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This position is located in the Railroad Retirement Board's Office of General Counsel, Government Law & Legal Services unit (GLLS).The incumbent will be responsible for exercising professional responsibility in planning, directing, controlling, managing, and coordinating the unit.
This job announcement may be used to fill one or more vacancies.
This is a non-bargaining unit position.
04/18/2023 to 05/08/2023
$152,527 - $183,500 per year
GS 15
1 vacancy in the following location:
No
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Not required
No
Permanent
Full-time
Excepted
15
Yes
No
230031EX-11913478-JG
718496800
As a Supervisory General Attorney (Assistant General Counsel), you will:
Applicants must possess the following:
Education: Applicants must possess a LL.B., LL.M., or a J.D. degreeApplicants must be a graduate of a school of law school accredited by the American Bar Association and an active member in good standing of the bar of a state, territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted. Official transcripts will be required if you are selected for the position.
If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/59 you are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act; the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency.
If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
There is no formal rating system for applying veterans' preference to attorney appointments in the excepted service; however, the Railroad Retirement Board considers veterans' preference eligibility a positive factor for attorney hiring. Applicants eligible for veterans' preference must include that information in their cover letter or resume and attach supporting documentation (e.g., DD Form 214, "Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty") to their submissions. Although the point-preference system is not used, applicants eligible to claim a 10-point preference must submit a Standard Form (SF) 15, "Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference," and supporting documentation required for the specific type of preference claimed. (SF 15, which lists the types of 10-point preference and the required supporting documents, is available from the Office of Personnel Management Website at http://www.opm.gov/.)You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Qualified candidates will be rated by comparing each candidate's qualifications to the skills and experience pertinent to the position to be filled. Experience, education, training, awards, and performance will be considered. The following factors are of particular importance to the position to be filled, and applicants should provide specific detailed information in these areas as part of their application.
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
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.
Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online application, to include submission of the required documentation specified in the Required Documents section. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration. The application process is as follows:
Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. After a review of your complete application is made, you will be notified of your rating and possible referral to the hiring official. If further evaluation or interviews are required you will be contacted.
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/718496800. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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The Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is an independent Federal agency established nearly 90 years ago under President Roosevelt's New Deal legislation. Created separate from (but similar to) the social security program for America's workforce, the RRB administers retirement, survivor, unemployment, and sickness benefits for railroad retirees, workers, and their families.
We are the only Federal agency headquartered in downtown Chicago, with 53 field offices nationwide. Our dedicated staff works across a variety of career fields, including information technology, benefit program operations, accounting, finance, procurement, and law. Whatever the job title, every position within the RRB contributes to our proud tradition of excellent customer service -- a hallmark of the RRB since its inception in 1935.
Whether you are just starting out or are an experienced professional seeking a career change, consider joining the RRB for challenging work that is truly meaningful.
