This is an appointment offering unique and challenging work for a highly motivated individual, as part of the Office of General Counsel’s Litigation Division, Federal Communications Commission in Washington, DC. RELOCATION EXPENSES WILL NOT BE PAID.   THIS VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT MAY BE USED TO FILL ADDITIONAL POSITIONS WITHIN 90 DAYS.

Duties

As a Trial Attorney the incumbent will be performing the below duties:

Requirements

• Bar Membership Documentation Required Upon Selection.
• Education-Transcripts Required Upon Selection.
• US Citizenship.
• Suitable for employment as determined by a background investigation.
• Serve a probationary period of one year, if applicable.
• Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered with Selective Service.
• Financial disclosure statement may be required upon assuming the position.
• Current FCC employees must provide SF-50 verifying grade & status
• SF-50 Documenting One Year of Time in Grade Required

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. 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.  NOTE-If you do not provide a transcript at the time of application, a transcript will be required to be provided at the time of selection. AND B. Specialized Experience For this position, professional law experience and specialized experience includes the following:Specialized Experience: Applicants must have a minimum of one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade in the Federal service. For this position, professional law experience and specialized experience includes the following: For the GS-14 position: Applicant must possess at least three years of professional law experience and at least one year of that experience must be specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal Service performing the following: serving as a litigator in the United States District Courts (federal courts), before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Merit Systems Protection Board, or other tribunals; appearing in mediations or arbitrations in personnel matters; drafting pleadings, briefs and motions, discovery requests and responses; taking and/or defending depositions; preparing witnesses for deposition and trial; conducting legal research on complex issues; analyzing complex legal and technical issues and developing litigation strategies; presenting oral arguments in court; and providing legal advice on a variety of matters to attorneys and other professionals.For the GS-15 position: 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 performing the following: serving as a senior litigator in the United States District Courts (federal courts), before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Merit Systems Protection Board, or other tribunals; appearing in mediations or arbitrations in personnel matters; drafting pleadings, briefs and motions, discovery requests and responses; taking and/or defending depositions; preparing witnesses for deposition and trial; conducting legal research on complex issues; analyzing complex legal and technical issues and developing litigation strategies; drafting appellate briefs; presenting oral arguments in court; providing legal advice on a variety of matters to attorneys and other professionals.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 Educational requirements outlined within the "Qualifications" section.

Contacts

• Address Federal Communications Commission 45 L Street NE Washington, District of Columbia 20554 United States
• Name: Beverly Davis
• Phone: 202-418-1899
• Email: [email protected]