Attorney Honor Program (Employment Law)

The United States Postal Service has the following excellent and challenging employment opportunity for a highly motivated and innovative individual. The Attorney Honor Program (Employment Law) position provides representation and advice to Postal Service officials involving the interpretation of statutes, regulations, contracts, and precedents; as well as presentation of cases before administrative bodies and federal courts in a general area of the law.

Duties

1. Conducts legal research and prepares written material for use in representing the Postal Service and advising postal management officials.
2. Participates in conferences necessary to representing or advising Postal Service officials.
3. Directly advises postal management officials or represents the Postal Service in legal matters involving outside parties or administrative litigation.
4. Prepares replies to inquiries from Congress, government agencies, and the public.
5. Prepares opinions, memoranda, decisions, regulations, testimonies, or formal filings in proceedings in which the Postal Service is a party.

SUPERVISION:
Manager of unit to which assigned.

Salary

• $90,430/year

Conditions of Employment

Occasional travel is required.

Resume, Writing Sample, and recent Transcript are required at the time of application submission.

** This position requires a MBI clearance. This process can take up to 6 - 8 weeks from the date the offer letter is returned. **
The Inspection Service criminal background check is conducted using United States information resources only (e.g., FBI fingerprint check, state and county checks). A criminal background check involves a 5-year inquiry for any location where the individual has resided, worked or gone to school within the United States or its territories. As a result of this limitation, the criminal background checks of individuals who have not resided in the United States or its territories for the preceding 5-years may not be considered complete. The Inspection Service may be able to process inquiries for U.S. Citizens only, but only if their time spent out of the country was spent as: a trailing spouse or dependent of someone working for the U.S. Government (military or civilian), a missionary, a student attending school in a foreign country, a Peace Corps participant, or as an employee of a U.S.-based employer/company. If the Inspection Service is unable to perform a complete background check because of residency outside the United States, such individuals will be ineligible for Postal employment.

Qualified applicants must successfully pass a pre-employment drug screening to meet the U.S. Postal Service's requirement to be drug free.

Applicants must also be a U.S. citizen or have permanent resident alien status.

Qualifications

Successful candidates must demonstrate through a combination of education, training, and experience the following requirements:

REQUIREMENTS:

1. Ability to prepare pretrial briefs, motions, pleadings, responses and other documents to present the issues independently with little or no direct supervision.
2. Ability to provide legal advice and services with respect to regulations, practices, or other legal matters, and formulate opinions involving the analysis and interpretation of federal, state and local laws.
3. Ability to communicate orally and in writing to include the ability to negotiate with third parties on behalf of clients and prepare legal documents and presentations.
4. Ability to conduct legal research to gather and interpret information and ensure accuracy of details, using resources such as internal and external documents, archives, electronic databases, and interviews.
5. Ability to establish and maintain effective liaison with high level department officials, supervisors, organization staff, and the general public.
6. Qualified applicants must have or obtain membership in good standing of a state, territory of the United States, District of Columbia or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico bar association within one year of the date of employment.
7. To be eligible for the Attorney (Honor Program) you must possess a Juris Doctor from an American Bar Association accredited law school. NOTE: Qualified applicants must earn a Juris Doctor from an accredited law school no more than 30 months prior to the date of employment.
8. SPECIAL CONDITION: Additionally, applicants must satisfy at least one of the following academic or post-graduate requirements:

• Standing in the top 25% of his or her law school class upon graduation as measured by class standing statistics maintained by the applicant's law school.
• A cumulative law school grade point average of at least 3.0 upon graduation.
• Graduation from a law school ranked within the top 25 schools in the nation by an entity that conducts national law school rankings.
• Completion of at least one year of a judicial clerkship in a federal court or in a state's highest court at the time of hire.

If this job requires qualification on an examination, the number of applicants who will be invited to take or retake the examination may be limited.

Education Must possess a Juris Doctor from an American Bar Association accredited law school. NOTE: Qualified applicants must earn a Juris Doctor from an accredited law school no more than 30 months prior to the date of employment. Other Information The main facility location for this position is Saint Louis, MO; however, available areas include Atlanta, GA, Denver, CO, Landover, MD, New York, NY, San Francisco, CA, San Diego, CA, Philadelphia, PA, and St. Louis, MO, and Washington, DC. There are 2 positions available in the above locations. Future messages may show that applicants have applied for a position in St. Louis, MO, but candidates will have the opportunity to express location preferences later in the application process. Reimbursement of relocation expenses will NOT be authorized. SPECIAL NOTE: Current career Postal Service employees are ineligible to apply to this posting. The Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2019 (Fair Chance Act) prohibits the Postal Service from inquiring into the criminal history of applicants before a conditional offer of employment has been made and sets out penalties for individual employees who violate the law. An applicant who feels their rights under this federal law have been violated has 30 days from the date of the alleged violation to file a complaint with the Postal Service at FairChanceActSupport@usps.gov. Further information can be found at www.usps.com. Required Documents

1. Resume
2. Writing Sample
3. Recent Transcript

See 'How to Apply' section.

How to Apply

You will need to apply via our on-line application process at www.usps.com/employment. You will need to create an applicant profile.

Once you are on the website, click "Search our latest job postings" OR select "Start your eCareer profile." You will have an opportunity to upload any requested documents to your profile.

This is a two-step application process requiring you to create a profile and submit an application for the position you are applying for.

You will receive two email confirmations:

1. An email confirming your profile is complete.
2. After submitting your application, you will receive a second email confirming your application has been successfully submitted.

Applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m., Central Time, of the posting's closing date. Applicants claiming veterans' preference must attach a copy of member copy 4 (only) of Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214) or other proof of eligibility if claiming 10-point veterans' preference. The United States Postal Service (USPS) is an equal opportunity employer. The USPS provides reasonable accommodation for any part of the application, interview, and/or selection process, please make your request to the examiner, selecting official or local manager of Human Resources. This request can also be made by someone on your behalf. Explain the nature of your limitations and the accommodation needed. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis.

For additional information, please contact your Recruiter, Edward Blair at: universityrelations@usps.gov.

Benefits We offer excellent benefits including health and life insurance, retirement plan, savings/investment plan with employer contribution, flexible spending, flextime scheduling of core work hours, annual and sick leave.