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Attorney-Advisor
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration · Posted 1 days ago
About the Role
This position is in Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Office of Chief Counsel, General Law Division. The General Law Division consists of Attorney-Advisors that report to the Assistant Chief Counsel for General Law. The Division has the lead in providing legal support to FMCSA relating to budget, fiscal, and financial management matters, contracts, grants, labor and employment, torts and ethics.
What You'll Do
- →As an Attorney-Advisor, you will be: Providing advice, assistance and interpretations in the area on grants and cooperative agreements, appropriations issues, Title 31, U.S.C., OMB Circulars, Comptroller General Decisions, and other sources of internal and Federal finance law.
- →Preparing legal opinions and performing legal services in involving difficult issues concerning labor and employment, torts and ethics.
- →Providing review of technical assistance and other advice on new and proposed Federal legislation concerning grants, fiscal matters, FMCSA Budgets, acquisitions, and appropriations and the implementation of related new programs.
- →In areas of responsibility, directly advising senior officials of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the Department of Transportation after receiving only generalized guidance from the Chief Counsel, the Deputy Chief Counsel, or the Assistant Chief Counsel for General Law.
- →Representing FMCSA at meetings with Federal officials, industry representatives, and members of the public.
- →The ideal candidate should have grants and fiscal law experience or labor and employment law experience, superior writing skills, and a desire to work with a team of seasoned attorneys.
- →The individual's experience and knowledge in other general law areas such as acquisitions (contracts) torts, and ethics will also be considered.
Requirements
- ✓CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: SELECTIVE SERVICE: Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered for Selective Service.
- ✓GOVERNMENT TRAVEL CARD: If the position requires travel, a government contractor-issued travel card will be issued and must be retained for official business only.
- ✓TRIAL PERIOD: This is an Excepted Service position.
- ✓This job will be filled by an alternative hiring process and is not in the competitive service.
- ✓Applicants selected for an excepted service position may be subject to a two-year trial period.
- ✓ETHICS/CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT: All employees are subject to the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch, set out in Title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations, section 2635, including restrictions on owning financial interests that may conflict with performance of their duties.
- ✓Some employees, like those involved in contracting or regulating non-Federal entities, are subject to Executive Branch Financial Disclosure requirements set out in Title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations, section 263.
- ✓BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION: A background security investigation is required for all selected individuals.
- ✓Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of the security investigation and favorable adjudication.
- ✓Failure to meet these requirements will be grounds for termination.
- ✓MANDATORY EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: In order to qualify for this position, candidates must have successfully completed a full course of study in a school of law accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) and have a professional law degree, and must currently be a member in good standing of the bar of a State or Territory of the United States or the District of Columbia.
- ✓You must be a U.S.Citizen and eligible for consideration.
- ✓Submit application and resume online by 11:59 PM EST on the closing date.
- ✓This is an Excepted Service position.
Personality Fit
Job ID: be18360a-104c-49ee-8331-2f17f08638d1
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