Attorney-Advisor (General)

This position is located in the Regulations Division within the Office of Legislation and Regulations, which is part of the Office of General Counsel.

The Regulations Division is headed by the Assistant General Counsel for Regulations.

Attorney positions do have an education requirement.

Applicants must be a graduate of an accredited law school with an LL.B. or J.D. For positions with an education requirement, you MUST submit a copy of your transcripts or equivalent. An official transcript will be required if you are selected.

In addition you must provide proof of bar or your bar number in the vacancy questions.

The education generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. If you are qualifying based on foreign education, you must submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency. Refer to the OPM instructions.

HUD's Mission
The mission of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is to foster strong communities by supporting access to quality, affordable housing, expanding the housing supply, and unlocking homeownership opportunities for the American people. The Department is committed to furthering the promise of self-sufficiency in every American while promoting economic development to revitalize rural, tribal, and urban communities across the country.

This position is located in the Office of General Counsel (OGC). OGC is the chief legal officer of the Department, the principal legal adviser to the Secretary and staff of HUD, and the head of the Departmental Enforcement Center. OGC provides legal opinions, advice, and services with respect to all Departmental programs and activities, and assists in the development of HUD programs and policies. OGC also provides functional legal counsel on defensive and affirmative litigation and the development of legislation and regulations.

As a Attorney-Advisor (General), you will:

• Draft, review, and analyze complex regulations necessary to implement the programs and policies of the Department.
• Resolve policy issues and legal or technical concerns that arise in the course of drafting a regulation.
• Analyze and summarize public comments on proposed regulations.
• Assure that proposed rules, regulations, and Federal Register notices are drafted in proper form for publication, that they are consistent with statutes and the legislative history of statutes affecting HUD programs, and that they comply with the requirements of the Federal Register Act, the requirements and policies of the Secretary, the Administrative Procedure Act, Executive Order 12866 and section 7(o) of the Department of HUD Act, and other applicable statutes or regulations.

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Basic Requirements:
Applicants MUST:
(1) be a graduate of an accredited law school with an LL.B. or J.D.;
(2) be a current member of a bar with a valid license to practice law in a state, territory of the United States, District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and
(3) meet all specialized experience requirements as described in the vacancy announcement.

AND

For the GS-14, you must:

Have a professional law degree (LL.B. or J.D.) plus four (4) years of professional legal experience, at least one of which must be specialized experience at a level of difficulty comparable to the GS-13 level in the Federal service.

OR

Have a second professional law degree (LL.M.) plus three (3) years of professional legal experience, at least one of which must be specialized experience at a level of difficulty comparable to the GS-13 level in the Federal service.

OR

Have a first professional law degree (LL.B., or J.D.), plus superior law student work (academic standing in upper 1/3 of the law school graduating class, high-level honors for academic excellence in law school, winning of a moot court competition with other law schools, significant work or achievement on the school's official law review, significant summer clerkship or other evidence of clearly superior achievement) plus three (3) years of professional legal experience, at least one of which must be specialized experience at a level of difficulty comparable to the GS-13 level in the Federal service.

In addition to the above requirements, you must mee the specialized experience below:

Specialized experience for the GS-14 includes:

At least 2 years of:

- Experience with Administrative Law and one or more disciplines related to the work of HUD (including, but not limited to, FHA mortgage insurance programs, agency housing programs, real estate law, corporate finance, bankruptcy, federal litigation practice relating to housing or real estate finance, Federal Register drafting, environmental law, or civil rights law); AND

- Experience providing effective advice on difficult and novel legal issues, managing a heavy workload, and developing and maintaining highly collaborative and productive working relationships with senior officials, clients, other agencies and stakeholders, and the public.

For the GS-13, you must:

Have a professional law degree (LL.B. or J.D.) plus three (3) years of professional legal experience, at least one of which must be specialized experience at a level of difficulty comparable to the GS-12 level in the Federal service.

OR

Have a second professional law degree (LL.M.) plus two (2) years of professional legal experience, at least one of which must be specialized experience at a level of difficulty comparable to the GS-12 level in the Federal service.

OR

Have a first professional law degree (LL.B., or J.D.), plus superior law student work (academic standing in upper 1/3 of the law school graduating class, high-level honors for academic excellence in law school, winning of a moot court competition with other law schools, significant work or achievement on the school's official law review, significant summer clerkship or other evidence of clearly superior achievement) plus two (2) years of professional legal experience, at least one of which must be specialized experience at a level of difficulty comparable to the GS-12 level in the Federal service.

In addition to the above requirements, you must mee the specialized experience below:

Specialized experience for the GS-13 includes:

At least 1 year of:
- Experience with Administrative Law and one or more disciplines related to the work of HUD (including, but not limited to, FHA mortgage insurance programs, agency housing programs, real estate law, corporate finance, bankruptcy, federal litigation practice relating to housing or real estate finance, Federal Register drafting, environmental law, or civil rights law); AND
- Experience providing effective advice on difficult and novel legal issues, managing a heavy workload, and developing and maintaining highly collaborative and productive working relationships with clients, other agencies and stakeholders, and the public.

For the GS-12, you must:

Have a professional law degree (LL.B. or J.D.) plus two (2) years of professional legal experience, at least one of which must be specialized experience at a level of difficulty comparable to the GS-11 level in the Federal service.

OR

Have a second professional law degree (LL.M.) plus one (1) year of professional legal experience, at least one of which must be specialized experience at a level of difficulty comparable to the GS-11 level in the Federal service.

OR

Have a first professional law degree (LL.B., or J.D.), plus superior law student work (academic standing in upper 1/3 of the law school graduating class, high-level honors for academic excellence in law school, winning of a moot court competition with other law schools, significant work or achievement on the school's official law review, significant summer clerkship or other evidence of clearly superior achievement) plus one (1) year of professional legal experience, at least one of which must be specialized experience at a level of difficulty comparable to the GS-11 level in the Federal service.

In addition to the above requirements, you must mee the specialized experience below:

Specialized experience for the GS-12 includes:

Experience analyzing and interpreting federal, state or local statutes, conducting legal research and preparing legal opinions and other legal writings; AND
- Experience providing effective advice on difficult and novel legal issues, managing a heavy workload, and developing and maintaining highly collaborative and productive working relationships with clients, other agencies and stakeholders, and the public.

The experience may have been gained in either the public or private sector. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/date/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resume.