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Job opening: Supervisory Attorney Advisor (General)

Salary: $160 950 - 191 900 per year
City: Seattle
Published at: Oct 21 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is located in the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of General Counsel.

Duties

As a/an Supervisory Attorney Advisor (General), you will: Identify and analyze problems and render legal opinions on complex legal questions including questions which implicate multiple areas of law for which there is often no clear precedent. Participate in setting policy in all matters affecting HUD programs and administration in the regional office jurisdiction and exercise independent judgment and discretion in formulating responses to novel legal issues, often involving matters of first impression that involve substantial monetary sums. Renders advice and recommendation to all levels of the organization, including the General Counsel, Assistant Secretaries, regional and field managers and directors as appropriate. Function as the office's liaison with the U.S. Department of Justice, meeting frequently with representatives of that agency, including the U.S. Attorney, Assistant U.S. Attorneys, Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Assistant States Attorneys General, attorneys representing other federal state and local agencies, including public housing agencies, state finance agencies, and members of the private bar to develop useful solutions to challenges which cut across Departmental programs as well as those that impact outside agencies and entities, both state and federal.

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 GS-15 is defined as: - Legal experience with federal, state and local regulations affecting single family and multifamily mortgage insurance programs, Healthcare Programs, assisted housing programs, FHA property disposition, FHA multifamily loan management, Fair Housing compliance, or community development block grant programs. AND - Experience leading or supervising attorneys or paralegals, or comparable management and leadership experience. AND - Experience coordinating assigned activities of an office and discussing the activities with the staff assigned to the office. 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]

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