Attorney-Advisor (General)

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 one of the following:--possess at least 1-year of professional legal experience following law school graduation; OR--have a second professional law degree; OR--meet any of the criteria indicated below:(a) academic standing in top one-third of law school graduating class;(b) graduation with academic honors;(c) significant participation on the law school's law review;(d) significant participation in the law school's moot court competition;(e) significant participation in a clinical legal aid program;(f) significant summer law office clerk experience; or(g) other equivalent evidence of clearly superior achievement.

GS-13/14: 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:

--GS-13 = 2 years
--GS-14 = 3 ½ years

To better assess your qualifications for this position, please address the following in your cover letter:

- Knowledge or experience related to energy and mineral projects, particularly renewable energy, oil and gas, carbon sequestration, or operations in the marine environment;

- Knowledge or experience related to energy or natural resource laws, environmental laws, administrative law, oceans law, or bankruptcy law;

- Knowledge or experience related to statutory and regulatory enforcement actions; and

- Knowledge or experience with litigation, negotiations, drafting agreements, or counseling on complex projects or regulatory matters.

Candidates should have excellent oral and written communication skills, proficiency in research and analysis, the ability to work effectively and collegially with other people, the capacity to independently manage workloads and deadlines, and exercise sound judgment.

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

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