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Attorney
Nuclear Regulatory Commission · Posted 14 days ago
About the Role
This position is located in Office of Commission Appellate Adjudication. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies within the agency. The supervisor is Cathy Kanatas. This position is subject to Confidential Financial Disclosure reporting requirements. This position is subject to security ownership restriction reporting requirements.
What You'll Do
- →The successful candidate will perform the full range of attorney duties for the office.
- →Such duties may include but are not limited to: Analyzes and interprets significant issues involving the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, the National Environmental Policy Act, the administrative Procedure Act, and other sources of legal authority, with particular emphasis on those areas dealing with the NRC's quasi-judicial functions.
- →Reviews, and where necessary, drafts memoranda and orders for the Commission affirming, reversing, or modifying significant decisions of the Atomic Safety Licensing Board, in the course of presenting alternative legal options that incorporate, as appropriate, the views of the Office of the General Counsel (OGC).
- →Recommends to the Commission courses of action to take on other significant matters that may come before the Commission in its quasi-judicial capacity (including, but not limited to, matters of original Commission jurisdiction).
- →Represents OCAA in meetings and conferences with the Commissioners, their staffs and OGC.
- →Conducts legal research and analysis to provide available options in support of the Commission's decision-making process.
- →Assists in advising the Commission on the significance and policy implications of proposed major actions.
- →Performs legal sufficiency reviews of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) documents and drafts final agency decisions (FADs) to ensure compliance with Title VII, the Rehabilitation Act, the ADEA, and EEOC Management Directive 110.
- →Performs special related legal duties as directed.
Requirements
- ✓You must meet the qualifications for this position by no later than 30 calendar days after the closing date of this announcement and before placement in the position.
- ✓All information in your resume must be true and accurate.
- ✓Conditions of Employment: U.S.
- ✓Citizenship Required This is a Drug Testing position Must be able to meet and maintain security & suitability requirements.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓Applicant must possess a J.D. degree; or an LL.M. degree; and be an active member of the bar in good standing (any jurisdiction).
- ✓You must include an unofficial or official copy of your college and/or university transcripts with your application.
- ✓Transcript must include the School Name, Student Name, Degree and Date Awarded (if applicable).
- ✓Education must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education.
- ✓If you have multiple degrees (e.g., BS, MS, PhD) please submit transcripts for each degree.
- ✓FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements.
Benefits
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Personality Fit
Job ID: 3b8832f7-9230-488c-a17d-e885500a19d6
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