[blindlaw] 3rd posting for Federal Bureau of Prisons

[Ross Doerr]

  FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS
  OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL
  EMPLOYMENT LAW AND ETHICS BRANCH
  ASSOCIATE GENERAL COUNSEL
  (SUPERVISORY ATTORNEY-ADVISOR)
  GS-905-15


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  About the Office: The primary mission of the Employment Law and Ethics Branch (ELE) is to defend the Agency in labor and employment cases before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA), and in labor arbitrations related to disciplinary matters and violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The attorneys in the Branch provide assistance to attorneys outside of the Bureau as well. In civil complaints of discrimination, ELE provides legal assistance to AUSAs; in pay cases before the Court of Federal Claims, ELE provides assistance to DOJ Civil Division attorneys. In addition, ELE staff review domestic violence cases and compressed work schedules. Finally, staff are responsible for oversight of the disciplinary program and provide technical and legal review of the disciplinary letters. They provide legal advice to management officials in matters of labor and employment discrimination. In addition to the staff in Central Office, ELE has satellite offices in Kansas City, Kansas, Phoenix, Arizona, Atlanta, Georgia, Dallas, Texas, and Stockton, California. 

  The Branch is also responsible for the agency ethics program within the Bureau of Prisons. This includes providing advice and counsel to all staff on ethics matters, training, review of Public Financial Disclosure Reports, and providing written opinions on potential conflicts of interests.

  Responsibilities and Opportunity Offered: The Associate General Counsel, Employment Law and Ethics Branch, is responsible for the management of the various offices of Branch. Incumbent works closely with the Assistant Director/General Counsel and the Senior Deputy General Counsel on a wide variety of labor and employment law issues. Provides legal advice and assistance regarding labor matters to management officials of the Bureau of Prisons. Incumbent oversees all employment litigation in Federal District Court and/or at labor related administrative third party hearings, and provides oversight of the agency's disciplinary program. Other duties include participation in labor negotiations, reviewing investigative reports, providing training, writing opinion papers and providing assistance on other labor related tasks. Frequent travel is required with this position.

  Qualifications: Required qualifications: Interested parties must possess a J.D. degree, be an active member of the bar (any jurisdiction), and have at least 5 years post-J.D. experience and prior supervisory responsibilities. 

  Preferred qualifications: Substantive knowledge of federal labor and employment law (including federal anti-discrimination laws), general litigation, and prior supervisory experience are required.

  Travel:Frequent 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-15 ($123,758 to $155,500).

  Location: Washington, D.C.

  Relocation Expenses: Not authorized.

  Submission Process and Deadline Date: Applicants must submit a cover letter highlighting relevant experience, resume, and a writing sample by August 28, 2012, to:

  U.S. Department of Justice
  Federal Bureau of Prisons
  Legal Administrative Branch
  320 First Street, NW
  Attention: Mary E. McBride, Assistant Recruitment Coordinator

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

  No telephone calls please. This position is open until filled, but no later than August 28, 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 non-service-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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