Details
Posted: 01-Jul-22
Location: New York, New York
Type: Full Time
Salary: $76,961 for GS-11
Categories:
Attorney
Government
Salary Details:
Position has a GS-14 Career Ladder
Additional Information:
3 openings available.
Internal Number: RTP-R2-OAE-2022-0001
These positions are in the U.S. EPA-Region 2, Office of Regional Counsel. At the entry level of this position, you will:
- Provide legal advice, perform legal research, prepare legal documentation, and provide policy recommendations;
- Participate in litigation activities;
- Draft Agency determinations, proposed regulations, and Federal Register notices;
- Perform negotiation and informal dispute resolution.
One or more positions may be filled (in the organization advertised and/or in other organizations).
This job closes on Tuesday July 19, 2022.
Must be a U.S. Citizen.
Current Bar membership in good standing/law license is required. You must self-certify annually and in writing that you hold an active bar membership.
If you are selected, you may be required to complete a one-year trial period.
To ensure compliance with an applicable preliminary nationwide injunction, which may be supplemented, modified, or vacated, depending on the course of ongoing litigation, the Federal Government will take no action to implement or enforce the COVID-19 vaccination requirement pursuant to Executive Order 14043 on Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees. Therefore, to the extent a Federal job announcement includes the requirement that applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 pursuant to E.O. 14043, that requirement does not currently apply. Federal agencies may request information regarding the vaccination status of selected applicants for the purposes of implementing other workplace safety protocols, such as protocols related to masking, physical distancing, testing, travel, and quarantine.
If you are selected, you will be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure form within 30 days of your first day of employment and annually thereafter.
Qualifications
You must be admitted to practice before the highest court of a state, U.S. territory, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and must maintain active status as a member of the bar of one of these jurisdictions.
To qualify at the GS-11 grade level, applicants must have an LL.M. degree or at least one year of post J.D. legal experience with specialized experience at, or equivalent to, the GS-9 grade level. Examples of specialized experience include law clerk experience at the federal, state, or local level, performing legal analysis and formulating recommendations to senior managers; composing pleadings, briefs, and other court documents involving legal issues in counseling or litigation.
OR
To qualify at the GS-11 grade level, applicants who meet the GS-9 requirement and in addition have superior law student activities while earning a JD degree. Superior law student activities include:
- Academic standing in upper third of law school graduating class;
- Work or achievement of significance on law school’s law review;
- Special high-level honors for academic excellence, such as election to Order of the Coif;
- Winning of a moot court competition or membership on the moot court team representing the law school in competition with other law schools;
- Full-time or continuous participation in a legal aid program or significant summer law office clerk experience; or
- Other equivalent evidence of clearly superior achievement, as determined by the hiring office and documented in writing for the case file.
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.
If you have part-time work experience, read this: EPA Announcement Policies and Procedures.
Education
You need a degree or combination of education and experience as described below to qualify for this position.
You must possess a J.D. degree or equivalent apprentice experience as allowed per state law, be duly licensed and authorized to practice as an attorney under the laws of any state, territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia, and be an active member of the bar in good standing.
