Join the team! This position is located in the Division of Enforcement & Litigation, Office of Compliance and Field Operations. The Office identifies & investigates potentially hazardous products; enforces mandatory standards & regulations; negotiates voluntary recalls, other corrective actions & civil penalties; conducts administrative litigation to obtain mandatory recalls; and assists in the drafting & review of rules and regulations affecting CPSC’s compliance and enforcement authority. 

Duties

An attorney in the Division of Enforcement & Litigation will:

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must meet education requirements.
• Proof of Bar Membership

Qualifications

In addition to the mandatory education requirement, applicants at the GS-12, GS-13 and GS-14 levels must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following:   GS-12: 1) assisting with conducting investigations and drafting pleadings; and 2) making legal recommendations. GS-13: 1) conducting investigations; 2) assisting in determining investigative, legal strategy, and with case settlements; 3) drafting pleadings, motions, or legal memoranda; and 4) participating in hearings or trials. GS-14: 1) conducting investigations; 2) determining investigative, legal strategy, and engaging in case settlements; 3) drafting pleadings, motions, or legal memoranda; and 4) representing clients in hearings or trials. Evidence of the above specialized experience must be supported by detailed documentation of duties performed in positions held.  Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience or based on job titles alone.  If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). Applicants must meet the qualifications for this position by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

Basic Requirement: All applicants must possess a J.D. or LL.B. degree and be an active member of the bar in good standing in any state, territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the commonwealth of Puerto Rico. All applicants are required to provide proof of current, active bar membership/good standing.

GS-11: In addition to the basic requirement, applicants must have: (a) one year experience as a practicing attorney (Post Bar Admission); OR (b) a second professional law degree (LL.M); OR (c) superior law school achievement.

     Superior Law School Achievement is demonstrated by one of the following:

• Academic standing in the upper 1/3 of the law school graduating class
• Work or achievement of significance on his/her law school's official law review
• Special high-level honors for academic excellence in law school, such as election to the Order of the Coif
• Winning of a moot court competition or membership on the moot court team which represents the law school in competition with other law schools
• Full-time or continuous participation in a legal aid program as opposed to one-time, intermittent, or casual participation
• Significant summer law office clerk experience

GS-12: In addition to the basic requirement and qualifying specialized experience, applicants must have either: (a) two years of experience as a practicing attorney (Post Bar Admission); OR (b) one year of experience as a practicing attorney (Post Bar Admission) and a second professional law degree (LL.M).   

GS-13: In addition to basic requirement and qualifying specialized experience, applicants must have three years of experience as a practicing attorney (Post Bar Admission).

GS-14: In addition to basic requirement and qualifying specialized experience, applicants must have four years of experience as a practicing attorney (Post Bar Admission).

ALL applicants must also submit proof of successful completion of education requirements. This proof may consist of a law school transcript or other documentation which provides clear and specific proof of education, such as a diploma. A copy of an SF-50 only is not adequate proof of meeting the education requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable. You MUST provide transcripts to support your educational claims. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable. 

All materials must be submitted by the closing date of this announcement.

All education claimed by applicants will be verified. 

Contacts

• Address CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION Office of Human Resources Management 4330 East West Highway Bethesda, Maryland 20814 United States
• Name: HR Specialist
• Phone: 301-504-7925
• Email: recruitapps@cpsc.gov