The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), is the largest funder of the arts and arts education in communities nationwide and a catalyst of public and private support for the arts. By advancing equitable opportunities for arts participation and practice, the NEA fosters and sustains an environment in which the arts benefit everyone in the United States.
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), is the largest funder of the arts and arts education in communities nationwide and a catalyst of public and private support for the arts. By advancing equitable opportunities for arts participation and practice, the NEA fosters and sustains an environment in which the arts benefit everyone in the United States.
Serves as Deputy General Counsel in the Office of General Counsel (OGC) at the National Endowment for the Arts. In this supervisory position, the incumbent works under the general direction of the NEA's General Counsel ("GC") and renders legal advice and assistance to the GC, Senior Deputy Chair, and Chair, as well as other NEA managers and staff. The Deputy General Counsel reports directly to the General Counsel. In this capacity, you will:
-Serve as Deputy General Counsel and assist the General Counsel in providing legal guidance on the full range of legal issues that arise at the NEA, including ethics, FOIA, transactional matters, appropriations, fiscal law, employment law, intellectual property law, FACA law, and matters related to a grant-making agency, and other matters.
-Assist the General Counsel in advising the Chair, Senior Deputy Chair, NEA managers and staff in interpreting and applying statutes, regulations, Executive Orders, and case law pertaining to NEA activities. At General Counsel's direction, confers with and advises key agency officials on legal matters concerning agency policies and procedures.
-Serve as the first-line supervisor for all positions, except the General Counsel, in the Office of General Counsel. Acts as the General Counsel for the Agency in the absence of the General Counsel.
-Provide legal advice and services on NEA and federal grants and cooperative agreements requirements. Resolves complex questions of law related to the agency's grant-making functions.
-Represents NEA in all legal and administrative matters and proceedings, and performs all related legal work.
You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
You must successfully pass a background investigation.
Selective Service registration required.
Relocation expenses are not authorized. Other recruitment incentives may be authorized.
All employees are required to participate in Direct Deposit/ Electronic Funds Transfer for salary payments.
Qualifications
To qualify for this position you must meet the following requirement:
You must be a graduate of a school of law with an LLB or JD accredited by the American Bar Association and be 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.
NOTE: You must submit with your application a proof showing you are an active member of the Bar in good standing and a copy of your law school transcripts.
You must also meet the Specialized Experience Requirement:
In order to qualify for the GS-15 grade level, you must possess at least three years of specialized experience in managing or supervising other employees performing legal work.
In addition, you must have at least two years of specialized experience in any two of the following areas. The experience must have beenacquired after being admitted to the Bar, at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to at least the GS-14 level in Federal service. The minimum two years of specialized experience in the following practice areas does not have to be in addition to the three years of supervisory experience. The two experiences can overlap in years:
1) Providing legal advice and services on grant requirements and resolving complex questions of law related to grant-making functions;
2) Providing legal guidance on the full range of legal issues, including FOIA, ethics, employment law, and fiscal law; and,
3) Providing legal assistance in administrative law, transactions, and/or litigation.
You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the dates worked and total number of hours per week.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.
Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS resume template. However, if you do not use the template you must ensure that your resume contains ALL required information which includes hours worked, starting & ending month and year, and if Federal employment (series, pay plan, and grade).
Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.
The qualification requirements listed above must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
Education
Education must be from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For additional information, refer to the U.S. Department of Education web site at http://www.ed.gov.Submit a copy of your college transcript (unofficial is acceptable) or you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the courses.
Foreign Education: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. For example, specific courses accepted for college-level credit by an accredited U.S. college or university, or foreign education evaluated by an organization recognized for accreditation by the Department of Education as education equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. college or university. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications for more information.
All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.
Additional information
More than one selection may be made from this announcement.
Appointments are subject to the availability of funds.
If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete an Optional Form 306, Declaration for Federal Employment, and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application, prior to entry on duty. False statements on any part of the application may result in withdrawal of offer of employment, dismissal after beginning work, fine, or imprisonment.
If you are unable to apply online contact philadelphia@opm.gov.
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.
How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Applicants will be evaluated on their resume and supporting documentation to ensure qualification requirements are met. Once the application process is complete, a review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job.
Application of Veterans' Preference: There is no formal rating system for applying veterans' preference to attorney appointments in the excepted service. However, applicants eligible for veterans' preference are encouraged to include that information in a cover letter or resume and attach supporting documentation (e.g., DD Form 214 or other substantiating documents) to their submissions.
Interview Requirement: Interviews may be required for this position. Failure to complete the interview may result in removal from further consideration. The interview process may consist of a in-person or phone panel interview.
The qualification requirements listed above must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
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.
To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes:
Your resume showing a detailed description of your job-related qualifications that includes beginning and ending dates with the month and year and hours worked per week (if less than 40) for each paid and non-paid work experience job title listed.
Official copy of law school transcript (if you do not provide a transcript, you will be rated ineligible).
Proof of Bar Membership (If you do not provide proof of Bar Membership, you will be rated ineligible).
Your responses to the job questionnaire
If claiming veterans preference, you must provide supporting documentation (e.g. SF-15, DD-214, etc).
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.
Your application must be received by 11:59 PM EST on 06/07/2024 . To begin your online application:
You will need to create a login.gov account, if you don't already have one. Your old USAJOBS username and password will no longer work. You'll need to:
Create a login.gov account - you only need to do this once.
Enter an email address during the account set up - use the same email address you use for USAJOBS (your primary or secondary email address).
Create a new password.
Have a working phone number (mobile or landline) near you - login.gov will send you a security code.
Finish setting up your login.gov account.
Once you've finished setting up your login.gov account, you'll go back to USAJOBS to finish the process. Double check your USAJOBS Profile to make sure all of your information is accurate.
You need to use your login.gov email address, password and security code every time you want to sign into USAJOBS.
Follow the prompts in USAJOBS to take the online questionnaire, and submit the required documents. See Required Documents section for more details.
Office of the General Counsel
400 7th Street SW
Washington, DC 20506
US
Next steps
Once you submit your application, we will assess your experience and training, identify the best-qualified applicants, and refer those applications to the hiring manager for further consideration and interviews. We will notify you by email after each of these steps has been completed. Your status will also be updated on USAJOBS throughout the process. To check your status, log on to your USAJOBS account, click on "Application Status," and then click "More Information." We expect to make a job offer within 30-60 days after the deadline for applications. If you are selected, we will conduct a suitability/security background investigation.
Best qualified applicants will be referred to the hiring manager. The hiring manager may choose to conduct interviews. Once the selection is made, you will receive a notification of the decision.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes:
Your resume showing a detailed description of your job-related qualifications that includes beginning and ending dates with the month and year and hours worked per week (if less than 40) for each paid and non-paid work experience job title listed.
Official copy of law school transcript (if you do not provide a transcript, you will be rated ineligible).
Proof of Bar Membership (If you do not provide proof of Bar Membership, you will be rated ineligible).
Your responses to the job questionnaire
If claiming veterans preference, you must provide supporting documentation (e.g. SF-15, DD-214, etc).
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.
Your application must be received by 11:59 PM EST on 06/07/2024 . To begin your online application:
You will need to create a login.gov account, if you don't already have one. Your old USAJOBS username and password will no longer work. You'll need to:
Create a login.gov account - you only need to do this once.
Enter an email address during the account set up - use the same email address you use for USAJOBS (your primary or secondary email address).
Create a new password.
Have a working phone number (mobile or landline) near you - login.gov will send you a security code.
Finish setting up your login.gov account.
Once you've finished setting up your login.gov account, you'll go back to USAJOBS to finish the process. Double check your USAJOBS Profile to make sure all of your information is accurate.
You need to use your login.gov email address, password and security code every time you want to sign into USAJOBS.
Follow the prompts in USAJOBS to take the online questionnaire, and submit the required documents. See Required Documents section for more details.
Office of the General Counsel
400 7th Street SW
Washington, DC 20506
US
Next steps
Once you submit your application, we will assess your experience and training, identify the best-qualified applicants, and refer those applications to the hiring manager for further consideration and interviews. We will notify you by email after each of these steps has been completed. Your status will also be updated on USAJOBS throughout the process. To check your status, log on to your USAJOBS account, click on "Application Status," and then click "More Information." We expect to make a job offer within 30-60 days after the deadline for applications. If you are selected, we will conduct a suitability/security background investigation.
Best qualified applicants will be referred to the hiring manager. The hiring manager may choose to conduct interviews. Once the selection is made, you will receive a notification of the decision.
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
