About this role

In order to qualify for this position, your resume must demonstrate sufficient specialized experience to perform the duties of this position. 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 submit a thorough resume that directly relates to this position. Applicants must possess a J.D., LL.B., and/or LL.M professional law degree from an American Bar Association accredited law school, be an active member of the bar in good standing (any jurisdiction), and possess at least 2 years of post-professional law degree experience.

Specialized Experience Statement: GS-14: One year of professional legal experience after admission to the bar, one year of which provided specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the GS-13 level in the Federal service that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skill, and ability to perform successfully in this position. This experience may have been gained in a non-federal service position.

In addition, this Specialized Experience must demonstrate the following: Conducting legal research and preparing legal opinions, memoranda, and other legal documents; Developing legal research strategies and resolving complex or precedent-setting legal issues; Drafting complex legal documents, including briefs, issue papers, orders, rulemaking documents, litigation-related memoranda, and reports containing legal analyses and recommendations involving civil, criminal, or administrative matters; Delivering oral presentations, communicating legal analyses and recommendations to senior officials, and effectively advocating and defending legal positions before internal and external stakeholders; and Providing authoritative legal advice and guidance to attorneys, management officials, and other professionals on complex legal matters.

All qualification requirements must be met by 11:59 pm (Eastern Time) on 08/14/2026.

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