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Attorney-Advisor (Labor)
Office of the Secretary of Labor · Posted 3 days ago
About the Role
This position is in the Benefits Review Board's Longshore Division. The Board's, is an independent adjudicatory body with exclusive nationwide jurisdiction to consider and decide appeals raising substantial questions of law or fact taken by any party-in interest from decisions concerning claims filed under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act and its extensions.
What You'll Do
- →Major Duties Independently performs a complete intensive legal review and examination of complex case records and the issues presented on appeal; reviews and analyzes the parties' arguments regarding the law and the facts of each case.
- →Drafts and submits recommended decisions or memoranda for assigned appeals; in some cases, may present a recommended disposition through an oral presentation.
- →Researches statutes, regulations, decisions, opinions, legislative history, and other legal authorities on the points of law involved and analyzes their application to the case at hand.
- →On certain complex cases assigned, the incumbent will be involved in the formal conferencing of cases, with the full Board and supervisory attorneys.
- →Similarly, attends and provides support to formal oral arguments, where the parties appear before the Board to address cases involving a novel issue, or where clarification is essential to case disposition.
- →Following Board Members' consideration, consultation, when appropriate, and vote, prepares a written decision and order for each case, for approval and signature in line with instructions from Members.
- →As directed, prepares drafts of dissenting or concurring opinions for Board Members, usually in particularly difficult cases, or cases involving new issues.
- →As instructed, redrafts memoranda or decisions and orders, following review by supervisory attorneys or Board members.
- →When further consultation or justification is required, confers with and advises the Board Members on cases assigned that involves new law and establishes new precedent.
Requirements
- ✓A LL.B or J.D. is a requirement for this position.
- ✓If you do not submit sufficient academic documentation necessary to demonstrate that you meet the eligibility and minimum qualification requirements described in this announcement, your application will be deemed incomplete and you will be ineligible for further consideration for this vacancy.
- ✓Any applicant falsely claiming an academic degree from an accredited school will be subject to actions ranging from disqualification from federal employment to removal from federal service.
- ✓If your education was completed at a foreign college or university, you must show comparability to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States and comparability to applicable minimum course work requirements for this position.
- ✓Click Evaluation of Foreign Education for more information.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 712354f8-53d9-4d98-9474-c6269fd8e44b
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