Clarification from the agency

A Moderate Background Investigation is required for this position.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

This position is for employees hired into the Law Department Honor Attorney Program. This 36 month development program allows for entry-level attorneys to gain experience by handling a variety of legal matters independently. The honors attorney will receive mentoring and supervision throughout the development process. Participants in this program receive six-month performance reviews and potential salary adjustments. After successful completion of the program, the employee will be assigned to an authorized attorney position in the Law Department. The honor attorney position is not authorized on a permanent basis.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Conducts legal research and prepares written material for use in representing the Postal Service and advising postal management officials.
2. Participates in conferences necessary to representing or advising Postal Service officials.
3. Directly advises postal management officials or represents the Postal Service in legal matters involving outside parties or administrative litigation.
4. Prepares replies to inquiries from Congress, government agencies, and the public.
5. Prepares opinions, memoranda, decisions, regulations, testimonies, or formal filings in proceedings in which the Postal Service is a party.

Conditions of employment

SUPERVISION:

Manager of unit to which assigned.

Qualifications

1. Ability to prepare pretrial briefs, motions, pleadings, responses and other documents to present the issues independently with little or no direct supervision.
2. Ability to provide legal advice and services with respect to regulations, practices, or other legal matters, and formulate opinions involving the analysis and interpretation of federal, state and local laws.
3. Ability to communicate orally and in writing to include the ability to negotiate with third parties on behalf of clients and prepare legal documents and presentations.
4. Ability to conduct legal research to gather and interpret information and ensure accuracy of details; using resources such as internal and external documents, archives, electronic databases, and interviews.
5. Ability to establish and maintain effective liaison with high level department officials, supervisors, organization staff, and the general public.
6. Qualified applicants must have or obtain membership in good standing of a state, territory of the United States, District of Columbia or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico bar association within one year of the date of employment.
7. To be eligible for the Attorney (Honor Program) you must possess a Juris Doctor from an American Bar Association accredited law school. NOTE: Qualified applicants must earn a Juris Doctor from an accredited law school no more than 30 months prior to the date of employment.
8. SPECIAL CONDITION: Additionally, applicants must satisfy at least one of the following academic or post-graduate requirements: 1. Standing in the top 25% of his or her law school class upon graduation as measured by class standing statistics maintained by the applicant's law school. 2. A cumulative law school grade point average of at least 3.0 upon graduation. 3. Graduation from a law school ranked within the top 25 schools in the nation by an entity that conducts national law school rankings. 4. Completion of at least one year of a judicial clerkship in a federal court or in a state's highest court at the time of hire.

How you will be evaluated

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

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