Trial Attorney (Employment Law)

Closing Date: 4th March, 2026

Description:

Job Description:
The Executive Office for United States Trustees (EOUST), Office of the General Counsel (OGC) is seeking an experienced attorney to provide expert legal advice and guidance on employment law matters as well as other areas of administrative law including, ethics, information law, and federal tort claims. The individual selected for this position will be responsible for administrative litigation before the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and will serve as agency experts in personnel and employment law matters, including advising on disciplinary and other adverse actions. The selected individual will join a team of attorneys with subject matter expertise in various administrative law functions.

As a Trial Attorney (Employment Law), GS-0905-14/15, duties and responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Representing the USTP in actions before the MSPB, the EEOC, and other proceedings before an administrative body or a person having quasi-judicial power and providing litigation support to Department of Justice counsel who represent the USTP and its personnel in employment law matters before the federal District Court.
• Serving as a legal consultant and an expert on employment law issues concerning USTP operations.
• Providing senior management with expert legal advice and substantive recommendations regarding hiring, relocations, terminations, leave, employee conduct standards, and proposed disciplinary and corrective actions.
• Providing legal review of grievances and other employee complaints, claims, allegations and issues of entitlement.
• Providing advice and guidance on reasonable accommodations in compliance with federal disability and accommodation laws and regulations.
• Representing the USTP in EEO investigations and providing support and guidance to internal investigations involving employee complaints, whistleblower claims, and workplace misconduct.
• Reviewing for legal sufficiency proposed adverse actions, other disciplinary measures, and other personnel actions based on misconduct and performance and ensuring actions are supported by admissible evidence or documentation and that the action is in full compliance with personnel laws, regulations, and applicable case law.
• Providing advice and training on all aspects of employee relations and employment law.
• Formulating legal policies, procedures, and objectives related to employee relations and employment law.
• Proactively recommending improvements to the USTP's employee relations and equal employment opportunity programs, in compliance with applicable laws, rules, regulations, and Department and USTP policies.
• Providing legal assistance and advice in other areas of law including ethics, the Privacy Act, and the Freedom of Information Act.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:
Required:
Applicants must demonstrate excellent academic and professional credentials; superior oral and written communication; outstanding legal research, analytical and legal reasoning; outstanding judgment; and the ability to function with minimal guidance in a demanding legal environment. Further, an applicant must have a J.D. degree from an accredited law school and have at least four (4) years post-J.D. professional legal or other relevant experience advocating on behalf of clients, experience interpreting or applying provisions of Title VII, the Rehabilitation Act, ADA, ADEA, FMLA, and other federal employment statutes, familiarity with administrative law, particularly the Administrative Procedure Act and how it intersects with employment decisions, and experience preparing for and representing agencies before administrative bodies such as the MSPB and the EEOC.

Applicants must be an active member of a state bar in good standing. Please note, in a select few jurisdictions, federal attorneys are required to be active members of the jurisdiction's state bar.

Preferred:

• A record of analyzing complex legal problems, interpreting statutory, rule, and regulatory provisions, developing litigation strategies, and demonstrating superior trial practice skills;
• A record of litigating complex matters including taking depositions, examining witnesses under oath, and propounding formal written discovery;
• Outstanding organizational skills and the ability to address a broad array of issues arising in a large volume of cases;
• The ability to accurately and precisely articulate critical issues in a wide variety of cases and projects;
• The ability to set, manage, and balance diverse, evolving, and challenging projects and priorities;
• Demonstrated initiative and creativity;
• Strong interpersonal communication skills;
• Strong information technology skills, including using databases and IT systems to manage and track work;
• Experience providing advice and guidance in information law and/or ethics;
• Experience working with or for federal agencies; and,
• A commitment to the highest ethical and professional standards.

Salary:
The possible salary range is on the General Schedule from GS-14 to GS-15. The annual salary will depend on the applicant's qualifications, experience, and the locality pay adjustment for the duty station.

Number of Positions
1

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