Clarification from the agency

All U.S. Citizens

Duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Represents EOIR as a trial attorney in complex and sensitive cases concerning all facets of federal labor and employment laws before Administrative Judges of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA), and federal courts.
• Provides advice on sensitive and intricate legal issues that often present novel issues and complex factual scenarios in an area with evolving case law and the absence of clearly applicable precedents.
• Establishes case strategy and tactics from the initial complaint or charge through the conclusion of the administrative hearing and appeals processes.
• Develops guidance and advice on the interpretation and application of employment law decisions for consistent application and implementation throughout EOIR.
• Provides and prepares oral and written advice and technical legal guidance to management officials, including opinions on extremely complex legal issues or factual questions, often involving conflicting interests.

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• You must complete a background investigation, credit check, and drug test.
• Selective Service Registration is required, as applicable.
• A two year trial period will be required.
• May be required to file a Financial Disclosure.
• Salary payments must be by direct deposit to a financial institution.

Qualifications

In order to qualify for the Attorney Advisor (ELR) position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications:

• Education: Applicants must possess a LL.B. or a J.D. degree.

• Licensure: Applicants must be an active member of the bar (any U.S. jurisdiction) in good standing, duly licensed and authorized to practice law as an attorney under the laws of any U.S. state, territory of the U.S., or the District of Columbia. (Provide the month and year in which you obtained your first license and the State from which it was issued.)

• Experience delivering training sessions to management officials on principles of employment and labor law.
• Experience advising Senior Agency Officials on litigation risk and settlement options.
• Experience mentoring/training junior attorneys and other professional staff.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

If it is determined that you meet the minimum qualification requirement, your application will be identified for referral to the hiring manager for further review and consideration. There is no formal rating system for applying veteran's preference to attorney appointments in the excepted service; however, the Department of Justice considers veteran's preference eligibility as a positive factor in attorney hiring. Applicants eligible for veteran's preference must include that information in their cover letter or resume and attach supporting documentation (e.g. the DD214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty and other supporting documentation) to their submissions.

Although the "point" system is not used, per se, applicants eligible to claim 10- point preference must submit Standard From SF-15, Application for 10- Point Veteran Preference, and submit the supporting documentation required for the specific type of preference claimed (visit the OPM website, www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf for a copy of the SF-15, which list the types of 10- point preferences and the required supporting document (s). Applicants should note that SF-15 requires supporting documentation associated with service-connected disabilities or receipt of non-service connected disabilities pensions to be dated 1991 or later except in the case of service members submitting official statements or retirement orders from a branch or Armed Forces showing that his or her retirement was due to permanent service-connected disability or that he/she was transferred to the permanent disability retirement list (the statement or retirement orders must indicate that the disability is 10% or more.)

In order to be rated as meeting the minimum qualifications, we must be able to determine from your application package that you have the education and experience that is required. Applicants who have qualifying experience performed on less than a full-time basis must specify the percentage and length of time spent in performance of such duties.

It is your responsibility to carefully review the list of required documents below and submit the necessary documentation based on your eligibility. Your complete Application Package must be received no later than 11:59 pm Eastern on the closing date of the announcement.

To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:

1. Resume - All Applicants: You must submit a resume (a two page or less resume is required) containing the following pieces of information for each job entry listed in your employment history:
2. A complete Assessment Questionnaire.
3. Writing Sample (only the first 10 pages will be reviewed. Not to exceed ten (10) pages)
4. Other supporting documents (submit if applicable to you):

• Veterans' documentation (DD-214 (Member 4 copy), dated VA Letter, SF-15)
• Any other supporting documentation required for verification as described in the announcement.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

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