Job Summary

This position is within the Department of Energy, Bonneville Power Administration, Office of General Counsel. As an Attorney-Adviser, you will provide strategic legal counsel shaping the Pacific Northwest's energy future. You will advise agency leadership, negotiate high-impact agreements, and represent BPA in administrative hearings and litigation involving complex energy and resource matters. Help power the region while tackling rewarding, cutting-edge legal work!

Job Description

BASIC REQUIREMENT: Professional law degree (L.L.B. or J.D.) and membership in a State or D.C. bar association is required. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: GS-11: A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-09) in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as: professional legal experience 1) conducting legal research, fact gathering, and statutory and case law analysis to identify applicable legal precedents; 2) preparing initial drafts of legal memoranda, pleadings, discovery requests, briefs, or transactional agreements under the direction of senior counsel; and 3) assisting senior attorneys with hearing preparation, regulatory filings, or commercial dispute matters. GS-12: A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-11) in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as: professional legal experience 1) analyzing and interpreting complex statutes, regulations, and judicial orders to provide legal advice to clients or management on operational, administrative, or policy questions; 2) drafting and editing legal pleadings, motions, transactional instruments, contracts, and formal legal analyses; and 3) supporting lead counsel in administrative proceedings, regulatory matters, or civil litigation, including preparing evidentiary records, participating in dispute resolution, and drafting pre-proceeding documents. GS-13: A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-13) in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as: professional legal experience 1) independently researching, analyzing, and rendering legal opinions and counsel to executive management or organizational officials on complex administrative, regulatory, commercial, or environmental legal matters; 2) drafting, examining, and participating in the negotiation of complex contracts, commercial agreements, or settlement arrangements; and 3) representing an organization or clients before administrative tribunals, arbitration panels, regulatory bodies, or judicial courts, including drafting dispositive motions, conducting witness examinations, and formulating trial or hearing strategy. "Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. 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. You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.