Attorney Advisor, CG-0905-12 (Honors Attorney Program)

Provide legal research and analysis.

Demonstrate knowledge of corporate, commercial, constitutional, and administrative law, as well as knowledge of statutory construction. 

Prepare legal documents such as complaints, motions, briefs, and regulations, and legal memoranda/forms.

Complete assigned tasks and projects of limited scope and complexity designed to develop skills and proficiency.

Prepare legal opinions on a wide variety of subjects.

Registration with the Selective Service.

U.S. Citizenship is required.  

Employment Conditions.

Completion of Confidential Financial Disclosure may be required.

Minimum Background Investigation (MBI) required

Bar membership required.

The candidates selected will be offered a time-limited appointment not to exceed 24 months.

Qualifying experience may be obtained in the private or public sector. 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 qualifications information can be found here.

For qualification determinations, your resume must contain the following for each work experience listed:

• Organization/Agency's Name
• Title
• Salary (series and grade, if applicable)
• Start and end dates (including the month and year)
• Number of hours you worked per week
• Relevant experience that supports your response to the specialized experience that is stated in the job announcement

If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete, and you may not receive consideration for this position.

NOTE: Please indicate how you meet the specialized experience under each applicable position. Do not copy and paste the duties or specialized experience from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications.

To qualify for the Honors Attorney Program, you must meet the following qualification criteria: 

1.  A J.D. degree from an ABA-accredited law school; and

2. A current judicial law clerk, with a minimum of one year of judicial law clerk experience prior to the start of the program, that began no later than nine months after law school graduation and has been no longer than three years in length; and

3. Be admitted to practice before the highest court of any state, territory or the District of Columbia; and

4. Be in at least the upper thirty-three percent (33%) of your law school class and/or have an overall grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.0 unrounded based on a scale of 4.0. NOTE: If your law school does not calculate class rank, and also does not provide traditional grades or a GPA, you should include a link to the school’s grading policy and should provide a narrative explanation of how your law school performance correlates with our requirements.