The position is telework eligible consistent with the Agency’s telework and remote work program policy.This position is located in the Office of General Counsel (OGC), Division of Postsecondary Education (DPE) in Washington DC. The incumbent serves as a General Attorney and provides legal advice and representation concerning programs authorized by Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA). 

Duties

APPLICATION LIMIT: This vacancy announcement is limited to the first 125 applications received and will close at 11:59PM Eastern Time on the day that we receive the 125th application, or at 11:59PM Eastern Time on the listed closing date, whichever occurs first.  We encourage you to read this entire vacancy announcement prior to submitting your application.As a General Attorney, GS-0905-11/12, you will be responsible for:

Requirements

• Relocation will not be paid.
• You may be subject to serve a one-year probationary period.
• Males 18 and over must be registered with the Selective Service.
• Must be a US Citizen

Qualifications

Minimum Qualification Requirements for GS-11: 1. You must be a graduate from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association. AND 2. Proof of admission to the Bar of the highest court of a state, territory, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and current membership in such Bar as would permit the practice of law. You must be a member in good standing of a state, territory of the United States, District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico bar. AND 3. Has one-year professional legal experience at the level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to that of an attorney at the grade immediately below the one being filled, OR Has a second professional law degree (LL.M.) which requires one full year of graduate study OR Has a record showing superior law schoolwork, or activities as demonstrated by one of the following: 1. Academic standing in the upper third of the law school graduating class.2. Work or achievement of significance on his/her law school’s official law review.3. Special high-level honors for academic excellence in law school, such as election to the Order of the Coif.4. Winning of a moot court competition or membership on the moot court team that represents the law school in competition with other law schools.5. Full-time or continuous participation, for one year or two semesters of law school, in a legal aid program (as opposed to one-time, intermittent, or casual participation).6. Significant summer law office clerk experience after beginning law school.7. Other equivalent evidence of clearly superior achievement. AND Specialized Experience for the GS-11: One year of experience in either federal or non-federal service that is equivalent to at least a GS-09 performing two (2) out of three (3) of the following duties or work assignments: Experience performing complex legal research and sound legal analyses and presenting the results in a clear, precise and persuasive manner. Experience preparing legal advice on the interpretation of Federal or state laws, including statutes, regulations, or Federal and State court cases, in a professional or academic context, and presenting the advice in an oral or written form. Experience working in a team environment to collaborate with other professionals, support staff and clients. Minimum Qualification Requirements for GS-12: 1. You must be a graduate from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association. AND 2. Proof of admission to the Bar of the highest court of a state, territory, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and current membership in such Bar as would permit the practice of law. You must be a member in good standing of a state, territory of the United States, District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico bar. AND 3. Has two years professional legal experience, at least one of the two years must be at the level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to that of an attorney at the grade immediately below the one being filled, OR Has one year professional legal experience at the level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to that of an attorney at the grade immediately below the one being filled, PLUS a second professional law degree (LL.M.) which requires one full year of graduate study OR Has one year professional legal experience at the level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to that of an attorney at the grade immediately below the one being filled, PLUS record showing superior law schoolwork, or activities as demonstrated by one of the following: 1. Academic standing in the upper third of the law school graduating class.2. Work or achievement of significance on his/her law school’s official law review.3. Special high-level honors for academic excellence in law school, such as election to the Order of the Coif.4. Winning of a moot court competition or membership on the moot court team that represents the law school in competition with other law schools.5. Full-time or continuous participation, for one year or two semesters of law school, in a legal aid program (as opposed to one-time, intermittent, or casual participation).6. Significant summer law office clerk experience after beginning law school.7. Other equivalent evidence of clearly superior achievement. AND Specialized Experience for the GS-12: One year of experience in either federal or non-federal service that is equivalent to at least a GS-09 performing two (2) out of three (3) of the following duties or work assignments: Experience providing legal advice on matters related to higher education or corporate law. Experience researching and/or litigating legal issues relating to Federal programs. Experience performing or assisting with litigation including the preparation of briefs, motions and other litigation filings.

Education

Foreign Education:

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must submit a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.  For further information, please click Foreign Education.

Contacts

• Address EDUCATION-OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL 400 Maryland Ave. S.W. Attn: Human Resources Services Washington, District of Columbia 20202 United States
• Name: Matthew Gray
• Phone: 202-987-0874
• Email: [email protected]