General Attorney - EXC

In addition to the education requirement, you must also have the following specialized experience to qualify:

GS-13: 

Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience at the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the private sector, in the following areas:

• Providing legal advice and counsel for management on labor and employment law issues, such as personnel matters, representation before arbitrators and administrative bodies, representation for management at the table in collective bargaining, and equal employment opportunity matters.
• Conducting internal investigations of alleged violations of laws, regulations, or policies in anticipation of litigation.
• Investigating complex facts; research issues; review pertinent laws, legal opinions and precedents; and draft memoranda on sensitive matters, outlining cases and explaining and justifying the application of legal principles, recommendations, and conclusions.
• Preparing cases for litigation, including the drafting of motions, memoranda, briefs and other pleadings stating the facts, conducting discovery, analyzing the legal issues, identifying policy concerns, and justifying legal action or settlement.

GS-14:

Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience at the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the private sector, in the following areas:

• Providing legal advice and counsel for the Director, the Corporation, and its constituents on complex and/or sensitive issues arising under the laws governing Federal employment. Examples include equal employment opportunity, merit systems principles, labor relations (including representation for management at the table in collective bargaining), employment law issues, personnel matters such as grievances, disciplinary and adverse actions, and representation before courts, arbitrators and administrative bodies.
• Overseeing internal investigations of alleged violations of laws, regulations, or policies in anticipation of litigation.
• Investigating complex facts; research issues extensively; review pertinent laws, legal opinions and precedents; and draft memoranda on sensitive matters, outlining cases and explaining and justifying the application of legal principles, recommendations, and conclusions.
• Preparing cases for litigation, including the drafting of motions, memoranda, briefs and other pleadings stating the facts, conducting discovery, analyzing the legal issues, identifying policy concerns, and justifying legal action or settlement.

WRITING SAMPLE (REQUIRED): Each applicant must submit an original sample of their unedited written work that does not exceed ten pages in length (double or single spaced). The writing sample should demonstrate legal analysis.  A filing with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), or the Federal Labor Relations is preferred.