Supervisory Attorney Adviser

In order to better assess your qualifications for this position, when preparing your resume and cover letter, please be sure to address your experience managing a staff and counseling senior executive, and your experience in or familiarity with the areas of law listed above in "Responsibilities," as well as administrative law (including the Administrative Procedure Act, particularly informal rulemaking), the National Environmental Policy Act, the Freedom of Information Act, and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

Basic Qualification Requirements
Education: You must be a graduate from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association.
Bar Membership: You 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.
Documentation: You must submit proof that you are licensed and authorized to practice law. Such proof can include a current active bar card, a screen print from a bar website that reflects you are an active member of the bar or a letter/certificate from the bar certifying you are licensed and authorized to practice law. Documents (bar card, screen print, letter/certificate) must be dated within 3 months of the closing date of the announcement. If using a screen print, make sure it is clear when the screen print was taken. For bar cards that do not have a date on them, please also submit a screen print or letter/certificate certifying you are licensed and authorized to practice law dated within 3 months of the announcement closing date.

To qualify for a GS-15 applicants must possess at least 6-years of professional legal experience following law school graduation;

For any of the grades indicated above 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;
   • graduation with academic honors;
   • significant participation on the law school's law review;
   • significant participation in the law school's moot court competition;
   • significant participation in a clinical legal aid program;
   • significant summer law office clerk experience; or
   • other equivalent evidence of clearly superior achievement.

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

All applicants must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements for the position by the closing date of the announcement.

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.

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