Job Summary

The Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP) of the Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Department of Commerce, is seeking an individual with exceptional analytical, organizational, and interpersonal communication skills to join our team of international technical assistance Attorney-Advisors to partner with countries and counterparts to advance shared prosperity, diversify energy critical minerals supply chains, and advance energy and mineral governance partnerships.

Job Description

Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/ EDUCATION REQUIREMENT: Must be a law school graduate with a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) degree from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association. AND Must be able to verify ACTIVE BAR MEMBERSHIP in good standing in one of the 50 United States, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands. 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. To qualify for GS-13, applicants must possess a JD, active bar membership, and a minimum of 3 years of specialized and relevant professional experience as listed below. To qualify for a GS-14, applicants must possess a JD, active bar membership, and a minimum of 6 years of specialized and relevant professional experience as listed below. For this position, the candidate should meet the following criteria: Prior legal experience in the energy and/or minerals sector, including mining, energy, and/or related infrastructure and supply chains, or other related industrial sectors. In this position, the Attorney-Advisor will be expected to be able to converse with a variety of stakeholders on the legal and regulatory frameworks governing the full life cycle of energy investments or the lifecycle of minerals, including investment and project finance, exploration, exploitation, mining operations, tailings management, mine closure, brownfield development, transportation, and processing. Prior legal experience in natural resource extraction relating to enforcement, permitting/licensing, insolvency, arbitration, project finance, and/or energy and minerals taxation. Prior legal experience with the administration, drafting, interpretation, and/or enforcement of legal, regulatory, and/or transactional documents in the energy and mining sector, such as: hydrocarbons laws, mining codes, oil / gas / mining regulations, energy and/or mining investment agreements and other government instruments, energy and/or mineral concessions and contracts, or energy and/or mining project finance documents. Prior experience and/or familiarity with working with foreign governments and/or development finance institutions is strongly preferred.