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Attorney-Advisor (General)
Office of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development · Posted 4 days ago
About the Role
This position is located in the Office of Adjudication Services, Office of the Secretary, for the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
What You'll Do
- →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 U.S.
- →Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Adjudicatory Services (OAS).
- →OHA is an independent adjudicatory office within the Office of the Secretary and is responsible for hearing and deciding matters assigned to it by statute, regulation, or delegation.
- →OHA's judges preside over administrative proceedings involving HUD programs, including enforcement actions, civil money penalties, fair housing matters, debarment-related matters, administrative wage garnishment, salary offset, and other administrative appeals.
- →The attorney serves as an Attorney-Adviser supporting the Chief Administrative Law Judge, Administrative Law Judges, and Administrative Judges in the fair, accurate, and timely resolution of assigned cases.
- →Duties may include legal research and analysis, review of pleadings and administrative records, preparation of draft decisions and orders, case management support, and application of HUD statutes, regulations, and procedural rules in administrative adjudications.
- →The following are the duties of this position at the GS-14.
- →If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties and will receive training to help you grow in this position.
- →Provides research memoranda interpreting the various statutes, regulations and policies administered by OHA.
- →Personally, conducts a review of presented facts, researches applicable laws, regulations and precedents and produces said memoranda in support of the presiding judge.
- →Conducts research of laws, legal opinions, policies, regulations, legal texts and precedent cases involved in the case.
Requirements
- ✓The official duty station for this position will be in Washington, District of Columbia.
- ✓Failure to report to duty at this location may be grounds for a disciplinary action, including removal.
- ✓Key Requirements: Must be U.S.
- ✓Citizen or U.S.
- ✓A 2-year trial period is required.
- ✓(unless already completed) Continued employment is contingent upon supervisory certification that continued employment will benefit the Federal Service; the certification will occur no less than 30 days before the end of the probationary/trial period.
- ✓Must successfully complete a background investigation.
- ✓Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so.
- ✓Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer.
- ✓Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form I-9.
- ✓Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S.
- ✓Public Trust - Background Investigation will be required.
- ✓Please refer to "Additional Information Section for additional Conditions of Employment." Attorney positions do have an education requirement.
- ✓Applicants must be a graduate of an accredited law school with an LL.B. or J.D.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 74044312-ae25-4506-98ee-a37cb1542025
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