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Attorney-Advisor (General) - Albuquerque, United States - Department Of The Interior
Description
With an emphasis on high ethical standards, excellence in public service and the delivery of superlative advice and counsel, DOI Solicitor's Office performs the legal work for the United States Department of the Interior, and manages the Departmental Ethics Office and Departmental FOIA Office.
With more than five hundred employees, more than four hundred of which are attorneys, the Office strives to provide sound legal services to fulfill the Department's diverse and wideranging mission.As an Attorney-Adviser with the Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor, Southwest Regional Office, located in Albuquerque, NM your specific duties will include:
Providing legal research, analysis, advice and representation to the Bureau of Indian Affairs Southwest Region (BIA Southwest) and other officials of the U.S.
Responsibilities of the position may include representing BIA Southwest in administrative hearings or appeals, including possible appearances before the Interior Board of Indian Appeals, the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals, and state agencies in New Mexico.
Requires cooperative and productive interactions with officials and staff of BIA Southwest, officials and staff of other bureaus of DOI; other attorneys within the Solicitor's Office; attorneys in DOJ, including attorneys in the offices of the U.S.
This position will require detailed familiarity with Indian law.
The position also requires possession or development of detailed familiarity with such laws as:
the Administrative Procedure Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, and the National Historic Preservation Act.
This position will involve providing written and oral opinions on Federal Administrative Law topics, including Fiscal/Appropriations Law, federal contracting, and acquisition laws, agency delegations and authority, partnerships with nonpublic entities, and similar topics.
The position will also include assisting the Solicitor's Office and BIA Southwest with compliance with other statutes, such as the Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act.
GS12: $87,878 to $114,237
GS13: $104,498 to $135,851
GS14: $123,485 to $160,533
First time hires to the federal government typically start at the beginning salary in the range for their respective grade level.
Basic Qualification Requirements
Applicants must be law school graduates with LL.B. or J.D.
degrees AND applicants must be an active member in good standing of a state, territory of the United States, District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico bar.
Applicants must also meet one of the following:possess at least 1year of professional legal experience following law school graduation; ORhave a second professional law degree; ORmeet any of the criteria indicated below:(a) academic standing in top onethird of law school graduating class;(b) graduation with academic honors;(c) significant participation on the law school's law review;(d) significant participation in the law school's moot court competition;(e) significant participation in a clinical legal aid program;(f) significant summer law office clerk experience; or(g) other equivalent evidence of clearly superior achievement.GS12/13/14: In addition to meeting the basic qualification requirements described above, applicants must also have the following additional years of professional legal experience for the grade level indicated:
GS12 = 1 year
GS13 = 2 years
GS14 = 3 1⁄2 years
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.Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualification Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions and is available at OPM's
All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.