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Job Title:Attorney-Adviser (General)
Department:Department Of Energy
Agency:Department of Energy
Job Announcement Number:GC-14-0012
SALARY RANGE: $63,091.00
to $157,100.00 / Per Year
OPEN PERIOD: Wednesday,
September 10, 2014 to Wednesday, October 8, 2014
SERIES & GRADE: GS-0905-11/15
POSITION INFORMATION: Full-time
- Permanent
PROMOTION POTENTIAL:15
DUTY LOCATIONS: 1
vacancy in the following location(s):
District of Columbia, DC View Map
Washington DC, DC View Map
WHO MAY APPLY: All
U.S. Citizens
SECURITY CLEARANCE: Not
Applicable
SUPERVISORY STATUS: No
JOB SUMMARY:
About the Agency
The Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking an attorney to
join the legal team supporting its environmental, public, and occupational
health and safety programs. The successful candidate will deal with many varied
and challenging statutory, regulatory, policy, and technical issues as an
attorney in the Office of the General Counsel, Office of the Assistant General
Counsel for Environment.
TRAVEL REQUIRED
Occasional Travel
5% or more.
RELOCATION AUTHORIZED
No
KEY REQUIREMENTS
You must be a U.S. Citizen.
This employer participates in the e-Verify program.
Relocation expenses will not be provided.
See "Other Information" section regarding
Selective Service requirements.
DUTIES:
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The attorney will review and become familiar with legal
processes, statutes, regulations, and other requirements that have a bearing on
the activities of DOE. In particular, the attorney should have, or be prepared
to develop, expertise in the requirements of the National Environmental Policy
Act, the Clean Air Act, the Resource Conservation and Policy Act, the Clean
Water Act, the Atomic Energy Act, the Energy Reorganization Act, the Department
of Energy Organization Act, Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Safe
Drinking Water Act and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation
and Liability Act.
The attorney will become familiar with procedures and
policies that affect the assignment area; conduct research of laws, legal
opinions, policies, procedures, regulations, legal texts, technical manuals and
other publications and precedential cases bearing on the assignment; analyze
factual and legal issues, and determine what further facts are needed and what
sources are applicable; study policies, procedures and operation of relevant
Federal, state and local government agencies to advise on compliance; consult
with operating officials, attorneys, and other concerned parties to provide
advice and assistance and to draft legal documents; examine program material,
including lengthy environmental assessments and environmental impact
statements, for legal soundness and accuracy; exercises independence in
research and writing but also in communicating with attorneys, clients and
persons outside DOE in cooperative and adversarial matters.
The attorney will provide legal guidance in response to
inquiries from other DOE offices and respond to inquiries from outside DOE;
prepare memoranda, exhibits and reports outlining and analyzing the facts and
legal issues, explaining the application of legal principles and precedents,
and justifying recommendations and conclusions.
The attorney will take positions on issues and present
recommendations orally and in memoranda to the supervisor, and upon request, to
other interested officials. These recommendations may be utilized by more
experienced attorneys in making final recommendations and decisions.
The attorney will prepare necessary legal documents and
advisory opinions.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
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You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements
by the closing date of the announcement.
Resumes of qualified candidates must describe the experience
necessary to perform the duties of the position.
Such experience would be demonstrated by an attorney who was
engaged in the general practice of law; or experience which afforded the
candidate knowledge of legal theories, principles, methodologies, and practices
or the application of legal skills in a field closely related to the position
to be filled.
Specific experience is defined as professional legal
experience, which enabled the candidate to acquire the knowledge, skills and
abilities necessary to perform the work relevant to a specific legal component.
GS-11: Have a professional law degree (LL.B. or J.D.) and
membership in a State or District of Columbia bar association and one year of
professional (attorney) legal experience and advanced educational attainments
that clearly indicate the ability to independently perform legal work. The
educational background should include course work beyond the first professional
degree in a field directly related to the work for which he/she is being
considered.
GS-12: Have a professional law degree (LL.B or J.D.) and
membership in a State or District of Columbia bar association and one year of
professional (attorney) legal experience and advanced educational attainments
that clearly indicate the ability to independently perform complex legal work.
The educational background should include course work beyond the first
professional degree in a field directly related to the work for which he/she is
being considered.
GS-13: Have a professional law degree (LL.B or J.D.) and
membership in a State or District of Columbia bar association and one year of
professional (attorney) legal experience and advanced educational attainments
that clearly indicate the ability to independently perform complex legal work
and one additional year of professional (attorney) experience at a level of
difficulty and responsibility equivalent to that of an attorney at the grade
immediately below the one being filled
GS-14: Have a professional law degree (LL.B or J.D.) and
membership in a State or District of Columbia bar association and one year of
professional (attorney) legal experience and advanced educational attainments
that clearly indicate the ability to independently perform complex legal work,
plus one additional year of professional (attorney) experience at a level of
difficulty and responsibility equivalent to that of an attorney at the grade
immediately below the one being filled.
GS-15 have a professional law degree (LL.B or J.D.) and
membership in a State or District of Columbia bar association and one year of
professional (attorney) legal experience at a level of difficulty and
responsibility equivalent to the next lower grade level of the work described
in the vacancy announcement.
BASIC REQUIREMENTS: All candidates must meet the minimum
education requirements of successful completion of a full course of study in a
school of law accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) with a
professional law degree (LLB or JD) and be a current member in good standing of
a state, territory of the United States, District of Columbia, or Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT FOR THIS VACANCY: A preliminary
background investigation must be completed before a new employee can begin
work. Current Federal employees or other individuals with an existing completed
background investigation may not be required to undergo another background
investigation. If selected for this vacancy, you will be required to file the
OGE Form 450 (Confidential Financial Disclosure Statement).
HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
You will be evaluated to determine the relevance and quality
of your education and experience and whether you meet the minimum
qualifications required. When describing your experience, please be sure to
give examples that demonstrate your ability to do the work of this office, the
complexity of the knowledge you possess, the level of the people you interacted
with, the sensitivity of the issues you handled, etc. In order to do the work
of this office, you will need:
1. Experience as an attorney providing counsel, advice,
analyses, interpretations, and opinions on extremely complex legal issues
arising from, but not limited to, the National Environmental Policy Act, the
Clean Air Act, the Resource Conservation and Policy Act, the Clean Water Act,
the Atomic Energy Act, the Energy Reorganization Act, the Department of Energy
Organization Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, and the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act.
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BENEFITS:
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You can review our benefits at: https://jobs.mgsapps.monster.com/doe/vacancy/preview!benefits.hms?orgId=197&jnum=81281
OTHER INFORMATION:
The U.S. Department of Energy fosters a diverse and
inclusive workplace and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to
apply. For more information, please visit the links at the bottom of this page
or visit the FedsHireVets website.
More than one selection may be made from this advertisement.
Some positions may require completion of a probationary
period or a background investigation.
Males must abide by Selective Service registration
regulations. To learn more about this requirement, visit the Selective Service
website's Who Must Register page.
HOW TO APPLY:
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Submit your resume, including all relevant academic and work
experience, and a letter describing your experience and qualifications to do
this work, to Matt Urie at GC-14-0012@hq.doe.gov
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:
Please see the "How to Apply" portion of this
announcement for more detail. You must submit a resume, a letter and a
representation that you are an active member of a Bar. Additional information
may be requested later in the process (e.g., transcripts, proof of bar
membership, citizenship, etc.).
AGENCY CONTACT INFO:
Matt Urie
Phone: 000-000-0000
Fax: 000-000-0000
Email: GC-14-0012@hq.doe.gov
Agency Information:
Department of Energy
1000 Independence Ave SW
Washington, DC
20585
US
Fax: 000-000-0000
WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT:
Applications will be evaluated and the most qualified
candidates will be interviewed. A selection is expected to be made within 60
days. Notification to non-selected candidates is optional, but not expected.
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