PLEASE NOTE: THIS VACANCY IS LIMITED TO THE FIRST 200 APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AND WILL CLOSE AT MIDNIGHT ON THE CLOSING DATE OR AT MIDNIGHT ON THE DAY WE RECEIVE THE 200TH APPLICATION, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST.
This position is located at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (“USMMA”) in Kings Point, New York, and reports to the Office of Chief Counsel (“OCC” or “Office”), Maritime Administration (MARAD). This position reports directly to the Counsel to the Academy, with concurrent reporting responsibility to the Deputy Chief Counsel on matters relating to direct advice to students reporting or considering reporting sexual assault or sexual harassment (“SASH”) victim status.
This position of Assistant Counsel to the Academy is established principally to provide advice and representation on a full range of legal issues relating to SASH at the USMMA, primarily for advice to USMMA students reporting or considering reporting SASH victim status, secondarily, in conjunction with Counsel to the Academy, to provide legal advice to MARAD and USMMA officials pertaining to SASH-related issues, and thirdly to the OCC and MARAD/USMMA officials pertaining to other legal matters affecting the USMMA.
The ideal candidate for this position will be a professional with proven experience providing advice and representation on a full range of legal issues relating to sexual assault and sexual harassment (SASH), advising students reporting or considering reporting SASH victim status, preferably on a college/university campus or military installation.
Highly Desirable: A professional with proven experience who served as an authoritative resource for an organization relative to legal issues involving sexual assault and sexual harassment (SASH), preferably on a college/university campus or military installation.
PLEASE NOTE:This vacancy may be used to fill similar positions within 90 days for this location.
Summary
PLEASE NOTE: THIS VACANCY IS LIMITED TO THE FIRST 200 APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AND WILL CLOSE AT MIDNIGHT ON THE CLOSING DATE OR AT MIDNIGHT ON THE DAY WE RECEIVE THE 200TH APPLICATION, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST.
This position is located at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (“USMMA”) in Kings Point, New York, and reports to the Office of Chief Counsel (“OCC” or “Office”), Maritime Administration (MARAD). This position reports directly to the Counsel to the Academy, with concurrent reporting responsibility to the Deputy Chief Counsel on matters relating to direct advice to students reporting or considering reporting sexual assault or sexual harassment (“SASH”) victim status.
This position of Assistant Counsel to the Academy is established principally to provide advice and representation on a full range of legal issues relating to SASH at the USMMA, primarily for advice to USMMA students reporting or considering reporting SASH victim status, secondarily, in conjunction with Counsel to the Academy, to provide legal advice to MARAD and USMMA officials pertaining to SASH-related issues, and thirdly to the OCC and MARAD/USMMA officials pertaining to other legal matters affecting the USMMA.
The ideal candidate for this position will be a professional with proven experience providing advice and representation on a full range of legal issues relating to sexual assault and sexual harassment (SASH), advising students reporting or considering reporting SASH victim status, preferably on a college/university campus or military installation.
Highly Desirable: A professional with proven experience who served as an authoritative resource for an organization relative to legal issues involving sexual assault and sexual harassment (SASH), preferably on a college/university campus or military installation.
PLEASE NOTE:This vacancy may be used to fill similar positions within 90 days for this location.
Provides support for USMMA students making restricted and/or unrestricted reports of sexual assault as well as to those seeking advice when considering whether to make a report and also provides advice to USMMA students reporting or considering reporting sexual harassment
In concert with the staff of the Academy’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office (‘SAPRO”), provides support to individual students regarding all aspects of investigatory, legal, and disciplinary procedures related to disposition of alleged SASH offenses
Conducts legal research regarding matters pertaining to the USMMA, including but not limited to legal review of relevant SASH policies and procedures.
In consultation with Chief Counsel, Deputy Chief Counsel, Counsel to the Academy, and SAPRO staff provides legal review and analysis of proposed SASH related policies and procedures for the USMMA, and of SAPRO training for USMMA faculty, staff, and students on SASH.
In coordination with the Division of Legislation and Regulations in the Office of Chief Counsel (“MAR-225”), assists in responding to Congressional requests for technical assistance and assists in statutory drafting, legislative proposal development, and crafting Congressional testimony.
In coordination with MAR-225, works with USMMA in the development and drafting of regulations orders, instructions, and directives.
Collects relevant documentation in response to Freedom of Information Act requests and coordinates with appropriate USMMA offices to ensure the quality of searches.
Represents OCC in meetings within MARAD and the Department of Transportation (DOT), and with other Government agencies and transportation industry stakeholders.
Reviews proposed Agency actions for sufficiency of legal authority.
Provides legal advice on matters of interest to the Agency, as assigned.
May act as the primary legal counsel to a significant operating or administrative program or in adversarial proceedings where legal questions posed are of an extremely complex nature, except where to do so would conflict with the primary responsibilities of this position related to SASH.
You must be a U.S.Citizen and eligible for consideration.
Submit application and resume online by 11:59 PM EST on the closing date.
This is an Excepted Service position.
Relocation is NOT authorized.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
SELECTIVE SERVICE: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
TWO YEAR TRIAL PERIOD: Applicants selected under delegated examining procedures for an excepted service position are subject to a two-year trial period.
GOVERNMENT TRAVEL CARD: This position involves travel.A government contractor-issued travel card will be issued and must be retained for official business only.
ETHICS/CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT: All employees are subject to the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch, set out in Title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations, section 2635, including restrictions on owning financial interests that may conflict with performance of their duties. Some employees, like those involved in contracting or regulating non-Federal entities, are subject to Executive Branch Financial Disclosure requirements set out in Title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations, section 263.
Qualifications
To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet the EDUCATION REQUIREMENT for the series, provide a copy of your law school transcript for verification, and meet the experience requirements.
To qualify for the GS-14, you must have at leastone yearof experience equal or equivalent to the GS-13, which includes:
At least one (1) year of experience providing expert legal advice and counsel on matters relating to students reporting or considering reporting sexual assault and sexual harassment (SASH) victim status, handling extremely complex and difficult legal questions and factual issues involving the development, interpretation and/or application of legislation, regulations, and legal documents.
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.
Students enrolled in a qualifying degree program can apply if the anticipated graduation date is within six months of closing date of the announcement. Graduation transcript must be received before start date.
Other applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
Education
MANDATORY EDUCATION REQUIREMENT AND CURRENT MEMBER OF THE BAR REQUIREMENT
You must have successfully completed a full course of study in a school of law accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) and have a professional law degree (LLB or JD); AND must currently be a member in good standing of the bar of a State, the District of Columbia, a U.S. territory, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE: PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.
For this announcement, all applicants will be reviewed to determine if they meet the basic qualifications for this position, specifically the educational and specialized experience requirements.
Applicants will not be rated or ranked.
All applications that are verified to meet the basic qualifications will be referred to the selecting official.
Your resume must contain sufficiently detailed information upon which to make a qualification determination. Please ensure that your resume contains specific information such as position titles, beginning and ending dates of employment for each position, average number of hours worked per week, and if the position is/was in the Federal government, you should provide the position series and grade level. To preview questions please click here.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
ALL Applicants must provide a resume that fully supports the required specialized experience and was created within USA Jobs Resume Builder and respond to the vacancy questions by the closing date of the vacancy.
The following is a list of documents that are only required based on the type of position and consideration for which you are applying. Please review each of the following sections to determine which, if any, additional documents you need to provide with your application.
RESUME - showing relevant education and experience.
COVER LETTER - providing any information about your interest in and qualifications for the position.
TRANSCRIPT: Copy of law school record transcript. An unofficial transcript is acceptable; however, an official transcript must be provided prior to appointment.
PROOF OF BAR MEMBERSHIP: Copy of other evidence of bar membership if applicable.An official certificate showing that the applicant is a member must be provided prior to appointment.
VETERANS: Department of Transportation attorney positions are in the excepted service, not the competitive civil service. There is no formal rating system for applying veterans’ preference to attorney appointments in the excepted service; however, the Department of Transportation considers veterans’ preference eligibility as a positive factor in the attorney hiring process. If you are eligible for veterans’ preference in hiring, you are encouraged to include that information in your application along with supporting documentation, e.g., SF15, DD214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, or other supporting documentation.
PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT UNREQUESTED DOCUMENTATION. Resumes should only be submitted electronically as part of the application process and are not considered supplemental documents.
Unless the vacancy announcement specifically asks for examples of work products, writing samples, letters of reference, pictures, or training certificates, do NOT submit them to the Automated Staffing Office. They will not be forwarded to the official making the selection for this vacancy.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
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.
You must submit a complete application package (including resume, vacancy questions and supporting documents) no later than midnight Eastern Time on the closing date of the announcement.
To begin, click the "Apply Online" button on the job announcement posting.
Follow the directions to register, submit all required documents and complete the assessment questionnaire.
DOT, MARITIME ADMINISTRATION
Submit Application and Documents Online
1200 New Jersey Ave SE / HAHR - 50
Washington, District of Columbia 20590
United States
Next steps
Within two weeks of the vacancy closing date, a Human Resources Specialist will issue certificate(s), or list(s) of applications, which will then be forwarded to the selecting official for further consideration.
At this point, you may check online to see if your application was referred by logging in at MYUSAJOBS and clicking on "Applications."
From this point on the selecting official determines all aspects of the hiring process. If they wish to contact you for an interview or for hire, they will do so directly. Otherwise, when a selection is made, we will update your application status online and the Human Resources Specialist for the vacancy will notify you by email.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
ALL Applicants must provide a resume that fully supports the required specialized experience and was created within USA Jobs Resume Builder and respond to the vacancy questions by the closing date of the vacancy.
The following is a list of documents that are only required based on the type of position and consideration for which you are applying. Please review each of the following sections to determine which, if any, additional documents you need to provide with your application.
RESUME - showing relevant education and experience.
COVER LETTER - providing any information about your interest in and qualifications for the position.
TRANSCRIPT: Copy of law school record transcript. An unofficial transcript is acceptable; however, an official transcript must be provided prior to appointment.
PROOF OF BAR MEMBERSHIP: Copy of other evidence of bar membership if applicable.An official certificate showing that the applicant is a member must be provided prior to appointment.
VETERANS: Department of Transportation attorney positions are in the excepted service, not the competitive civil service. There is no formal rating system for applying veterans’ preference to attorney appointments in the excepted service; however, the Department of Transportation considers veterans’ preference eligibility as a positive factor in the attorney hiring process. If you are eligible for veterans’ preference in hiring, you are encouraged to include that information in your application along with supporting documentation, e.g., SF15, DD214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, or other supporting documentation.
PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT UNREQUESTED DOCUMENTATION. Resumes should only be submitted electronically as part of the application process and are not considered supplemental documents.
Unless the vacancy announcement specifically asks for examples of work products, writing samples, letters of reference, pictures, or training certificates, do NOT submit them to the Automated Staffing Office. They will not be forwarded to the official making the selection for this vacancy.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
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.
You must submit a complete application package (including resume, vacancy questions and supporting documents) no later than midnight Eastern Time on the closing date of the announcement.
To begin, click the "Apply Online" button on the job announcement posting.
Follow the directions to register, submit all required documents and complete the assessment questionnaire.
DOT, MARITIME ADMINISTRATION
Submit Application and Documents Online
1200 New Jersey Ave SE / HAHR - 50
Washington, District of Columbia 20590
United States
Next steps
Within two weeks of the vacancy closing date, a Human Resources Specialist will issue certificate(s), or list(s) of applications, which will then be forwarded to the selecting official for further consideration.
At this point, you may check online to see if your application was referred by logging in at MYUSAJOBS and clicking on "Applications."
From this point on the selecting official determines all aspects of the hiring process. If they wish to contact you for an interview or for hire, they will do so directly. Otherwise, when a selection is made, we will update your application status online and the Human Resources Specialist for the vacancy will notify you by email.
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
