This position is an Attorney-Advisor located in the section of Public and Governmental Affairs in the Board's Office of Public Assistance, Governmental Affairs, and Compliance (OPAGAC). This section has primary responsibility for engaging with agency stakeholders, including from Congress, Federal, state and local governments, foreign governments, agency practitioners, members of the public, and the media.

Duties

As an Attorney Advisor in OPAGAC you will perform the following duties: Coordinate and conduct information-gathering efforts for senior staff and officials from other Board offices, government agencies, public interest groups, transportation industry organizations, and other Board stakeholders. Develop and administer comprehensive outreach programs to enhance the public understanding of the Board's regulatory activities and policies. Represent OPAGAC in meetings with rail customers and users, carriers, shipper associations, Congress, other government agencies, and other Board stakeholders. Respond to Congressional and other stakeholder inquiries with respect to Board procedures and substantive matters. Prepare technical assistance to draft bills and legislation. Conduct legal research and prepare informational materials, including legal memoranda, regarding the development and interpretation of Board policies concerning all modes of transportation under the Board's jurisdiction. Assist with preparing Board Members and the agency for Congressional and Board hearings. Serve as mediator when needed in the Board's Mediation Program.

Requirements

Qualifications

The Office of Personnel Management has not issued qualification standards for attorney positions. However, successful candidates must possess the following minimum qualifications before the closing date of this posting: A professional law degree (LL.B, J.D., LL.M.) from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA); Current membership in good standing of the bar of a state or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia. Proof of bar membership will be required before entering on duty. All candidates being considered must demonstrate through their application documents: excellent research and writing skills, incisive legal analytical ability, strong oral advocacy and presentation skills. A writing sample is to be submitted with application package. GS-13 GS-13 candidates must have two years of professional legal experience: analyzing statutes, regulations, and decisional law; presenting those analyses and relevant legal or policy issues to decision makers; and resolving disputes. GS-14 An ideal candidate at this level should possess a legal background in transportation, economics, administrative law, or government regulation. GS-14 candidates must have three years of professional legal experience: analyzing statutes, regulations, and decisional law: presenting those analyses and relevant legal or policy issues to decision makers; and resolving disputes. GS-15 An ideal candidate at this level should possess a legal background in transportation, economics, administrative law, or government regulations, and ideally also have experience providing advice on complex technical issues concerning rail transportation. GS-15 candidates must have four years of professional legal experience: analyzing statutes, regulations, and decisional law; presenting those analyses and relevant legal or policy issues to decision makers; and resolving disputes, ideally in the field of rail transportation.

Education

You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.

You must provide your transcripts to support your educational claims. Transcripts may be unofficial copies, but they must come from an accredited college or university, and they also must include the courses' names and number of credit hours. To search the database of accredited institutions, visit: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/Search.aspx

Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at U.S. accredited college or university. For further information visit: http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Please Note: If selected Official Transcripts will need to be submitted directly to STB from the University (electronic transcripts are accepted).

Contacts

• Address Surface Transportation Board 395 E Street SW Washington, DC 20423 US
• Name: Tara Rauch
• Phone: 202-934-0302
• Email: [email protected]