This position is located at Bureau of Engraving and Printing, within the Office of Chief Counsel. As an Attorney-Advisor (General), you will be responsible for representing the Bureau before administrative forums, providing legal opinions, advice, and counsel on all programs of the Bureau. The position reports to the Deputy Chief Counsel. Substantial experience in Labor and employment litigation and counseling is desirable. The major responsibilities are defined in Title 31 of the US Code.

Duties

As an Attorney-Advisor (General), you will: Provide legal advice, counsel, guidance and interpretation in one or more of the following legal areas: Labor & Employment law, Federal Ethics law, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Privacy Act, Paperwork Reduction Act, Litigation, General and Administrative law, Federal Procurement law, Intellectual Property law, copyright and licensing issues arising from currency note design and public sales products, and Federal Tort Claims Act. Represent the Bureau in administrative or judicial proceedings. Perform exhaustive and detailed research on complicated legal matters and recommend a course of action to the Deputy Chief Counsel and Chief Counsel and, on occasion, to Bureau senior management officials. Analyze, research, and reach conclusions on extremely difficult and complex factual, legal, and policy issues. Apply the pertinent laws, regulations, decisions, and such other precedential materials as may be available to him/her in order to reach his/her conclusions; and examine problems on which the Bureau Director, the Chief Counsel, or other senior Bureau officials will act. Draft legal opinions in memorandum or letter form addressed to the various Bureau offices served by the Office, to pertinent Departmental offices, or to other agencies, Federal and States, or members of the public.

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.; from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) ABA Approved Law Schools; (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. Specialized Experience Requirements: For the GS-14: 24 months of pertinent legal experience at the GS-13 level, or equivalent level of difficulty in the Federal service or private sector, that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position. Examples of such experience might include: Considerable experience in acting as an agency or client representative in administrative or judicial proceedings, preparing drafts of legal briefs for complex judicial or administrative proceedings, advises on matters involving general law to include personnel and labor law. For the GS-13: 18 months of pertinent legal experience at the GS-12 level, or equivalent level of difficulty in the Federal service or private sector, that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position. Examples of such experience might include: Experience assisting an agency or client representative in administrative or judicial proceedings, preparing drafts of legal briefs for judicial or administrative proceedings, research matters involving general law to include personnel and labor law. In addition to the qualification requirements identified above, in accordance with Treasury's Department-wide policy on employment in the excepted service (HCIS 302), one year of time-in-grade is required prior to being placed into a Treasury position at the next higher grade level if the attorney worked in the federal government with the previous 52 weeks.

Education

Department of Treasury Office of General Counsel; Directive No. 2: 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.

Contacts

• Address Office of Chief Counsel Administrative Resource Center Parkersburg, WV 26101 US
• Name: Applicant Call Center
• Phone: 304-480-7300
• Email: [email protected]