[blindlaw] U.S. Trustee's office posting

[Ross Doerr]

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

UNITED STATES TRUSTEE PROGRAM

EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR UNITED STATES TRUSTEES

OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL 

WASHINGTON, DC

(1) EXPERIENCED TRIAL ATTORNEY, GS-905-15

ANNOUNCEMENT NO. 12-43-14001

OPEN: October 25, 2012 CLOSE: November 15, 2012

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About the Office: The United States Trustee Program (USTP) is a component of the Department of Justice and has the legal authority to appear in every bankruptcy case filed in the United States, from chapter 7 liquidations to major chapter 11 business reorganizations. The Office of the General Counsel (OGC), Executive Office for United States Trustees (EOUST), is responsible for coordinating, directing, and developing legal policies, procedures, and litigation positions for the USTP to enforce the Bankruptcy Code, and for seeing that institutional interests of the Program are properly asserted and defended.

Responsibilities and Opportunity Offered: The incumbent will serve as a senior trial attorney in the Office of the General Counsel and will have primary responsibility for employment and employee-management relations matters. In this regard, the incumbent will be responsible for duties such as, but not limited to: (1) establishing, implementing and maintaining a component-level employee relations (ER) program within the context of applicable laws, regulations, and Department policies; (2) developing and refining component-level ER and equal employment opportunity (EEO) programs and policies; (3) educating employees, including senior managers and supervisors, through the development and presentation of training in this area; (4) providing expert advice and technical assistance to managers, supervisors and employees considering, or affected by, the application of program provisions; (5) representing the USTP before administrative bodies, e.g., the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB); (6) drafting responses, pleadings, and other legal documents for submission in connection with administrative proceedings; and (7) otherwise making substantive recommendations with respect to legal matters falling within area(s) of specialty.

 

Qualifications Required: Interested parties must possess a Juris Doctorate degree and be an active member of the bar (any jurisdiction). Applicants must be currently or previously employed with the Federal Government. Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level. 

 

PREFERRED QULAIFICATIONS: In addition to the required qualifications above, it is preferred that candidates possess post-J.D. experience in one or more of the following legal specialties: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Rehabilitation Act, and other applicable laws involving employee relations and equal employment opportunity issues.

 

Location: Washington, DC.

 

Travel: A minimal amount of travel is required for this position.

 

Salary Information: The appropriate salary range, including locality pay adjustments is: GS-15 ($113,735 to $147,857).

 

Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses are not authorized.

 

Application Process and Deadline Date: Applicants must be United States citizens and must consent to a complete background investigation, and urinalysis. To apply, please submit a resume, cover letter, copy of your most recent performance evaluation, and two writing samples. Writing samples should consist primarily of the applicant's original unedited work, and preferably will include a statement of facts in a case and a detailed legal analysis of one or more questions of law. Resumes must include full name, mailing address, phone number, social security number, country of citizenship and veterans' preference. Resumes and application packages must be delivered electronically by email to eoust.hrd at usdoj.gov with the job announcement number in the subject line, and must be received by midnight of the closing date of the announcement. 

 

Internet Sites: This and other attorney vacancy announcements can be found on the Internet at: http://www.justice.gov/careers/legal/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, 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. 

 

The Department of Justice cannot control further dissemination and/or posting of information contained in this vacancy announcement. Such posting and/or dissemination is not an endorsement by the Department of the organization or group disseminating and/or posting the information.

 

It is the policy of the U.S. Department of Justice to achieve a drug-free workplace and persons selected will be required to pass a drug test to screen for illegal drug use prior to final appointment. Employment is also contingent upon the satisfactory completion of a background investigation adjudicated by the Department of Justice.

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.