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

Duties

As a/an Supervisory Attorney Advisor (Deputy Assistant General Counsel), you will: Participate with FHEO staff in compliance reviews of HUD assisted programs pursuant to Title VI, Section 504 and other appropriate authorities and concerning a wide variety of complex issues including segregation, disparate terms and conditions and environmental justice. Provide legal and strategic advice on investigative plans, analysis of data, reports and findings of compliance/noncompliance and the determination of appropriate remedial action in instances of noncompliance (settlement or adversarial action) Review proposed Departmental issuances, such as regulations and guidance, program and funding notices, circulars, and handbooks to determine whether they have civil rights implications, particularly in the areas of fair housing and other related civil rights issues, and recommends concurrence or non-concurrence to the Associate General Counsel. Study, on a continuing basis, significant developments in court cases, regulations, and administrative proceedings of HUD and other Departments involving civil rights issues and their particular applicability to fair housing and equal opportunity. Prepares and administers training for both legal and non-legal Departmental staff on legal aspects of Departmental effects to enforce Title VI, Section 109, Title VIII, and other civil rights requirements. Incumbent assists in the training of new attorneys in the Division. Provide oral advice and written legal opinions on all aspects of the Department's enforcement responsibilities under the Fair Housing Act. This work requires original thinking, careful writing and extensive discussion of the issues. Incumbent must exercise maturity of judgment in the work performed. The incumbent provides advice and counsel to senior officials of the Office of General Counsel and Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, HUD Regional Counsels, and FHEO Region Directors.

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 year of specialized experience at the GS-14 grade level or equivalent in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as: - Experience as a supervisor or providing subject matter leadership and/or assistance to attorneys and investigators conducting fair housing, civil rights, and accessibility investigations, pre-litigation enforcement efforts, policy reviews, program implementation, and client-counseling, including the application of such requirements to housing programs, and providing oral and written legal opinions on one or more related disciplines (fair housing, civil rights, and accessibility); OR demonstrated legal knowledge of, and experience with, fair housing, civil rights, and accessibility requirements as applied to housing programs; AND - Experience analyzing and interpreting federal, state or local statutes; providing effective legal advice; maintaining cases, matters or projects simultaneously; and developing and maintaining highly collaborative and productive working relationships with clients, other agencies, stakeholders, and the public. 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.

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]