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

Duties

As a/an Supervisory Attorney-Advisor (General)-Regional Counsel, you will: Focus on servicing, claims, property disposition, asset sales, preservation, and related matters, incumbent must remain aware of and maintain a general working knowledge of legal issues pertaining to loan origination matters. Supervise all matters handled by the Division in the absence of the Assistant General Counsel. Provide and supervise the provision of expert and sensitive legal counsel to many parties. The incumbent's responsibilities include providing legal advice and assistance on matters handled by the Division pertaining to servicing, loan management, claims, asset sales, preservation, and disposition of Secretary-held mortgages and HUD-owned properties. Provide oral and written advice interpreting and applying statutes and regulations, and these advisories and options generally have the effect of broadening or restricting the Department's activities. The insurance programs affected by incumbent's activities involve billions of dollars annually, represent a significant portion of the servicing of multifamily mortgages in this country, and are of great importance to the mortgage finance industry. As a result, incumbent's interpretations have a significant effect on mortgage bankers, investors, State housing agencies, and other public and private interests. Originate and supervise correspondence providing legal advice, and originates correspondence for signature by the General Counsel and other senior counsel in the Office of General Counsel. The advice provided in this correspondence is frequently complex and precedent-setting. The advice may be issued to Departmental administrators in Headquarters or Field Offices, other Departments and agencies of the United States Government, to State and local officials, Congress, and to the public. Of particular importance, incumbent prepares advice on extremely complex and difficult issues which arise concerning servicing, loan management, payment of claims, and property management under the statutes and regulations implementing the statutes as well as other legislation. A thorough understanding of the statutes, regulations issued pursuant to the statutes, and procedures pertaining to the Department's multifamily mortgage and loan insurance programs is required in order to eliminate unnecessary and repetitious research or. many questions, and on occasion to avoid delay in problem-solving that could be costly or embarrassing to the Department. The incumbent's decisions or opinions significantly affect the functioning of public entities, the housing industry, and the financial investments and property interests of private and public entities. Hence, it is crucial that the incumbent rapidly and accurately address the issues presented for resolution.

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 experience at the GS-14 grade level or equivalent in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as: - Legal experience related to housing programs (real estate transactions, insured multifamily, Section 202/811, Section 232, Section 242, etc.), public housing, fair housing , personnel law (i.e.; employment law and/or labor law), ethics, or procurement ; AND - Defensive or affirmative litigation experience or administrative law experience; AND - Ability to maintain effective working relationships with professional peers and management officials and staff, including U.S. Attorneys, private attorneys, and other outside entities; AND - Experience in leading attorneys and providing legal skills training to attorneys. 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. The experience may have been gained in either the public or private sector. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/date/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resume.

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]