General Attorney (Office of the Inspector General - Employment Law)
What you'd do
The Social Security Administration's (SSA) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) Office of the Counsel to the Inspector General (OCIG), seeks attorneys with extensive experience in employment law to provide legal guidance on a wide variety of employment related issues. Our attorneys represent SSA OIG before multiple tribunals including the EEOC, the MSPB, and mediators. Attorneys may also work with the DOJ to represent SSA OIG on complex litigation in federal district and appellate courts.
Major duties
The incumbent serves as a General Attorney within the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) Office of Counsel to the Inspector General (OCIG), providing legal services to the Social Security Administration Office of the Inspector General (SSA OIG). Advises other OIG attorneys, Supervisory Attorneys, the Chief Counsel, management officials and Senior Executives, including the Inspector General, on unique, critical, and sensitive matters. OIG is a modern public service law office with a highly skilled, engaged, and diverse workforce dedicated to protecting SSA OIG’s legal interests. We offer the opportunity to handle meaningful and challenging legal work in a professional, team-oriented, and flexible work environment. We seek candidates with strong legal acumen in employment/labor law, litigation experience, research and writing skills, pro?ciency with eDiscovery, and the ability to quickly form positive relationships with internal clients and stakeholders. We encourage candidates with diverse backgrounds, qualities, and experiences to apply.
What you need to qualify
Resumes exceeding two pages in length will not be considered. Please visit the new resume guidance for more information. READ ALL SECTIONS OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IN ITS ENTIRETY. THIS INFORMATION IS CRUCIAL TO SUBMITTING A SUCCESSFUL APPLICATION. Law Degree: Applicants must hold a law degree from a School of Law accredited by the American Bar Association. Bar Membership: Applicants must also be an active member of the bar, and in good standing. You must be duly licensed, authorized and eligible to practice as an attorney under the laws of a state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a U.S. Territory. This is a continuing requirement of the position. Below is a list of acceptable documents. To be considered, at least one of the following three documents is required. Any proof of bar document submitted must include your name, status, state, and must be dated within one year of the closing date of the announcement: Letter or Certificate of Good Standing dated within one year of the announcement; OR Copy of your Bar card with the current year if it reflects a date that is within one year of the announcement; OR Screen print from a Bar website that reflects your active Bar membership (must include the state and be dated within one year of the announcement). In addition to the above requirements, applicants must also meet the following criteria to qualify: Applicants must have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience at the GS-13 level or equivalent, which is in or related to the work of the position to be filled and has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Such experience must include: Personnel and employment law, AND Litigating cases before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), including preparing and arguing pleadings, briefs and motions, affidavits, or other materials involving personnel and employment law. Please note: your resume must specifically document your experience as an attorney providing legal guidance on labor and employment related issues e.g. performance management, employee misconduct, labor and employee relations, EEO issues, and reasonable accommodation requests, or you will be found ineligible. Applicants MUST meet all eligibility requirements on or before the closing date of the announcement to be considered for the position.
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