The position is located in the U.S. International Trade Commission, Office of the General Counsel. The incumbent serves as a Supervisory Attorney Advisor for import injury proceedings such as antidumping and countervailing duty investigations under the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and safeguard investigations under the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, and is responsible for assisting in the carrying out of functions assigned in support of the Commission mission.

Duties

As a Supervisory Attorney for import injury matters, the incumbent provides day-to-day supervision of attorneys that provide guidance to the Commission on legal aspects of the USITC's import injury investigative proceedings, such as antidumping and countervailing duty investigations under the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and safeguard investigations under the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. The incumbent may assist in supervision of trade remedies litigation. Incumbent reviews and approves drafts prepared by staff attorneys of memoranda, opinions, and other documents pertaining to import injury investigative proceedings and related matters. Incumbent searches out and keeps abreast of developments affecting the operation and implementation of policies and practices affecting the conduct of antidumping and countervailing duty investigations and safeguard investigations. Working with the General Counsel and other Assistant General Counsels, the incumbent performs supervisory functions including: updating training programs and conducting training of attorneys; assisting in planning for import injury investigations; assisting in rulemaking proceedings concerning import injury investigations; representing the OGC in interoffice meetings concerning import injury investigations; and overseeing attorney workload and assignment schedules.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. citizen or national.
• You will be required to pass a background investigation and fingerprint check.
• You may be required to serve a one-year probationary period.
• You are required to register for Selective Service if you are a male born after 12/31/1959.
• You will be required to submit a Financial Disclosure Statement.
• You must provide proof of your Bar membership.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all of the qualification requirements, including education and any selective placement factors described below by the closing date of this announcement. Education may only be substituted in accordance with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook. Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order to be credited towards qualifications. Applicants must have the general and specialized experience outlined below which provided the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position. To be hired as a Supervisory Attorney with us, you must: possess at least a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) degree or a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association; AND currently be a member in good standing of the Bar of a state or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. You will be required to submit proof of your Bar membership as part of your application package to show that you meet this requirement. Any offer is contingent on receipt of a letter or certificate of good standing for each bar of which the applicant is an active member dated within 30 days of any offer. IN ADDITION to meeting the requirements above, you must meet the specific and/or specialized experience: Five years of specialized experience which is defined as professional legal experience in areas such as: appellate litigation; antidumping, countervailing duty and/or safeguard law; judicial clerkship; federal administrative law; and/or experience interpreting statutes, regulations, court decisions and agency determinations related to the USITC, OR One (1) year of general experience which is defined as professional legal experience of a broad, general nature, not requiring specialization or expertise in a specific area or type of law AND four (4) years of specialized legal experience with antidumping and countervailing duty investigations or safeguard investigations. This experience must have provided a thorough experience interpreting statutes, regulations, court decisions and agency determinations related to the USITC's trade remedy investigations. Applicant must have extensive experience writing and editing legal documents. Applicant must demonstrate supervisory level skills.

Education

All applicants must possess a first professional law degree: J.D. or LL.B from an American Bar Association Law School, or equivalent training. Equivalent training is training permitted in some states in lieu of attendance at a law school. To be acceptable, this training must be of the kind and nature required by the state in which the bar exam is taken. A copy of your transcript(s) is required to show proof that you meet this requirement. Please see the Required Documents section of the announcement for more specific information.

Submit a copy of your transcript(s) or list of courses with credit hours, major(s) and grade-point average or class ranking. Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the 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. Click on the link for a list of accredited organizations recognized as specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials: http://www.naces.org/members.htm.

Contacts

• Address Office of the General Counsel 500 E St SW Washington, DC 20436 US
• Name: Steve Parker
• Phone: 202-205-2651
• Email: [email protected]