Legal Administrative Specialist (Competition Advisement)

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement, including specialized experience and/or education, as defined below.

SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR - Selective Placement Factors are a prerequisite to appointment and represent minimum requirements for a position. Applicants who do not meet it are ineligible for further consideration. The following special or additional competencies or special qualifications are needed for this position.:

• Legal training and experience necessary to serve as a legal subject matter advisor, conduct complex legal research and analysis, and provide technical assistance on complex legal issues and investigations

FOR THE GS-11 LEVEL: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-09 level) that may have been obtained in the private or public (local, county, state, Federal) sectors which demonstrates:

• Conducting legal research and analysis, or participating in investigations of complaints related to unfair or deceptive business practices, antitrust or anticompetitive activities, commodities or financial market regulation, or similar areas of business law and regulation.
• Providing recommendations based on legal analysis, investigative results, rulemaking activities, legislative analysis, or document review to senior staff for further approval.
• Presenting technical and legal information in verbal or written format to meet the intended audience's needs.

FOR THE GS-12 LEVEL: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-11 level) that may have been obtained in the private or public (local, county, state, Federal) sectors which demonstrates:

• Experience working on issues related to unfair or deceptive business practices, antitrust or anticompetitive activities, commodities or financial market or institution regulation, or the regulation of agricultural, livestock, or poultry markets.
• Participating in legal or regulatory enforcement investigations, rulemaking activities, or legislative or regulatory policy development or implementation.
• Experience reviewing documents, researching, and writing legal memoranda on novel issues, including discussing facts and legal authority, developing litigation documents, and providing legal recommendations regarding investigations and formal complaints.
• Independently prioritize one or more projects, cases, or investigations when assigned simultaneously.
• Developing legal, regulatory, or policy recommendations or proposals on matters involving complex applications of law to factual, market, or policy circumstances.

Note: There is no education substitution for this grade level.

FOR THE GS-13 LEVEL: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-12 level) that may have been obtained in the private or public (local, county, state, Federal) sectors which demonstrates:

• Experience participating in legal or regulatory enforcement investigations, rulemaking activities, or legislative or regulatory policy development or implementation.
• Experience conducting complex legal research, legal analysis, and technical and investigative assistance on issues related to the enforcement of unfair or deceptive business practices, antitrust or anticompetitive activities, commodities or financial market or institution regulation, or the regulation of agricultural, livestock, or poultry markets.
• Experience with antitrust problems and knowledge of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Administrative Procedures Act; engaging in all aspects of discovery; deposition preparation; conducting or assisting senior attorneys in depositions; and assisting senior attorneys in preparation for and conducting trials in State and Federal Court.
• Experience in multiple aspects of the preparation of legal documentation, such as but not limited to, the preparation of legal memoranda, participating in deposition preparation, conducting, or assisting senior attorneys in depositions, assisting senior attorneys in preparation for and conducting trials, preparing proposed or final rules or administrative records, drafting or preparing legislation, drafting legal contracts or disclosure documents involving legal, due diligence, or drafting legal filings before a court or regulatory body.
• Experience preparing investigative or rulemaking work plans to ensure that every element necessary to establish a violation or rule is supported by adequate, competent, and sound evidence and participating as the lead investigator or rule writer.

Note: There is no education substitution for this grade level.

TRANSCRIPTS are required if:

• You are qualifying for the position based on education.
• You are qualifying for this position based on a combination of experience and education.
• This education must have been successfully completed and obtained from an accredited school, college, or university.