Attorney-Advisor (Employee and Labor Relations)

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As an Attorney-Advisor (Employee and Labor Relations), you will be part of the Employee and Labor Relations Division, Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO), U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). If selected, you will advise management on employee and labor relations matters and ensure agency programs, policies, and practices comply with federal employment and labor laws, merit system principles, prohibited personnel practices, and EEOC anti-discrimination guidance.

This position has a basic education requirement listed under the Qualifications section of this announcement.

For the GS-14: You must have earned a professional law degree (J.D. or LL.B.) from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association, be an active member of the BAR, and have three (3) years of professional legal experience with at least one year being equivalent to the GS-13 level providing legal advice and counsel to agency management and human resources staff regarding the full range of employment matters, including, but not limited to disciplinary and other adverse personnel actions, performance-based actions formal and informal EEO complaints, hearings and appeals, and grievances and works proactively with managers and employees to informally resolve employment-related disputes.

Professional legal education above the first professional law degree may be substituted for experience required as follows:(a) The second professional law degree (LL.M) may be substituted for one year of experience (b) The third law degree (J.S.D) may be substituted for one year of experience beyond the LL.M.

Applicants must meet all eligibility requirements (e.g., time-in-grade and qualification requirements) within 30 days of the closing date specified in the vacancy announcement.

Attorneys appointed in the excepted service are required to maintain active membership in a bar within U.S. jurisdiction for the duration of their employment. Attorneys must provide documentation supporting active membership and good standing status (or equivalent) on at least an annual basis.

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 experience.