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Supervisory Trial Attorney
Office of the Solicitor · Posted 10 days ago
About the Role
The Counsel for Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) will be responsible for managing the trial-level litigation, under the supervision of the Regional Solicitor, filed by the Secretary in Region III and arising under the OSHA. The OSHA Counsel will also provide advice and counsel to the client agencies, on ongoing investigations, the OSHA program areas, and pre-litigation referrals. The OSHA Counsel will directly supervise the work of attorneys and paralegals in their OSHA enforcement work..
What You'll Do
- →The incumbent reviews and assigns incoming cases affecting statutes and program areas for which incumbent is responsible.
- →Assigns cases to staff attorneys, personally taking charge of major cases which present the most difficult and important factual and legal issues and/or require the assistance of one or more subordinates.
- →Responsible for the pleadings and briefs prepared for filing and the complete preparation and trial of all cases.
- →Generally, cases conducted by the incumbent have an immediate impact on the administration and interpretation of the relevant statute.
- →The incumbent analyzes and recommends for or against the institution of litigation with respect to matters referred by various agencies in the Department of Labor and recommends when cases should be appealed to the courts of appeals from the district courts and to various administrative appellate entities from the administrative law judge level.
- →The incumbent provides guidance and direction to staff attorneys in the preparation and trial of complex cases, pre-trial and post-trial briefings, and questions pertaining to the settlement of cases short of litigation.
- →The incumbent directs staff members engaged in furnishing assistance to United States Attorneys in litigation in which the Department of Labor has an interest or responsibility and in amiczis appearances in litigation.
- →The incumbent serves as a principal management advisor to the Regional Solicitor in all areas of responsibility of the Regional Office.
- →As requested, the incumbent acts as Regional Solicitor in the absence of that person and assists in planning, organizing, and directing the work of the office in carrying out its responsibilities for litigation and legal advisory services with respect to the various laws administered by the office.
- →As assigned, the incumbent relieves the Regional Solicitor of other administrative management duties such as the analysis and resolution of operating problems, evaluation of employee performance, interview and selection of candidates for appointment, promotion, or awards, and the review of employee complaints.
- →The incumbent regularly deals with a variety of one-time or emergency types of situations in the absence of assigned attorneys who are away in connection with other litigation or for other reasons.
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
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