This position is located in the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of General Counsel. Current HUD employees only.

Duties

As a/an Assistant General Counsel (Enforcement), you will: Be responsible for all legal services related to the full and appropriate investigation of complaints filed pursuant to the Fair Housing Act (Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968) and the Violence Against Women Act including individual complaints and Secretary initiated complaints. Be responsible for the management of all litigation carried out by the Division staff related to the enforcement of the Fair Housing Act and the Violence Against Women Act, including handling adjudicatory hearings before HUD ALJs and appeals to the Secretary. Maintain liaison with all Field Counsel in areas of responsibility to assure correct and consistent interpretation of all Fair Housing Act and the Violence Against Women Act matters subject to enforcement activities in the field. Be responsible for providing legal advice and guidance to the Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity in connection with the Department's supervisory fair housing responsibilities regarding Government Sponsored Enterprises.

Requirements

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. Basic Requirements: Applicants MUST: (1) be a graduate of an accredited law school with an LL.B. or J.D.; (2) be a current member of a bar with a valid license to practice law in a state, territory of the United States, District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and (3) meet all specialized experience requirements as described in the vacancy announcement. AND Specialized Experience: For the GS-15: You must have one year of specialized experience at the GS-14 grade level or equivalent in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as: - Experience as a supervisor or providing subject matter leadership and/or assistance to attorneys and investigators conducting fair housing, civil rights, and accessibility investigations, pre-litigation enforcement efforts, policy reviews, program implementation, and client-counseling, including the application of such requirements to housing, and providing oral and written legal opinions on one or more related disciplines (fair housing, civil rights, accessibility, and Violence Against Women Act); OR demonstrated legal knowledge of, and experience with, fair housing, civil rights, accessibility requirements and Violence Against Women Act as applied to housing programs; AND - Experience analyzing and interpreting federal, state or local statutes; providing effective legal advice; maintaining cases, matters or projects simultaneously; and developing and maintaining highly collaborative and productive working relationships with clients, other agencies, stakeholders, and the public. For the GS-15, you must: Have a professional law degree (LL.B. or J.D.), plus five (5) years of professional legal experience, at least one of which must be specialized experience at a level of difficulty comparable to the GS-14 level in the Federal service. OR Have a second professional law degree (LL.M.) plus four (4) years of professional legal experience, at least one of which must be specialized experience at a level of difficulty comparable to the GS-14 level in the Federal service. OR Have a first professional law degree (LL.B., or J.D.), plus superior law student work (academic standing in upper 1/3 of the law school graduating class, high-level honors for academic excellence in law school, winning of a moot court competition with other law schools, significant work or achievement on the school's official law review, significant summer clerkship or other evidence of clearly superior achievement) plus four (4) years of professional legal experience, at least one of which must be specialized experience at a level of difficulty comparable to the GS-14 level in the Federal service. The experience may have been gained in either the public or private sector. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/date/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resume. Time-in-Grade: In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following time-in-grade requirement, if applicable: For the GS-15, you must have been at the GS-14 level for 52 weeks.

Education

Attorney positions do have an education requirement.

Applicants must be a graduate of an accredited law school with an LL.B. or J.D. For positions with an education requirement, you MUST submit a copy of your transcripts or equivalent. An official transcript will be required if you are selected. In addition you must provide proof of bar or your bar number in the vacancy questions.

The education generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. If you are qualifying based on foreign education, you must submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency. Refer to the OPM instructions.

Contacts

• Address Office of General Counsel Administrative Resource Center Parkersburg, WV 26101 US
• Name: Applicant Call Center
• Phone: 304-480-7300
• Email: [email protected]