[blindlaw] General Attorney Social Security Administration GS-0905-11/13

Tue Feb 28 05:12:19 UTC 2012

What do people on the list recommend regarding sending a Schedule A
cert with my application to the attorney position listed below?

On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 3:07 PM, Nightingale, Noel
<Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov> wrote:
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> http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/310100400
> Job Title:General Attorney
> Agency:Social Security Administration
> Job Announcement Number:SH613608
> SALARY RANGE:
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> $50,287.00 to $93,175.00 / Per Year
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> OPEN PERIOD:
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> Sunday, February 26, 2012 to Saturday, March 03, 2012
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> SERIES & GRADE:
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> GS-0905-11/13
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> POSITION INFORMATION:
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> Full Time - Excepted Service Permanent
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> DUTY LOCATIONS:
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> few vacancy(s) - New York, NY United StatesView Map<http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/310100400>
> few vacancy(s) - Atlanta, GA United StatesView Map<http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/310100400>
> few vacancy(s) - Philadelphia Metro Area, PA United States
> few vacancy(s) - Chicago Metro Area, IL United States
> few vacancy(s) - Seattle, WA United StatesView Map<http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/310100400>
> More Locations<http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/310100400#MoreLocations>
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> WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED:
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> US Citizens and Non-Citizens
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> JOB SUMMARY:
> Would you like to -
> *         Argue before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that the Social Security Act precludes payment of benefits solely on the basis of drug abuse?
> *         Draft a legal opinion on whether a child conceived through artificial insemination after his father's death is eligible for social security benefits?
> *         Defend the depositions of the highest level Social Security officials in sensitive personnel litigation?
> *         Be appointed as a Special Assistant United States Attorney to represent the Social Security Administration in federal, district, and appellate court litigation?
> *         Hone your legal skills and learn new areas of law while working in a family-friendly, flexible environment?
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> Attorneys in the Office of the General Counsel (OGC) of the Social Security Administration (SSA) face these types of challenges and opportunities each day.
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> OGC attorneys provide comprehensive legal advice and representation supporting the administration of SSA's programs and the development of national policies and procedures.   Attorneys are given significant responsibility for their own caseloads, but also receive intensive mentoring, training, and support.
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> OGC is looking for talented, articulate, and enthusiastic attorneys with superior academic qualifications, and excellent research, writing, and communications skills.    If you are ready to make a difference in people's lives while challenging your mind and developing your career, consider joining our dedicated team of attorneys.
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> Salary : GS-11   $50 ,287 - $65,371 PLUS LOCALITY PAY
>   GS-12   $60 ,274 - $78,355 PLUS LOCALITY PAY
>   GS-13   $71 ,674 - $93,175 PLUS LOCALITY PAY
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> NOTE:   ADDITIONAL LOCALITY PAY WILL VARY BY GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION.   The salary range shown above is for BASE SALARY only.   Actual salary will be the Base Salary PLUS LOCALITY PAY. Salaries including locality pay may be viewed at http://www.opm.gov/oca/12tables/indexGS.asp .
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> Some salary examples , including locality pay are as follows:
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> Atlanta :           GS-11 $59,987 - $77,981; GS-12 $71,901 - $93,470; GS-13 $85,500 - $111,148
> Baltimore :         GS-11 $62,467 - $81,204; GS-12 $74,872 - $97,333; GS-13 $89,033 - $115,742
> San Francisco :   GS-11 $67,963 - $88,349; GS-12 $81,460 - $105,897; GS-13 $96,867 - $125,926
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> Promotion Potential :   GS-14 (This is not a career-ladder position.)
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> We will consider individuals for the GS-11, GS-12 or GS-13 level based on qualifications and/or experience.   NOTE: This is NOT a career ladder position.
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> Duty Locations :   Baltimore, Maryland; Boston, Massachusetts; New York, New York; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Atlanta, Georgia; Chicago, Illinois; Dallas, Texas; Kansas City, Missouri; Denver, Colorado; San Francisco, California; and Seattle, Washington.
> KEY REQUIREMENTS
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> *         Selective Service registration required for male applicants, unless exempt.
> *         Background and/or Security Investigation required.
> *         Selectee may be required to serve a 2-year trial period.
> ________________________________
> DUTIES:
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> Major Duties :
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> Attorneys in OGC partner with the Department of Justice to represent SSA in program and general litigation before federal, district, and appellate courts. They represent SSA before administrative agencies and provide legal advice on matters ranging from family and trust law to employment law and labor relations. They also deal with torts, ethics, bankruptcy, civil rights matters, federal contract and procurement law, and Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act issues.
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> OGC offers a collegial environment in which experienced attorneys are eager to share their expertise.  Attorneys often have early opportunities to argue cases in courts of appeals and provide advice on issues of first impression, such as implementing new statutory mandates.
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> QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
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> Qualifications Required :
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> Applicants must hold a law degree from a School of Law accredited by the American Bar Association.   Applicants must be a member in good standing of the Bar of a State, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.   Applicants must provide one of the following to show that they are a member in good standing of the Bar of a State, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
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> 1.   An original or copy of a Certificate of Good Standing from the clerk of the highest court (e.g., Supreme Court) of the state having authority over admission to practice law in the jurisdiction where the applicant is admitted; or
> 2.   An original or copy of a Certificate of Good Standing from the State Bar Association of the state/jurisdiction where the applicant is admitted; or
> 3.   A copy of a bar membership card with a valid date that shows a current bar membership.
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> An example of #1 or #2 would be the certificate of admission an applicant received upon his/her swearing-in ceremony from the clerk of the highest court of the state having authority over admission to practice law in the jurisdiction where admitted, or from the State Bar Association of the state where admitted.
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> For purposes of applying, we only require proof that an applicant is a member in good standing of the Bar of a State, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.   Once selected for the position, an applicant must provide proof of an ACTIVE bar membership before he/she can enter on duty.   Holding an ACTIVE bar membership is a continuing requirement of the position.  You can provide #3 above both as proof of membership in good standing, and as proof of an ACTIVE bar membership.
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> In addition to the above, applicants must also meet the following requirements:
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> For GS-11:   Requires 1 year of professional legal experience equivalent to the GS-9 grade level in the Federal service, OR a second professional law degree (LL.M) that requires one full year of graduate study.   You may also be eligible for a GS-11 if you have the first professional law degree (LL.B. or J.D.) and your record shows superior law student work or activities as demonstrated by one of the following:   (a) academic standing in the upper-third of the law school graduating class, (b) work or achievement of significance on your law schools' official law review, (c) special high-level honors for academic excellence in law school, such as election to the Order of the Coif, (d) winning of a moot court competition or membership on the moot court team that represents the law school in competition with other law schools, (e) full-time or continuous participation in a legal aid program as opposed to one-time, intermittent, or casual participation, (f) significant summer law office clerk experience, and (g) other equivalent evidence of clearly superior achievement.
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> For GS-12:   Requires 2 years of professional legal experience working as an attorney with at least one year of this experience being equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service.
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> For GS-13:   Requires 3 years of professional legal experience working as an attorney with at least one year of this experience being equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service.
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> Applicants MUST meet all eligibility requirements on or before the closing date of the announcement to be considered for the position.
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> NOTE: Although you may meet the requirements for the GS-12 or GS-13 as outlined above, SSA has discretion to determine what grade level and salary may be offered.
> HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
> How You Will Be Evaluated :
> We will evaluate and rate application packages using a Broad Category Rating method.   Under the Broad Category Rating method, we evaluate and rate applicants by examining applicants' academic record and academic competitive activities/accomplishments (e.g., representing the law school in a team or individual moot court competitive event [not accolades associated with a required moot court class], participation on law review/journal, Order of the Coif, etc.), as well as the applicants' total qualifying legal and professional experience.   It is the applicant's responsibility to be very detailed and include all pertinent information in the application necessary to evaluate qualifications.   If there is insufficient/unclear information and/or documentation, we will find the application ineligible.
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> BENEFITS:
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> Benefits:
> Social Security offers a comprehensive benefits program<http://www.ssa.gov/careers/pay&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;benefits.htm> that you can customize for your individual medical and financial needs. In addition to traditional "dollars and cents" benefits, we offer a range of benefits to help you balance life with Social Security to life outside of work<http://www.ssa.gov/careers/balance.htm>.  Please review the Social Security Administration Careers site www.ssa.gov/careers<http://www.ssa.gov/careers> for additional information about the many benefits of a career with Social Security.
> Some of the benefits OGC employees enjoy include:
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> *          Alternative work schedules, including flexible days and hours.
> *          13 vacation days a year (20 days after 3 years, 26 days after 15 years).
> *          13 days accrued sick leave each year.
> *          10 paid Federal holidays.
> *          Health benefits and life insurance (the Government pays a portion of
>          the costs).
> *          Cash awards for exemplary work performance and adopted suggestions.
> *          Pension benefits under the Federal Employees Retirement System.
> *          An optional Thrift Savings Plan (similar to 401K), with Government
>          match of employee contributions up to 5 percent of salary.
> *          An employee credit union.
> *          Employee counseling services.
> *          Fitness/wellness programs.
> *          Child care and elder care services.
> OTHER INFORMATION:
> Other Information:
> This job is being filled by an alternative hiring process and is not in the competitive civil service.   This is a permanent, excepted service position that is being filled on a full-time basis.   Flextime and/or alternate work schedules are available.
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> Non-citizens may be appointed to excepted service positions, provided that they are lawfully admitted to the United States as a permanent resident or otherwise authorized to be employed and further, that no appropriations law provisions prohibit payment of salary. (http://www.usajobs.gov/ResourceCenter/Index/Interactive/NonCitizensEmployment#icc.)
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> As a condition of employment, male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must certify that they have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law.
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> Occasional overnight travel is required.
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> Relocation expenses will not be paid.
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> Smoking is not allowed in SSA facilities.
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> Veterans who are preference-eligible or who have been separated from the armed forces under honorable conditions after 3 years or more of continuous service may apply.   This includes veterans who were separated a few days before the full 3-year period.
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> Social Security provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities.   If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the Agency at OGC.EOS.Recruitment at ssa.gov<mailto:OGC.EOS.Recruitment at ssa.gov>.  The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
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> HOW TO APPLY:
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> How To Apply :
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> Please submit the required documents and information requested below.   Also, please identify in your cover letter, in order of preference, which of the 11 DUTY LOCATIONS you are interested in being considered for employment.   If no preference is indicated, you will only be considered for the Duty Location closest to the address provided on your resume.
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> Please note that this announcement is open to attorneys who are members of a bar in good standing only.   If you have passed the bar but not been sworn in or do not have proof of being sworn in, you are not eligible to apply and your application will not be considered.
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> 1.     Cover Letter   (include the vacancy announcement number and indicate in order of preference the duty locations for which you are interested in being considered for employment)
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> 2.     Resume (the resume should provide: 1) personal information (full name, mailing address, work and home phone #s); 2) education; 3) work experience (paid and unpaid, including clerkships/internships). Show job title, including series and grade if Federal employment, detailed duties and accomplishments, employer's name and address, supervisor's name and phone #, starting and ending dates (mm/dd/yy), hours per week, and salary; 4) other qualifications (skills, certifications/licenses, honors, awards, special accomplishments, and job-related training courses).   Please note that providing the mm/dd/yy for all work experience is critical for evaluating your application.   If actual dates are not known, provide your best-estimated timeframes.)
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> 3.     J.D. Law school transcript only (Unofficial transcripts are acceptable; Self-Prepared transcripts are NOT acceptable)
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> 4.     Proof that you are a member in good standing of the Bar of a State, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.   Acceptable forms of proof are:
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> a.   An original or copy of a Certificate of Good Standing from the clerk of the highest court (e.g., Supreme Court) of the state having authority over admission to practice law in the jurisdiction where the applicant is admitted; or
> b.   An original or copy of a Certificate of Good Standing from the State Bar Association of the state where the applicant is admitted; or
> c.   A copy of a bar membership card with a valid date that shows a current bar membership.
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> An example of #1 or #2 would be the certificate of admission an applicant received upon his/her swearing-in ceremony from the clerk of the highest court of the state having authority over admission to practice law in the jurisdiction where admitted, or from the State Bar Association of the state where admitted.
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> For purposes of applying, we only require proof that an applicant is a member in good standing of the Bar of a State, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.   Once selected for the position, an applicant must provide proof of an ACTIVE bar membership before they can enter on duty.   Holding an ACTIVE bar membership is a continuing requirement of the position.   You can provide #3 above both as proof of membership in good standing and as proof of ACTIVE bar membership.
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> 5.     If applicable, proof of veteran's preference (DD-214 member 4 copy).   This document MUST show character of service.   If you are claiming 10-point preference, you MUST also submit with your DD-214 a completed SF-15 along with the required documentation specified on the reverse side of the SF-15.   Preference will be granted based on the documents received.
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> 6.     One current substantive legal writing sample that reflects your own work, no more than 15 pages in length.   Your sample must be sanitized or redacted to prevent possible Privacy Act violations.   Writing samples will be critiqued on the basis of your ability to analyze a legal problem and clearly and concisely articulate legal rationale.
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> 7.     If applicable, all current excepted service employees and former excepted service employees eligible for reinstatement MUST submit a copy of their last SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) showing Excepted Service career, career-conditional, or reinstatement eligibility and showing highest grade held.
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> NOTE :   It is your responsibility to include all information needed to evaluate your qualifications and determine if you meet the requirements for the position.   If there is insufficient information or if you do not include all of the required documents in #1-7 above, you will be found ineligible.   This office will not solicit for additional information.
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> For additional information about this position, please forward your inquiries to OGC.EOS.Recruitment at ssa.gov<mailto:OGC.EOS.Recruitment at ssa.gov>.
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> Application packages must be MAILED to:
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> Social Security Administration
> Office of the General Counsel
> Room 617 Altmeyer Building
> 6401 Security Boulevard
> Baltimore , MD   21235
> Attn:   Executive Operations Staff/Recruitment
> In order to be considered, applications MUST be postmarked by March 3, 2012.   ELECTRONIC OR FACSIMILIE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
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> If you have indicated in your cover letter an interest in employment in more than one geographic location, SSA OGC will share your application package amongst those offices which include OGC's Headquarters offices located in Baltimore, Maryland (Office of Program Law and Office of General Law), and OGC's 10 regional offices located in Boston, Massachusetts; New York, New York; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Atlanta, Georgia; Chicago, Illinois; Dallas, Texas; Kansas City, Missouri; Denver, Colorado; San Francisco, California; and Seattle, Washington.
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> The Federal Government is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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> SSA PROVIDES EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL PERSONS WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, COLOR, AGE, NATIONAL ORIGIN, GENDER, DISABILITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, MARITAL STATUS, PARENTAL STATUS, POLITICAL AFFILIATION, AND CONDUCT NOT ADVERSELY AFFECTING EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE.
> REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:
> Please see the "How to Apply" section above.
> AGENCY CONTACT INFO:
> OGC Recruitment Staff
> Phone: (410)966-2595
> TDD: 410-965-3231
> Email: OGC.EOS.RECRUITMENT at SSA<mailto:OGC.EOS.RECRUITMENT at SSA>.
> GOV
> Agency Information:
> Office of General Counsel
> 6401 Security Boulevard
> 617 Altmeyer Building
> Baltimore, MD
> 21235
> USA
> WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT:
> Applicants considered for selection may be required to provide additional writing samples or official transcripts.   Reference checks and background investigations will be necessary for selected candidates.
> Additional Duty Location Info
> few vacancy(s) - New York, NY United StatesView Map<http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/310100400>
> few vacancy(s) - Atlanta, GA United StatesView Map<http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/310100400>
> few vacancy(s) - Philadelphia Metro Area, PA United States
> few vacancy(s) - Chicago Metro Area, IL United States
> few vacancy(s) - Seattle, WA United StatesView Map<http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/310100400>
> few vacancy(s) - Boston Metro Area, MA United States
> few vacancy(s) - Dallas and Fort Worth Metro Area, TX United States
> few vacancy(s) - Denver, CO United StatesView Map<http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/310100400>
> few vacancy(s) - San Francisco, CA United StatesView Map<http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/310100400>
> few vacancy(s) - Kansas City, MO United StatesView Map<http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/310100400>
> few vacancy(s) - Woodlawn, MD United StatesView Map<http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/310100400>
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