Attorney Advisor

Closing Date: 27th March, 2026

Description:

Job Description:
The Labor and Employment Law Office (LEL) is seeking an experienced Attorney Advisor, at the Senior Attorney level to provide legal advice and guidance on the most difficult labor and employment issues faced by the Department, many of which involve novel circumstances or conflicting precedents. The major duties include:

• Interacts with a broad cross-section of Department officials, including senior Department officials; the General Counsel's offices throughout the Department; and Labor and Employment Relations representatives in various components. In doing so provides advice and guidance on a full spectrum of labor and employment law issues including the implementation of new requirements from senior leadership at the Department level.
• Works in conjunction with the Civil Division's Commercial Litigation and Appellate Branches, as well as the Office or the Solicitor General, on actions before the Federal Courts from the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) and the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) dealing with labor and employment cases which significantly impact the Department's (or its components') and other agencies abilities to carry out their missions.
• Administering the Department's directives on subjects such as the administrative grievance procedure, employee-management relations, labor relations, and disciplinary adverse actions.
• Analyzes ER and LR policy issues for the Department and prepares comments and/or briefing materials on proposed regulations and/or legislation pertaining to these subjects.
• as Assists the Assistant Director, who is the Agency-Head designee in the review of all Department collective bargaining agreements.
• Provides counsel and drafts decisions on security clearance revocation appeals for the Department's Access Review Committee (ARC).
• Responds to data requests from OPM, OMB and Congressional offices related to Labor and Employment law matters.
• Represent the Department in litigation matters before the MSPB, EEOC and FLRA.
• Provides ER and LR training to components and offers guidance regarding the use of alternative dispute resolution in administrative processes.
• Conducts extensive legal research involving complex legal questions and develops options for leadership at the highest levels of the Department; routinely reviews statutory provisions, federal court decisions, and administrative agency rulings.
• Develops ER and LR procedures or policies for implementation across the Department.

Qualifications:

• Must possess a J.D. Degree, be an active member of the bar (any U.S. jurisdiction), and have at least 3-years post-J.D. legal or other relevant experience
• Must be a U.S. citizen already employed by the U.S. Department of Justice or the U.S. Government
• Must have three years of legal advisory, legal research, and policy development experience in Employment Law

Application Process:
All interested applicants should submit the following documents via email to JMDOHCApplications@jmd.usdoj.gov with the subject line “ATTORNEY ADVISOR – LEL-002” by March 27, 2026.

• Cover letter that highlights qualifications
• Resume, highlighting experience relevant to the duties and qualifications listed above
• Copy of J.D., or equivalent degree (official transcript with conferred status is acceptable)
• Bar Certificate – in Good Standing
• Most recent SF50 (if applicable)
• A statement indicating whether you are or have been a political appointee in the past five (5) years (if applicable)

Once the application process is complete, a review of submitted documents will be made to determine if applicants are qualified for this assignment.

Applicants should familiarize themselves and comply with the relevant rules of professional conduct regarding any possible conflicts of interest in connection with their applications. In particular, please notify this Office if you currently represent clients or adjudicate matters in which this Office is involved and/or you have a family member who is representing clients or adjudicating matters in which this Office is involved so that we can evaluate any potential conflicts of interest or disqualification issues that may need to be addressed under those circumstances.

Salary:
GS-15 (169,279-197,200)

Number of Positions
01

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