Closing Date: 29th April, 2024
Description:
Summary:Serves as legal counsel within the Office of the Chief Counsel, Aviation Litigation Division (AGC-300), providing legal counsel, advice, and assistance concerning a variety of aviation litigation matters.
Duties:
Conducts thorough legal research by appropriately identifying and analyzing relevant legal and factual issues and arguments. Assesses legal strengths and weaknesses of available arguments to provide accurate, complete, and practical legal advice and conclusions. Identifies and learns emerging issues, principles, and practices relevant to the legal practice area.
Reviews and analyzes enforcement investigative reports and initiates and processes legal enforcement actions for routine and progressively complex violations of statutory and regulatory safety requirements. Represents the agency in enforcement matters before the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in certificate and civil penalty actions, and the Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Hearings on civil penalty actions.
Provides legal advice and counsel to A Government Entity management in enforcement matters, and any and all matters within the area(s) of expertise. Reviews and analyzes issues within the practice area(s) to ensure compliance with existing laws, statutes, regulations, and agency policies.
Prepares and coordinates responses to routine requests under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Prepares responses to Congressional and other inquiries regarding enforcement actions.
Conducts research and discovery, and prepares motions, pre-trial memoranda of law, and post-trial briefs in enforcement proceedings. In some cases, prepares and submits administrative appeal briefs. Assists the Department of Justice with A Government Entity enforcement actions adjudicated in U.S. District Court. Produces communications that are well-organized, clear, and persuasive.
Provides advice tailored to the client and requirements of the agency. Adjusts communications to meet audience expectations and level of understanding. Provides accurate, complete, and practical legal advice.
Produces presentations and communications that are well-organized, clear, and persuasive. Provides appropriate advice tailored to the client and requirements of the agency.
Applies considerable experience and advanced professional legal knowledge to assignments and performs full performance-level assignments under limited direction. Performs most assignments independently and receives direction from a manager or more experienced attorney when exceptionally difficult issues are encountered. In consultation with a manager, determines tasks, deadlines, and outcomes. Based on professional knowledge, plans, and carries out assignments, resolves most conflicts, coordinates with others, and completes assignments on own initiative.
Demonstrates interpersonal skills needed to develop and maintain strong client relationships. Provides support and assistance and actively participates with clients to identify and meet client goals and objectives. Assists with seeking consensus with client as to the timing and scope of work. Provides assistance and support in identifying and appropriately pursuing solutions to effectively represent the agency's interests in responding to high-priority issues. Assists with meeting established proficiency level goals and objectives.
Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of key client business processes, priorities, and objectives relevant to the practice area. Assists with accurately identifying client business objectives and issues when providing legal advice. Provides appropriate alternative solutions as needed to meet client's strategic business objectives.
Provides legal risk/reward analysis in support of business decisions. Independently plans use of time and resources to accomplish complex objectives. Is expected to complete activities within established schedules and deadlines, including established priorities, analyze program requirements and accomplishments, and recommend adjustments needed to address program needs. Recommends schedules and allocations of resources to managers. Independently allocates resources to complete limited activities within established schedules.
Requirements:
Conditions of Employment:
- US Citizenship is required.
- Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- This position has a positive education requirement. Transcript(s) required.
- This Level 5 (Moderate Risk; Public Trust) position requires favorable adjudication of a Minimum Background Investigation (MBI) background investigation prior to appointment unless a waiver is obtained.
Qualifications:
To qualify for this position, ALL applicants MUST meet the following criteria:
(1) have a JD Degree from an accredited law school;
(2) be admitted to practice before the bar of any U.S. jurisdiction, state, territory, the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;
(3) be an active member of that bar; and
(4) demonstrate at least one year (52 weeks) of SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE equivalent to the next lower grade/pay band (FG/GS-12 or FV-H) that is typically related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities required to successfully perform the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been at least equivalent to the next lower level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.
Specialized Experience is defined as:
Experience advising and/or litigating on a full range of legal matters relating to administrative compliance, regulatory enforcement, or aviation law issues.
You should include relevant examples of the specialized experience in your work history. Errors or omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered.
Answer all questions to the best of your ability. DO NOT ASSUME THAT BECAUSE YOU HOLD, OR HAVE HELD THIS POSITION, YOU WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE FOUND ELIGIBLE. You may be asked to provide evidence or documentation that you have this type of experience later in the selection process. Your responses are subject to verification through job interviews, or any other information obtained during the application process. Any exaggeration of your experience or any attempt to conceal information can result in disqualification.
Answer all questions to the best of your ability. DO NOT ASSUME THAT BECAUSE YOU HOLD, OR HAVE HELD THIS POSITION, YOU WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE FOUND ELIGIBLE. You may be asked to provide evidence or documentation that you have this type of experience later in the selection process. Your responses are subject to verification through job interviews, or any other information obtained during the application process. Any exaggeration of your experience or any attempt to conceal information can result in disqualification.
Applicants who fail to demonstrate possession of any of the above criteria AND who do not provide the required documentation will receive no further consideration for this position.*
Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and/or selective placement factor(s) (SPF) may be further evaluated on the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) and/or Quality Ranking Factor (QRF) listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: (1) score order; (2) category grouping; or (3) alphabetical, and referred to the selecting official for selection consideration.
Applicants may be asked to verify information on your application for employment with the A Government Entity.
All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.**
Education:
This position has a positive education requirement: Applicants must submit a copy of their college or university transcripts(s) and certificates by the closing date of announcement to verify qualifications. If selected, an official transcript will be required prior to appointment. You may upload these documents with your application in USAJOBS or fax it to fax number provided in the announcement (please include announcement number on each page).
Failure to do so will result in loss of consideration.
Schools must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Accreditation may be verified at the following website: www.ed.gov/accreditation.
Foreign education must be evaluated by a private professional organization specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials or an accredited U.S. educational institution in terms of equivalence to a degree acquired at an American college or university. A copy of the evaluation results must be included, otherwise your foreign education will not be considered.
It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide such evidence at the time of application. For additional information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html
Applicants who are not currently in the 905 occupational series (Attorney) in the Federal Government and fail to provide a copy of an unofficial or official transcript will not receive further consideration for this vacancy. Upon selection, if not currently employed in the 905 occupational series (Attorney), you will be required to submit an official transcript prior to appointment. If you do not have an official transcript (original, with the raised seal), you should contact your school immediately to request it.
Preview Job Questionnaire (https://jobs.faa.gov/Preview/89411)
Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and/or selective placement factor(s) (SPF) may be further evaluated on the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) and/or Quality Ranking Factor (QRF) listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: (1) score order; (2) category grouping; or (3) alphabetical, and referred to the selecting official for selection consideration.
Applicants may be asked to verify information on your application for employment with the A Government Entity.
All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.**
Education:
This position has a positive education requirement: Applicants must submit a copy of their college or university transcripts(s) and certificates by the closing date of announcement to verify qualifications. If selected, an official transcript will be required prior to appointment. You may upload these documents with your application in USAJOBS or fax it to fax number provided in the announcement (please include announcement number on each page).
Failure to do so will result in loss of consideration.
Schools must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Accreditation may be verified at the following website: www.ed.gov/accreditation.
Foreign education must be evaluated by a private professional organization specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials or an accredited U.S. educational institution in terms of equivalence to a degree acquired at an American college or university. A copy of the evaluation results must be included, otherwise your foreign education will not be considered.
It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide such evidence at the time of application. For additional information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html
Applicants who are not currently in the 905 occupational series (Attorney) in the Federal Government and fail to provide a copy of an unofficial or official transcript will not receive further consideration for this vacancy. Upon selection, if not currently employed in the 905 occupational series (Attorney), you will be required to submit an official transcript prior to appointment. If you do not have an official transcript (original, with the raised seal), you should contact your school immediately to request it.
Preview Job Questionnaire (https://jobs.faa.gov/Preview/89411)
Make sure your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications and answers to the job questionnaire.
