OFFICE OF ATTORNEY RECRUITMENT AND MANAGEMENT
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
WASHINGTON, DC
About the Office: The Director of the Office of Attorney Recruitment and Management (OARM) is responsible, among other things, for adjudicating complaints of whistleblower retaliation filed by employees of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and, when appropriate, ordering corrective action.
Responsibilities and Opportunities Offered : The individual who fills this position will assist the Director in adjudicating whistleblower complaints by performing legal research, drafting orders and opinions, conducting status conferences with the parties, and participating in hearings. This position offers an opportunity to work on challenging, substantive and sensitive legal issues, while maintaining a relatively predictable work schedule.
Qualifications: Applicants must: have excellent research and writing skills; possess sound judgment; be fair-minded, discrete and detail-oriented; and enjoy working independently on multiple cases simultaneously. A thorough knowledge of employment law, especially as it relates to federal employees and whistleblower protections, is highly desirable. Applicants with experience working for and/or appearing before the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) and/or the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) are also desirable.
To be considered, an applicant must have at least 3 years of post-J.D. legal experience, and be an active member of the bar (any jurisdiction).
Travel: Little to no travel is required.
Salary Information: Salary and grade level determinations are made based on the number of years of qualifying experience and current salary level. The salary range for this position is GS-13 ($72,108 - $93,742) to GS-15 ($100,231 - $130,305).
Location: Washington, DC
Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses will not be authorized.
Submission Process and Deadline Date: Interested
candidates should forward a cover letter, and resume detailing relevant
experience, and a writing sample to:
U. S. Department of Justice
Office of Attorney Recruitment and Management
ATTN: Eleanor Carpenter, Deputy Director
Suite 5100
20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20530
No telephone calls please. Submissions must be postmarked by
November 19, 2004.
Internet Sites: This and other attorney vacancy announcements can be found at: www.usdoj.gov/oarm/attvacancies.html
Department Policies: The U.S. Department of Justice
is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Except
where otherwise provided by law, there will be no discrimination
because of color, race, religion, national origin, politics, marital
status, disability, age, sex, sexual orientation, membership or
nonmembership in an employee organization, or on the basis of personal
favoritism. The Department of Justice welcomes and encourages
applications from persons with physical and mental disabilities.
The Department is firmly committed to satisfying its affirmative
obligations under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to ensure that
persons with disabilities have every opportunity to be hired and
advanced on the basis of merit within the Department of Justice.
This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with
disabilities where appropriate. If you need a reasonable
accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process,
please notify the agency. Determinations on requests for
reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case
basis.
It is the policy of the Department to achieve a drug-free workplace and
persons selected for employment will be required to pass a drug test
which screens for illegal drug use prior to final appointment.
Employment is also contingent upon the completion and satisfactory
adjudication of a background investigation. Only U.S. citizens are
eligible for employment with the Executive Office for Immigration
Review. Unless otherwise indicated in a particular job advertisement,
non-U.S. Citizens may apply for employment with other organizations,
but should be advised that appointments of non-U.S. Citizens are
extremely rare; such appointments would be possible only if necessary
to accomplish the Department's mission and would be subject to strict
security requirements. Dual citizens of the U.S. and another country
will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
There is no formal rating system for applying veterans’ preference to
attorney appointments in the excepted service; however, the Department
of Justice considers veterans’ preference eligibility as a positive
factor in attorney hiring. Applicants eligible for veterans’
preference are encouraged to include that information in their cover
letter or resume and attach supporting documentation (e.g., the DD 214
or other substantiating documents) to their submissions.