This position is in the Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) located in Washington, DC. RELOCATION EXPENSES WILL NOT BE PAID.   THIS VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT MAY BE USED TO FILL ADDITIONAL POSITIONS WITHIN 90 DAYS.

Duties

Works on cases or legal issues of extreme complexity. These are characterized by one or more of the following: (1) extremely complex and difficult issues requiring a high order of legal endeavor often require the incumbent to balance conflicting interests and (2) matters that can have an important impact on the telecommunications industry and program beneficiaries whose economic position affects major private and public interests.  Provides authoritative advice, review and consultation of issues to bureau officials on the Commission’s role in implementing policies and procedures pursuant the Communications Act and other federal statutes as appropriate. Drafts and reviews orders and regulations relating to wireline matters. Identifies and analyzes challenging situations and works with internal and external stakeholders. Provides policy recommendations to division and bureau management. Analyzes public comments received and makes recommendation for new rules or modification to existing rules. Prepares agenda items and proposed memorandum opinion and orders; notices of proposed rulemaking; and other decisional documents.

Requirements

• Bar Membership Documentation Required Upon Selection.
• Education-Transcripts Required Upon Selection.
• US Citizenship.
• Suitable for employment as determined by a background investigation.
• Serve a probationary period of one year, if applicable.
• Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered with Selective Service.
• Financial disclosure statement may be required upon assuming the position.
• Current FCC employees must provide SF-50 verifying grade & status
• SF-50 Documenting One Year of Time in Grade Required

Qualifications

Applicants must meet eligibility and qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Current Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Professional law experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. In order to be deemed as "BEST QUALIFIED" candidates must meet both the educational requirements AND the Specialized Experience. A. Education You must meet the minimum basic educational requirements for Attorney positions. Education requirements include:  a professional law degree JD, LL.B., and/or LL.M.  NOTE-If you do not provide a transcript at the time of application, a transcript will be required to be provided at the time of selection. AND B. Specialized Experience For this position at the GS-12 level, applicants must possess at least one year of professional law experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 level in the Federal Service. For this position, professional law experience includes the following:  1) conducting in-depth legal research; 2) drafting legal documents; and 3) providing input regarding the resolution of legal issues.For this position at the GS-13 level, applicants must possess at least two years of professional law experience and at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 in the Federal service.  For this position, specialized experience includes the following:  1) conducting legal research and preparing legal documents; 2) developing research strategies for complex legal issues; 3) writing documents such as briefs, issue papers, rulemaking items or portions thereof, and report summaries with analyses and recommendations; and 4) making oral presentations, communicating legal research results, and defending legal positions.          For this position at the GS-14 level, applicants must possess at least three years of professional law experience and at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 in the Federal service.  For this position, specialized experience includes the following:  1) conducting legal research and preparing legal documents; 2) developing research strategies for complex legal issues; 3) writing complex documents such as briefs, issue papers, orders, rulemaking items, and report summaries with analyses and recommendations; 4) making oral presentations, communicating legal research results, and defending legal positions; and 5) experience providing legal guidance to attorneys and other professionals.            PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE:  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.

Education

Refer to Educational requirements outlined within the "Qualifications" section.

Contacts

• Address Federal Communications Commission 45 L Street NE Washington, District of Columbia 20554 United States
• Name: Deborah Monley
• Phone: 202-418-0775
• Email: [email protected]