Clarification from the agency

This position is open to the public. This position allows for situational, and recurring telework but does not qualify for full-time remote work.

This position is located in the Judicial Programs Division of JSO (Division) and reports to the chief of the Division. The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a senior analyst providing support for the supplemental law clerk programs managed by JSO, including the court law clerk program, the pro se law clerk program, the death penalty law clerk program, temporary emergency fund (TEF), and temporary bankruptcy law clerk program (TBLC). The incumbent provides expertise in the programmatic and administrative support of these programs, relevant and governing judiciary policies and processes, and the staffing formulae that determine the allocation of resources for the pro se and death penalty law clerk programs.

The position works closely with the Division chief, JSO attorneys, and other AO staff to perform complex analysis and oversight of the supplemental law clerk programs described above, including maintaining program budgets; maintaining data on, overseeing updates to, and implementation of staffing allocations and additive requests; coordinating communications with the courts related to these programs; delivering information and advice to judges and court staff about program policies and procedures; and supporting AO advisory groups relevant to the programs. This position is responsible for drafting and presenting agenda items that are presented to the Judicial Conference Committees, often working with other AO staff in the drafting and review of the items.

The duties and responsibilities of the position include the following:

1. Providing information, advice, policy guidance, and assistance to federal judges, chambers staff, court executives and their staffs, AO management, members of Congress and congressional staff, and the public on supplemental law clerk programs.
2. Providing staff support to the Pro Se Working Group to include formulation and drafting of agenda and topic briefs, meeting planning, coordinating with other JSO staff and Working Group members on meeting agendas and details, ensuring completion of meeting summaries and follow-up action items.
3. Assisting other JSO staff in providing support related to supplemental law clerk programs to the AO's Judicial Programs and Services Advisory Council, Magistrate Judges Advisory Group, Bankruptcy Judges Advisory Group, and Chambers Staff Advisory Group.
4. Developing, preparing, and presenting agenda items and reports as needed on the status of the programs, staffing allocations, applications for court law clerks, and other program-related funding requests for biannual meetings of the Judicial Resources Committee, in coordination with JSO and Judicial Resources Committee staff in the AO's Human Resources Office.
5. Reviewing and assisting with drafting agenda items, statistical reports, and similar publications about the supplemental law clerk programs prepared by other AO staff, including AO reports, reports to Congress, and items of interest prepared for other Judicial Conference committees.
6. Maintaining data on program budgets, staffing allocations, additive requests, and other human resource requests related to the supplemental law clerk programs, and coordinates communications with the courts related to these programs, including responsibility for preparing periodic memoranda regarding staffing allocations, applications for court law clerk, and surveys requesting court data on pending death penalty cases.
7. Developing and updating publications and resources related to the supplemental law clerk programs on uscourts.gov, the judiciary's internet site, and JNet, the judiciary's intranet site.
8. Identifying and overseeing the implementation of standard operating procedures for each of the supplemental law clerk programs.
9. Coordinating with judges, court staff, internal groups, and AO and JSO management on the development of other projects, reports, and publications, as assigned.

Conditions of employment

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

1. All information is subject to verification. Applicants are advised that false answers or omissions of information on application materials or inability to meet the following conditions may be grounds for non-selection, withdrawal of an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.
2. Selection for this position is contingent upon completion of OF-306, Declaration of Federal Employment during the pre-employment process and proof of U.S. citizenship for competitive status positions or conversion to a competitive status position with the AO. If non-citizens are considered for hire into a temporary or any other position with non-competitive status or when it is confirmed by the AO Human Resources Office there are no qualified U.S. citizens for a competitive status position (unless prohibited by a law or statue), non-citizens must provide proof of authorization to work in the U.S. and proof of entitlement to receive compensation. Additional information on the employment of non-citizens can be found at USAJOBS Help Center | Employment of non-citizens/. For a list of documents that may be used to provide proof of citizenship or authorization to work in the United States, please refer to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification.
3. All new AO employees will be required to complete an FBI fingerprint-based national criminal database and records check and pass a public trust suitability check.
4. New employees to the AO will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights/responsibilities, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/.
5. All new AO employees are required to identify a financial institution for direct deposit of pay before appointment.
6. You will be required to serve a trial period if selected for a first-time appointment to the Federal government, transferring from another Federal agency, or serving as a first-time supervisor. Failure to successfully complete the trial period may result in termination of employment.
7. If appointed to a temporary position, management may have the discretion of converting the position to permanent depending upon funding and staffing allocation.

Qualifications

Applicants must have demonstrated experience as listed below. This requirement is according to the AO Classification, Compensation, and Recruitment Systems which include interpretive guidance and reference to the OPM Operating Manual for Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions.

Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience which is in or directly related to the line of work of this position. Specialized experience is demonstrated experience in ALL areas defined below:

• Knowledge of management analysis theories, principles, practices, and techniques;
• Experience in maintaining data on program budgets, staffing allocations, and other human resource requests;
• Experience in data collection, interpretation, analysis, evaluation, and recommendation; and
• Working knowledge of various processes of compiling and using statistical models, tables, graphs, charts, and reports.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

We will review your resume and supporting documentation and compare this information to your responses on the occupational questionnaire to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for this job. If you meet the minimum qualifications for this job, we will evaluate your application package, to assess the quality, depth, and complexity of your accomplishments, experience, and education as they relate to the requirements listed in this vacancy announcement.

You should be aware that your ratings are subject to evaluation and verification. If a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is supported by your resume and/or narrative responses, you will be assigned a rating commensurate to your described experience. Failure to submit the mandatory narrative responses will result in not receiving full consideration and/or rating credit. Deliberate attempts to falsify information may be grounds for not selecting you, withdrawing an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.