Attorney-Adviser

In order to better assess your qualifications for this position, when preparing your resume please be sure to address your experience in or familiarity with the following areas of legal work: advising on all legal issues pertaining to Government ethics, including criminal conflict of interest laws, Executive Branch Standards of Conduct and the Hatch Act; In addition, please address your experience in or familiarity with the following subject matter areas and legal authorities: providing guidance on novel and cross-cutting issues related to conflict-of-interest provisions of 18 U.S.C Part I, Chapter 11; the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch; the Department of the Interior supplemental standards and employee conduct rules; and other standards of conduct or behavior.

Basic Qualification Requirements
Applicants must be law school graduates with LL.B. or J.D. degrees AND applicants must be an active member in good standing of a state, territory of the United States, District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico bar.

Applicants must also meet the following:
GS-15: In addition to meeting the basic qualification requirements described above, applicants must also have the following additional years of professional legal experience for the grade level indicated:
- To qualify for a GS-15 applicants must possess at least 6-years of professional legal experience following law school graduation; Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
You can substitute one year of experience with any of the following:

1. have a second professional law degree; OR
2. meet any of the criteria indicated below:

• academic standing in top one-third of law school graduating class;
• other equivalent evidence of clearly superior achievement.
• significant summer law office clerk experience; or
• significant participation in a clinical legal aid program;
• significant participation in the law school's moot court competition.
• significant participation on the law school's law review;
• graduation with academic honors.

Candidates should have excellent oral communication, writing, research and analytical skills, and the ability to work effectively with other people, and exercise sound judgment.

Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualification Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions and is available at OPM's website: https://www.opm.gov/qualifications/standards/indexes/num-ndx.asp

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.