Clarification from the agency

This vacancy announcement is open to current employees of the federal Judiciary (AO or U.S. Courts) nationwide.

The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Department of Administrative Services, Facilities and Security Office (FSO), Security and Facilities Policy Staff (SFPS) is seeking a dynamic, high-energy, and experienced Attorney Advisor.

The Attorney Advisor leads the staff supporting the Committee on Space and Facilities and overseeing and managing the development, implementation, and execution of complex and multi-faceted nationwide judiciary facilities. This position reports to the Security and Facilities Policy Staff Chief.

The ideal candidate must possess outstanding diplomacy, interpersonal, organizational, analytical, and communication skills and has experience working collaboratively with supervisors, colleagues, and external stakeholders.

The duties of this position include, but are not limited to:

1. Researching and preparing draft agendas, background materials, agenda items, committee reports, and other documents for the Judicial Conference Committee on Space and Facilities biannual meetings.
2. Leading staff supporting the Committee on Space and Facilities to ensure all matters involving the Committee's jurisdiction are progressing in a timely and efficient fashion and all stakeholders are being appropriately advised of actions being taken.
3. Presenting and discussing legal issues and questions with internal and external stakeholders, including Committee members, federal judges, local court executives, and executive branch partners.
4. Overseeing and managing the development, implementation, and execution of complex and multi-faceted nationwide space and facilities programs.
5. Identifying and tracking both relevant and potentially relevant legislative issues, including drafting and coordinating responses to legislative and participating in congressional briefings.
6. Assisting Administrative Office staff, both internal and external to FSO, with the development, approval, and execution of annual budgets for the facilities program.
7. Providing staff support on external studies and reviews of the judiciary's space programs, including those conducted by the Government Accountability Office.
8. Providing logistical support for related meetings supported by the SFPS.

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.

Bar Membership: Applicants must currently be an active member in good standing of the bar of a state, territory, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or a federal court of general jurisdiction. Applicants are responsible for citing minimum qualifications such as J.D. and bar membership information (institution name, state(s) for bar, and dates) on their respective resumes. Failure to supply details will constitute an incomplete application. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Post J.D. Experience: Applicants must also possess at least 3 years of post J.D. experience.

Specialized Experience: Subsequent to graduation from law school, 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 for this position must demonstrate experience in ALL areas defined below:

• Providing legal advice in the areas of facilities and physical security programs.
• Overseeing and managing the development, implementation, and execution of complex facilities programs.

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.