•    This position is telework eligible consistent with the Agency’s telework and remote work program policy.This position is located in Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in Chicago, IL. The Supervisory General Attorney is responsible for providing legal advice, leadership, and guidance for the civil rights and compliance and enforcement program at a regional office for a geographic region composed of one or more states over.

Duties

APPLICATION LIMIT: This vacancy announcement is limited to the first 50 applications received and will close at 11:59PM Eastern Time on the day that we receive the 50th application, or at 11:59PM Eastern Time on the listed closing date, whichever occurs first.  We encourage you to read this entire vacancy announcement prior to submitting your application.As a Supervisory General Attorney, GS-0905-15, you will be responsible for:•    Providing oversight of legal advice given and written work produced within the regional office to ensure high-quality work products and sound legal analysis. •    Possessing expert and on-going knowledge of current and emerging civil rights issues in the region over which the regional office has jurisdiction. •    Maintaining close working relationships with counterpart Chief Attorneys from other OCR offices, allowing OCR to share promising practices and to identify, anticipate and respond to emerging legal issues and emerging regional or national trends. •    Supervising either directly or as a second-line supervisor, depending upon office structure,attorneys and/or investigative staff in the regional office. •    Providing advice to subordinates on all aspects of program operations within the regional office, such as Presidential initiatives, OCR's Strategic Plan, program priority issues, interpretation of civil rights law, policy development, case processing procedures, regional productivity, quality, customer service, and management philosophy.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen
• Males 18 and over must be registered with the Selective Service.
• You may be subject to serve a one-year trial period.
• You may be subject to serve a one-year supervisory probationary period.
• Relocation will not be paid.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualification Requirements: 1. You must be a graduate from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association, AND 2. Proof of admission to the Bar of the highest court of a state, territory, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and current membership in such Bar as would permit the practice of law. You must be a member in good standing of a state, territory of the United States, District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico bar, AND 3. Has five years professional legal experience, at least one of the five years MUST be at the level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to that of an attorney at the grade immediately below the one being filled,  OR Has four years professional legal experience, at least one of the four years MUST be at the level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to that of an attorney at the grade immediately below the one being filled, PLUS a second professional law degree (LL.M.) which requires one full year of graduate study  OR Has four years professional legal experience, at least one of the four years MUST be at the level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to that of an attorney at the grade immediately below the one being filled, PLUS record shows superior law schoolwork or activities as demonstrated by one of the following: Academic standing in the upper third 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 that represents the law school in competition with other law schools. Full-time or continuous participation, for one year or two semesters of law school, in a legal aid program (as opposed to one-time, intermittent, or casual participation). Significant summer law office clerk experience after beginning law school. Other equivalent evidence of clearly superior achievement. Specialized Experience for the GS-15 One year of experience in either federal or non-federal service that is equivalent to at least a GS-14 performing two (2) out of three (3) of the following duties or work assignments: Experience working with applicable civil rights laws and regulations. Experience applying investigative, analytical, fact-finding, program solving, consulting, evaluation, dispute resolution, mediation, negotiation, and compliance techniques. Experience communicating with elected officials and members of the public to effectively present information.

Education

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must submit a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.  For further information, please click Foreign Education.

Contacts

• Address EDUCATION-OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS 400 Maryland Ave. S.W. Attn: Human Resources Services Washington, District of Columbia 20202 United States
• Name: Kristin Isam
• Phone: 717-453-7990
• Email: [email protected]