Closing Date: 7th June, 2024
Description:
Summary:A Government Entity's Office of the General Counsel is a small office that practices across a wide range of areas, including international affairs, litigation in federal courts of appeals, rulemakings, and drafting recommendations and final decisions in agency adjudications.
Duties:
The duties of an Attorney-Advisor include a broad legal practice including executing and advising on the legal implications of Commission rulemakings, and providing legal advice on matters before the Commission, administrative agencies, and the courts.
As an Attorney-Advisor, you will:
- Provide advice and recommendations to the Commission on legal and policy matters related to the Commission's responsibilities, including review of antitrust-exempt agreements.
- Prepare rulemaking documents and analyses, regulations, orders, and formal opinions, for Commission approval.
- In collaboration with other Commission program offices, review agreements, draft orders, notices of inquiry, rulemaking notices, policy statements, and other documents to be considered or issued by the Commission.
- Provide advice and draft decisions in adjudications before the Commission.
- Represent the Commission in matters before federal courts and other administrative agencies. This includes matters related to the Commission's statutory and antitrust-exempt responsibilities, as well as matters relating to the routine functions of a federal agency.
- Provide technical and policy assistance to other government agencies engaged in bilateral and multilateral international negotiations or discussions on shipping matters.
- You may also draft opinions on the legal implications of the Freedom of Information Act, Government in the Sunshine Act, fiscal and appropriations law, procurement law, and other general law issues, such as personnel issues, as needed.
Requirements:
Conditions of Employment:
- Must be a U.S. Citizen.
- A 2-year trial period may be required.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a background investigation.
- Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment (https://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/of0306.pdf) to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency.
- If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System (https://www.sss.gov/) or are exempt from having to do so.
- Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer.
- FMC participates in E-Verify. E-Verify is an Internet based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA) that enables participating employers to electronically verify the employment eligibility of their newly hired employees.
- Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form I-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S.
- May be required to obtain and use a government-issued charge card for business-related travel.
- May be required to file a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report within 30 days of appointment and annually from then on.
Qualifications:
Candidates must meet the following by the close of the announcement:
- Minimum educational requirements include a professional law degree (LLB or J.D.) from an American Bar Association (ABA) accredited law school. NOTE: Applicants who have completed part or all of their education outside of the U.S. must have their foreign education evaluated by an accredited organization to ensure that the foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the U.S. An ABA-approved law school may allow students to receive credit for law study or activities at a foreign institution and grant credit for the J.D. degree if those studies or activities are approved in accordance with the Rules of Procedure and Criteria adopted by the ABA's Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar.
- Current active membership in a bar of any State, territory, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia. Active bar association and a certificate that the member is in good standing will be verified prior to appointment and employees must maintain active bar membership in good standing while employed as an attorney with the FMC.
- Applicants must possess excellent research and oral and written communication skills. Experience in one or more of the following areas is preferred:
- Providing advice on regulatory strategy, Federal agency rulemakings, and preparing rulemaking notices and documents.
- Practice before federal courts and administrative agencies, including writing and reviewing briefs, memos and orders.
- Experience with antitrust review and/or the application of competition standards.
Education:
Please refer to the qualifications and required documents for applicable education requirements.
