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The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of the General Counsel is seeking an attorney to provide legal support and advice on legislative matters throughout DOE; legal counsel and rulemaking support to programs throughout DOE on administrative requirements for developing DOE rules, directives, and other applicable policies; and legal support to the Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and for other DOE energy efficiency and renewable energy programs and activities.
Learn more about this agency04/17/2019 to 05/01/2019
$69,581 - $128,920 per year
GS 11 - 13
1 vacancy in the following location:
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - 5% or less.
No
Permanent
Full-Time
Excepted
15
No
No
GC-19-0003
530991600
The successful candidate will have three primary responsibilities in the Office of the Assistant General Counsel for Legislation, Regulation and Energy Efficiency. First, the successful candidate will provide legal analysis, advice and assistance on matters and problems that arise in the development of highly visible legislative and regulatory proposals, focused on energy conservation standards for residential appliances and commercial equipment. The successful candidate will develop, draft, review, participate in negotiations and provide comments on legal documents primarily concerned with DOE's responsibilities in this program area. Regulatory responsibilities include reviewing DOE regulations to ensure compliance with applicable enabling statutes and other statutes governing the regulatory process.
Second, the successful candidate will provide legal analysis and advice as program counsel for certain other programs within the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. This analysis and advice will span several statutory authorities and will require coordinating legal advice among several offices within DOE's Office of the General Counsel.
Third, the successful candidate will also be responsible for compiling and maintaining the Department's contribution to the government-wide Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and De-Regulatory Actions, compliance by the Department with executive orders concerning regulatory reform and budgets and liaison responsibilities with the office of the Federal Register.
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 (LL.B. or J.D.) and must be a current member in good standing of the bar 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).
GS-11: Have a professional law degree (LL.B. or J.D.) and membership in a state or District of Columbia bar and advanced educational attainments that clearly indicate the ability to independently perform legal work.
GS-12: Have a professional law degree (LL.B. or J.D.) and membership in a state or District of Columbia bar and one year of professional (attorney) legal experience and advanced educational attainments that clearly indicate the ability to independently perform complex legal work.
GS-13: Have a professional law degree (LL.B. or J.D.) and membership in a state or District of Columbia bar 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.
You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
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.
This is an excepted service position where appointees must serve a one-year trial period. Male applicants born after 12/31/1959, who are required to register with the Selective Service under section 3 of the Military Selective Service Act, must be registered (or must have registered at the time they were required to do so) in order to be eligible for appointment. For more informaton, visit the SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM web site.
Relocation expenses will not be provided.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
As demonstrated in your resume and any supporting statement of experience, you will be evaluated on your ability to draft regulatory proposals and legal memoranda, conduct legal research and present cogent legal arguments. A premium is placed on communication and analytical skills, capacity to assimilate large amounts of material quickly, and ability to balance diverse workload. Knowledge of administrative law, the Office of the Federal Register's Document Drafting Handbook and Office of Management and Budget procedures for reviewing regulations is highly desirable. Prior government experience is useful.
You must have a bar membership and professional law degree. You do not need to provide official documentation at the time of application; official proof of bar membership and law degree will be requested if selected.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
ATTENTION
YOU MUST APPLY VIA E-MAIL - DO NOT CLICK THE APPLY NOW BUTTON!
Please submit your application to Ami Grace-Tardy at GC-19-0003@hq.doe.gov.
A complete application should include a cover letter and a current resume with 3 references, and a writing sample sufficiently complex in nature to demonstrate the applicant's skills in the qualifications for this position.
Once completed applications are received an evaluation will be performed and the most qualified candidates will be referred to the selecting official for further consideration and possible interview. A selection is expected to be made within 60 days. Notification to non-selected candidates is optional, but not expected.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/530991600. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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