This position is in the Administrative Law Division, Office of General Counsel (OGC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC) located in Washington, DC. Relocation expenses will not be paid. THIS VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT MAY BE USED TO FILL ADDITIONAL POSITIONS WITHIN 90 DAYS.

Duties

An appointment as an Attorney Advisor to the Office of General Counsel Administrative Law Division’s Agenda Review Team offers unique and challenging work for highly-motivated individuals.  Incumbent reports directly to the Deputy Associate General Counsel for Agenda Review, Administrative Law Division, and participates as a member of one of three Division teams of "agenda review" attorneys.  Duties of these teams include but are not limited to the following:

Requirements

• FCC Employees Only
• US Citizenship.
• Suitable for employment as determined by a background investigation.
• SF-50 Documenting One Year of Time in Grade Required
• Bar Membership documentation required upon selection
• Transcripts required upon selection
• Financial Disclosure may be required
• Current FCC employees must provide SF-50 verifying grade & status.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet eligibility and qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Current Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Professional law experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. In order to be deemed as "BEST QUALIFIED" candidates must meet both the educational requirements and the specialized experience requirements outlined below. A. Education You must meet the minimum basic educational requirements for Attorney positions. Education requirements include: a professional law degree JD, LL.B., and/or LL.M. If transcripts are not submitted at the time of application, a copy of the transcript must be submitted at the time of selection. AND B. Specialized Experience To Qualify for the GS-15:Applicant must possess at least four years of professional law experience and at least one year of that experience must be specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal Service.   For this position, specialized experience includes the following:  Experience researching, interpreting and applying federal statutes and regulations to novel questions; analyzing complex legal and technical issues and providing recommendations or solutions; experience preparing comprehensive legal documents; communicate and interact with individuals at various levels of authority both orally and in writing. PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

Refer to information outlined under the "Qualifications" subheading.

Contacts

• Address Federal Communications Commission 45 L Street NE Washington, District of Columbia 20554 United States
• Name: Kristin Young
• Phone: 540-303-8108
• Email: [email protected]