Law Clerk (Legal Honors Intern)
Company
Department of Housing and Urban Development - Office of General Counsel
Location
Multiple Locations
Type
Full Time
Job Description
Summary
This position is located in the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of General Counsel.
The Legal Honors Program will begin in September 2025. If selected, you MUST be able to start work and report for duty on or before August 25, 2025.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
LEGAL HONORS PROGRAM
The Legal Honors Program will begin in September 2025. If selected, you MUST be able to start work and report for duty on or before August 25, 2025.
Candidates will be selected for a job assigned to one of the official duty stations listed in this announcement. Failure to report to duty at the location for which the candidate is selected may be grounds for a disciplinary action, including removal.
HUD's Legal Honors Program is designed for law students graduating from J.D. and LLM programs, and recent law school graduates completing a judicial clerkship. The Legal Honors Program is HUD's only hiring program for entry-level attorneys.
Legal Honors are assigned either to Headquarters or a Regional Office. During the program, all Legal Honors are given the opportunity to complete rotations across OGC functions and within other Federal agencies if elected. Rotations may include: Assisted Housing, Community Development, Fair Housing, Insured Housing, Legislations and Regulations, Litigation, Mortgage Backed Securities, Personnel and Ethics, Procurement Law, Program Enforcement, and Real Estate and transactional work. Legal Honors will receive their permanent work placement upon successful completion of the 14-month appointment and bar admission.
Legal Honors are assigned mentors, receive training, and participate in monthly discussions to enhance their experience and professional development.
The target position upon conversion is a GS-0905-12 Trial Attorney or Attorney Advisor with a full performance level of GS-905-14. However, conversion is not mandatory or guaranteed.
The program is highly competitive and candidates are selected on the basis of merit. Selection considerations include many factors such as: academic achievement; law review and other publication work; extracurricular activities such as moot court competitions and legal clinics; employment history; and participation in activities related to HUD's mission.
Additional information regarding the legal honors law clerk program can be found at: https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/general_counsel/legalhonorsprogram
Qualifications
Legal Honors Law Clerk Program GS-11:
To be considered for the Law Clerk Program, applicants MUST meet the following criteria:
- Third-year law students who will earn their J.D. by June 2025; OR
- Graduate law (LL.M) students in their last year of study who will graduate by June 2025; OR
- A law school graduate holding a current judicial law clerk position whose clerkship ends no later than September 2025. AND
- Must NOT have been admitted to the bar of any State, District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or territories of the United States. AND
- Applicants must have an overall grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 based on a scale of 4.0. AND
- Only United States citizens can be admitted to the Law Clerk Program, and each person selected for the program must undergo a complete security/background investigation and be granted a security clearance.
Education
To be considered for the Law Clerk Program, applicants MUST meet the following criteria:
- Third-year law students who will earn their J.D. by June 2025; OR
- Graduate law (LL.M) students in their last year of study who will graduate by June 2025; OR
- A law school graduate holding a current judicial law clerk position whose clerkship ends no later than September 2025.
For positions with an education requirement, you MUST submit a copy of your transcripts. The transcript must be submitted with the law school's grading system explanation attached. An official transcript will be required if you are selected. If you are a 3rd year law student, please ensure your transcript includes grades through the 4th semester (Spring 2025). If you are a graduate law (LL.M) student in your last year of study, you must submit a copy of your JD and LLM transcript.
Additional information
OTHER INFORMATION:
- We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies.
- Relocation expenses will not be paid.
- Relocation incentive will not be paid.
- Recruitment incentive will not be paid.
- This is a non-bargaining unit position.
- This position is Exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
- HUD offers alternative and flexible work schedules.
- This announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies for similar positions across HUD. During the online application process, you will be asked to specify if you would like your application information shared with other hiring managers in the Program Office listed in this announcement or in other HUD Program Offices. Opting to share your application information will not impact your application for this announcement, nor will it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.
- Duration of appointment is considered a trial period.
- A 2-year trial period is also required and begins if/when converted to a permanent position.
- Must successfully complete a background investigation.
- Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency.
- Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer.
- If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so.
- Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form i-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S.
- Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.
HUD employees are subject to a number of government-wide and HUD specific ethics laws and regulations, including restrictions on working in a real estate related business, and having Section 8 tenants, along with other prohibited interests and activities. To review applicable ethics rules and HUD specific restrictions, please visit https://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/general_counsel/ethics.
Date Posted
09/23/2024
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