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

Duties

As a/an Attorney-Advisor (General), you will: Serve as the Managing Attorney Adviser for OGC Operations. Assists and represents the Deputy General Counsel with a wide variety of special, organizational, and confidential assignments. Serve as liaison and representative between the General Counsel, Principal Deputy General Counsel, and the Deputy General Counsel for Operations, and OGC staff in Headquarters, Regional, and Field Offices, including communications to Departmental Leadership, including the Offices of Secretary, Deputy Secretary and the Assistant Secretaries as well as Program Directors and leaders in the Field. Work directly with OGC Headquarters staff, Regional and Field Offices and HUD Program Offices to identify and implement new and improved processes, procedures and enhanced cross collaboration in a variety of areas (e.g., special projects; improvements to Legal Honors program; Operations newsletter, etc.). Develop policies and procedures for special projects, Legal Honors program, and other projects/programs that may be implemented. Develop training for OGC employees to further employee development in the areas of substantive law, employee engagement, oral presentations, writing and soft skills.

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: - Experience as an attorney responsible for providing legal advice related to administrative law or legal issues related to HUD programs. AND - Experience developing materials for and providing training and briefings. AND - Experience providing policy recommendations and opinions on complex legal and policy matters, and on operational matters to Senior leaders. AND - Experience leading a team or comparable management and leadership experience developed through training, project management, team leadership or other non-Departmental activities. A desirable candidate should have at least one year experience at the GS-14 grade level and has demonstrated legal knowledge in one or more of the areas described above, and has ongoing experience providing effective legal advice on complex and novel legal issues, managing a heavy workload and developing and maintaining productive working relationships with clients, other agencies and 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. 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]