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Attorney-Advisor (Regulatory & Legislative Affairs)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration · Posted 99 days ago
Hybrid Full-time Washington, DC $122K – $187K Apply by Jul 8, 2026 Attorney ENTJINTJINTPISTJ OperationsTransportation
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The Attorney-Advisor in the Regulatory and Legislative Affairs division of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration serves as the legal counsel to agency regulatory development teams and provides legal advice, document drafting, and legal sufficiency review of regulatory instruments including rulemaking notices involving motor carrier and driver safety; hazardous material transportation; and motor carrier licensing, operations, and commercial regulations.
What You'll Do
- →As an Attorney-Advisor (Regulatory & Legislative Affairs), you will: Provide legal services for implementing and overseeing the national motor carrier safety policy and the national goals of FMCSA to promote and regulate commercial motor vehicle safety in accordance with Title 49, U.S.
- →Research and prepare legal documents (rulemakings, opinions, guidance, interpretations, orders, etc.) implementing FMCSA's statutory authorities and regulations and correspondence interpreting statutes and regulations applicable to the motor carrier safety programs and policies of FMCSA.
- →Research complex and policy-sensitive legal issues to develop or support the agency's position on matters within the Office of Chief Counsel's responsibility.
- →Serve as legal counsel to the agency's regulatory development teams to assist in the formulation of legally sound and defensible regulations, provide drafting support, and conduct full legal sufficiency review of agency rulemaking work products.
- →Review and assesses for clarity, accuracy, and legal sufficiency policy guidance, correspondence, and other documents prepared by agency program offices.
- →The ideal candidate for this position will have experience drafting memoranda, correspondence, regulations, guidance documents, and/or legal opinions; experience drafting and evaluating legislative proposals, testimony before legislative bodies (e.g.
Requirements
- ✓CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: SELECTIVE SERVICE: Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered for Selective Service.
- ✓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.
- ✓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.
- ✓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
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