Clarification from the agency

U.S. Citizens or U.S. Nationals.

Under the supervision of the Board and Chief of Staff, the incumbent:

• Provides legal support and advice to the Review Board and its staff on issues related to their authorities, roles, and responsibilities as set forth in law and policy.
• Performs legal analysis and research, to include preparing memoranda, guidance documents, studies, and other legal materials related to access to government records and other issues of significance to the Review Board.
• Drafts and/or reviews correspondence, reports, memoranda, testimony, Federal Register notices, legislation, guidance, and other documents related to matters within the purview of the Board's legal mandate.
• Provides oral and written briefings, consultations, and presentations.
• Reviews policies, procedures, orders, regulations, handbooks, technical manuals, and other Board publications.
• Advises on the substance of responses to Congressional inquiries.

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. citizen or national to apply for this position.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Only experience obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.
• You must be a graduate of a law school accredited by the American Bar Association.
• You must be an active member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of a State, U.S. Commonwealth, U.S. territory, or the District of Columbia.
• You must successfully pass a background investigation.
• You must be able to obtain and hold a Top Secret security clearance.
• Employees who are initially appointed to supervisory positions must serve a supervisory probationary period for one year.
• Relocation expenses are not authorized.
• This position has been designated excluded from bargaining unit representation under the national security provision of 5 U.S.C. 7112(B)(6).
• All employees are required to participate in Direct Deposit/ Electronic Funds Transfer for salary payments.
• Any offers of employment made pursuant to this announcement will be consistent with all applicable authorities, including Presidential Memoranda, Executive Orders, interpretive U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) guidance, and Office of Management and Budget plans and policies concerning hiring. These authorities are subject to change.

Qualifications

Basic Requirements:

1. The first professional law degree (LL.B. or JD) or the first and second professional law degree (LL.M.); AND
2. Specialized professional experience in excess of three (3) years that is commensurate with the duties and responsibilities of the position. The quality of the individual's background may be evidenced by the relatedness of his or her specialization.

Specialized Experience:
The skills and experience listed immediately below are of particular importance to the position, and applicants should provide specific detailed information in these areas, where applicable, as part of their application.

You qualify for the GS-15 grade level if you have at least one year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-14 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors).

Specialized experience is significant experience providing legal advice and support on information access issues and/or on other issues (e.g., civil rights, privacy) relevant to the Review Board's mission.

Note: Your resume must support this claim.

To qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience.

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 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.

You must ensure that your resume contains ALL required information which includes hours worked, start and end dates (month and year), and if Federal employment, series, pay plan, and grade.

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 cover letter, resume, and other documentation to ensure you meet the minimum qualification requirements. If you meet the minimum qualifications, you may be referred to the hiring manager for consideration.

Application of Veterans' Preference: There is no formal rating system for applying veterans' preference to 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 an in-person or virtual panel interview.

The qualification requirements listed above must be met by the closing date of this announcement.