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This position is established in a Regional or Subregional Office of the General Counsel and reports directly to the Regional Director or to their designee. The Senior Attorney is responsible for handling large, high profile, or extremely complex investigations and litigation of both unfair labor practice and representation cases at all stages of processing and/or other difficult assignments as assigned.Qualifications:All qualifications and eligibility requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.
IDEAL CANDIDATE STATEMENT
The ideal candidate forthe General Attorney (Labor) (Senior Field Attorney) position has case management experience ranging from relatively simple to cases which involve more elements of moderate difficulty. The candidate has a thorough understanding of conducting elections and has a thorough understanding how to complete all basic phases of case processing. Attention to detail is critical to the completion and review of case work. Excellent communication skills are required.
BASIC REQUIREMENT
Education: Must have successfully completed a full course of study in a school of law accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) and have the first professional law degree (LL.B. or J.D.). Law school transcripts must be submitted at the time of application.
Bar Membership and Certification: Must currently be a member in good standing of the bar of a state, territory, or commonwealth of the United States, District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Your active Bar license must reference Bar number and indicate the status of good standing. Agency Internal Self-Certification Forms are not acceptable for verification.
In addition to the BASIC REQUIREMENT, applicants must also meet the following:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Applicants must have one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-14 grade level, which has provided them with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of a General Attorney (Labor) (Senior Field Attorney) at the GS-15 grade level.
Specialized experience includes:

• Experience applying Board rules and regulations, policies, together with expert knowledge of the National Labor Relations Act to provide authoritative legal interpretation and analysis in investigations and litigation; including the evaluation of case law, pertinent statutes, and judicial decisions involving unfair labor practices and representation cases; and

• Experience independently conducting extensive case review research to develop well-supported legal strategies and to inform and support decisions rendered; and

• Experience composing a wide range of legal documents applying statutory and case-law interpretation to develop and convey well-reasoned legal advice, counsel, and opinions.

This experience must be fully supported and articulated in your resume to receive consideration. Please do not cut and paste the specialized experience from this announcement into your resume, as this will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.
NOTE: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
(NOTE: All Agency employees must provide a copy of their SF-50 "Notice of Personnel Action" that indicates proof of status. The SF-50 must include your position, title, series, grade, step, tenure (1 or 2), and type of service (Excepted). As an employee, you may determine your status by checking block 24 on your SF-50. The block must reflect "1" or "2". Also, block 34 must reflect "2".Education:This position has a basic education requirement listed under the Qualifications section of this announcement.
You must meet all qualification requirements. All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, see www.ed.gov. All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly.
Special Instructions for Foreign Education
If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in accredited U.S. education programs; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit Recognition of Foreign Qualifications | U.S. Department of Education.Employment Type: OTHER