Job Summary

This position is in the Enforcement Bureau (EB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC) located in Washington, DC. Selectees will be placed at various Divisions throughout EB. RELOCATION EXPENSES WILL NOT BE PAID. THIS VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT MAY BE USED TO FILL ADDITIONAL POSITIONS WITHIN 90 DAYS.

Job Description

Interested candidates should be passionate about the ideals of our American republic, committed to upholding the rule of law and the U.S. Constitution, and committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government. Hiring decisions will not be based on race, sex, color, religion, or national origin. Applicants must meet eligibility and qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Current Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Professional law experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. In order to be deemed as "BEST QUALIFIED" candidates must meet both the educational requirements AND the Specialized Experience. A. Education You must meet the minimum basic educational requirements for Attorney positions. Education requirements include: a professional law degree JD, LL.B., and/or LL.M. NOTE-If you do not provide a transcript at the time of application, a transcript will be required to be provided at the time of selection. AND B. Specialized Experience For the GS-11 position: No specialized experience required; only educational qualification requirements are required to be met. Education requirements are as follows: a professional law degree JD, LL.B., and/or LL.M. For the GS-12 position: Applicants must have at least one year of full-time professional law experience gained after being admitted to the bar. The minimum one-year work experience requirement includes at least one year of specialized experience that is directly related to the position being filled and that is at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to that of an attorney at the GS-11 level. Specialized experience is defined as follows: 1. Conducting in-depth legal research; 2. Drafting legal documents; and 3. Providing input regarding the resolution of legal issues. For the GS-13 position: Applicants must have at least two years of full-time professional law experience gained after being admitted to the bar. The minimum one-year work experience requirement includes at least one year of specialized experience that is directly related to the position being filled and that is at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to that of an attorney at the GS-12 level. Specialized experience is defined as follows: 1. Conducting in-depth legal research; 2. Preparing complex legal documents; 3. Developing research strategies for legal issues; and 4. Making oral presentations to communicate legal information. PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: 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. SME REVIEW In addition to meeting the qualification requirements listed below, candidate's resumes must demonstrate the following required competencies. Subject matter experts will review resumes to determine if resumes demonstrate the required competencies. For candidates whose resumes demonstrate all required qualification criteria in addition to the required competencies, such applications/resumes will be referred to the selecting official for hiring consideration. Alternatively, if resumes don't demonstrate all required qualification criteria in addition to the required competencies, such applications/resumes will not be referred to the selecting official for hiring consideration. GS-11 COMPETENCIES Ability to identify and analyze complex or novel legal issues arising from regulatory filings, petitions, contested proceedings, licensing matters or enforcement actions. Ability to conduct in-depth legal research on statutes, regulations, legislative history, case law, and/or administrative law principles. GS-12 COMPETENCIES Ability to identify and analyze complex or novel legal issues arising from regulatory filings, petitions, contested proceedings, licensing matters or enforcement actions. Ability to conduct in-depth legal research on statutes, regulations, legislative history, case law, and/or administrative law principles. Skill providing written and oral recommendations to senior attorneys, leadership, senior level officials on proposed courses of action. GS-13 COMPETENCIES Ability to identify and analyze complex or novel legal issues arising from regulatory filings, petitions, contested proceedings, licensing matters, or enforcement actions. Ability to conduct in-depth legal research on statutes, regulations, legislative history, case law, and/or administrative law principles. Skill providing written and oral recommendations to senior attorneys, leadership, senior level officials on proposed courses of action. Ability to assess and provide guidance on technical, and policy implications of laws and regulations.