and factual issues arising under federal civil rights statutes and related Executive Orders and regulations.
07/05/2022 to 07/11/2022
$94,373 - $176,300 per year
GS 13 - 14
2 vacancies in the following location:
No
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - May be required.
No
Permanent
Full-time
Excepted
14
No
No
22-ED-00120-11554982-EX
662973600
As a full performance General Attorney, you will:
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate the following:
GS13:
1) Must be a graduate of a law school accredited by the American Bar Association with a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree or a Bachelor of Law(LL.B.) degree. (Transcripts Must be provided with your application package.); and
2) Must have membership in good standing in the bar of a State, District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Must submit proof of bar membership in good standing); and
3) One year of professional (attorney) legal experience and advanced educational attainments that clearly indicate the ability to independently perform complex legal work; PLUS one additional year of professional (attorney) experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to that of an attorney at the grade immediately below the one being filled.
GS14:
1) Must be a graduate of a law school accredited by the American Bar Association with a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree or a Bachelor of Law(LL.B.) degree. (Transcripts Must be provided with your application package.); and
2) Must have membership ingood standing in the bar of a State, District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Must submit proof of bar membership in good standing); and
3) Three years of professional (attorney) legal experience; and advanced educational attainments that clearly indicate the ability to independently perform complex legal work; PLUS one additional year of professional (attorney) experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to that of an attorney at the grade immediately below the one being filled.
This position has a positive education requirement: transcripts and proof of Bar membership MUST be provided with your application package to receive further consideration.
Qualifications Standard and Individual Occupational Requirements: 0905
Candidates must be a graduate of a law school accredited by the American Bar Association with a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree or a Bachelor of Law (LL.B.) degree. (Transcripts must be provided with application package).
Education must be obtained from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Foreign education must be reviewed by an organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For special instructions pertaining to foreign education and a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, see the Department of Education website.You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Once the application process is complete, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the job qualifications. If you are minimally qualified for this job, your responses to the self-assessment questions (True/False, Yes/ No, Multiple Choice questions) will be evaluated and you will be placed into one of three pre-defined quality categories under Category Rating procedures. These categories are "Best Qualified", "Well Qualified", and "Qualified. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application materials, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this job.
Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):
To apply for this position, you MUST provide a complete application package which includes:
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.
Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online application, to include submission of the required documentation specified in the Required Documents section. A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the announcement closing date to receive consideration.
The application process is as follows:
Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. The status of your application will be updated in USAJOBS as it is evaluated.
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You will be contacted directly if an interview is required.
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