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

Duties

As an Assistant General Counsel (Single Family Mortgage Division), you will: Serve as the primary supervisory attorney responsible for the management of all legal matters within the jurisdiction of the Single Family Mortgage Division in the Office of Insured Housing in the Office of General Counsel. Perform supervisory oversight of all matters involving loan origination and approval of lending institutions. Review, comment on, and evaluate proposed legislation and rulemaking documents for publication in the Federal Register, both in terms of technical sufficiency and in terms of the foreseeable effect on Departmental programs, method of operation, and existing legislation and regulations.

Requirements

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements by 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 full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service or equivalent. Specialized experience for this position is defined as: Experience as a supervisor or team lead in single-family mortgage programs, Housing Counseling, manufactured housing programs, or in a position requiring expertise in interpreting Federal laws and regulations; OR experience demonstrating legal knowledge of, and experience with, single-family mortgage programs, government mortgage programs, Housing Counseling or manufactured housing programs, and providing oral and written legal opinions on one or more related disciplines (agency housing programs, real estate law, corporate finance, bankruptcy, or federal litigation practice relating to housing or real estate finance); AND Experience analyzing and interpreting state or local statutes, providing effective legal advice on complex and novel issues, managing a heavy workload, and developing and maintaining highly collaborative and productive working relationships with clients, other agencies and stakeholders, and the public. AND 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.

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]