[blindlaw] Federal Bur. of Prisons posting

[Ross Doerr]

  FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS
  OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL
  LEGAL ADMINISTRATIVE BRANCH
  LEGAL TRAINING AND REVIEW SECTION
  ATTORNEY-ADVISOR 
  GS-905-12/13/14


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  About the Office: This position is assigned to the Legal Administrative Branch, Office of General Counsel and Review, Federal Bureau of Prisons, and is located at the Staff Training Academy, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC), Glynco, Georgia. The primary mission of the Legal Training and Review Section is to develop and provide legal issues training to all new Bureau of Prisons employees; develop and provide training for legal staff in specialty areas such as medical issues, sentence computation and discovery techniques; and conducting Legal Services Management Reviews nation-wide.

  Responsibilities and Opportunities Offered: The incumbent will assist in the curriculum development of correctional legal issues training for all new Bureau of Prisons employees; provide specialty training for staff in other Bureau disciplines; and develop and provide specialty training for legal staff nation-wide. Familiarity with methods of implementing distance learning methodologies in a web-based environment will be beneficial. The incumbent will also assist with conducting Legal Services Management Reviews which provide on-site management assistance to legal staff and assure compliance with various laws and regulations. The incumbent will also provide legal advice and assistance to Staff Training Academy staff at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Glynco, Georgia.

  Qualifications: Required qualifications: Interested parties must possess a J.D. degree, be an active member of the bar (any jurisdiction), and have at least one year post-J.D. experience. 

  Preferred qualifications: Experience in information technology and/or correctional law is desired.

  Travel: Some travel is required.

  Number of Vacancies: One.

  Salary Information: Current salary and years of experience will determine the appropriate salary level. The appropriate salary range, including locality pay adjustments is GS-12 ($68,809 to $89,450); GS-13 ($81,823 to $106,369); and GS-14 ($96,690 to $125,695).

  Location: Glynco, Georgia

  Relocation Expenses: Not authorized.

  Submission Process and Deadline Date: Applicants must submit a cover letter highlighting relevant experience, resume, and a writing sample post marked by close of business October 11, 2012 to:

  U.S. Department of Justice
  Federal Bureau of Prisons
  Legal Administrative Branch, Room 948
  320 First Street, NW
  Washington, DC 20534

  Attention: B. Kevin Cardwell, Associate General Counsel

  You may also submit your application packet via e-mail to bcardwell at bop.gov.

  No telephone calls please. This position is open until filled, but no later than October 11, 2012.

  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, political affiliation, marital status, disability (physical or mental), age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, status as a parent, membership or non-membership in an employee organization, on the basis of personal favoritism, or any non merit factor. 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 and the United States Attorneys' Offices. 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. Applicants who hold dual citizenship in 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 must include that information in their cover letter or resume and attach supporting documentation (e.g., the DD 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty and other supporting documentation) to their submissions. Although the "point" system is not used, per se, applicants eligible to claim 10-point preference must submit Standard Form (SF) 15, Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference, and submit the supporting documentation required for the specific type of preference claimed (visit the OPM website, www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf for a copy of SF 15, which lists the types of 10-point preferences and the required supporting document(s). Applicants should note that SF 15 requires supporting documentation associated with service-connected disabilities or receipt of nonservice-connected disability pensions to be dated 1991 or later except in the case of service members submitting official statements or retirement orders from a branch of the Armed Forces showing that his or her retirement was due to a permanent service-connected disability or that he/she was transferred to the permanent disability retired list (the statement or retirement orders must indicate that the disability is 10% or more). 


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