Department: Other Agencies and Independent Organizations
Location(s): Washington, District of Columbia
Salary Range: $143913 - $187093 Per Year
Job Summary: This position is located within the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS), Headquarters, Office of General Counsel and reports directly to the General Counsel. THIS IS A TERM APPOINTMENT, NOT TO EXCEED 13 MONTHS WITH AN OPTION TO EXTEND. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WILL CLOSE AFTER 50 APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.
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Qualifications: Basic Requirement: You must have earned a professional law degree (J.D. or LL.B.) from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association, be an active member of the BAR, and have three years of professional legal experience with at least one year being equivalent to the GS-13 level. Specialized Experience: Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/qualifications to successfully perform the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 level includes: Analyzing complex facts, ascertaining relevant laws, regulations, and policies, giving opinions and stating facts on legal issues; Applying and interpreting legal principles and identifying alternative courses of action; Conveying legal analysis and information orally through briefings, meetings, and presentations. Regulatory/Policy: Ability to analyze and draft notices of proposed rulemaking, and final rules. (Knowledge of government personnel rules is a bonus); and Legal: Experience as Labor & Employment attorneys and strong writing ability. Time in grade: Current federal employees applying for a promotion opportunity must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirement of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. You must also have experience demonstrating each of the five competencies listed below. Administrative Law - Knowledge of state and federal administrative laws, including procedures, regulations, guidelines, and precedents related to case preparation and settlements. Labor Law - Knowledge of state and federal employment laws, regulations, guidelines, and legal precedents related to hiring practices, equal employment opportunity, and wage and hour restrictions. Legal, Government, and Jurisprudence - Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, legal practices and documents, Government regulations, Executive orders, agency rules, Government organization and functions, and the democratic political process. Manages and Organizes Information - Identifies a need; gathers, organizes, and maintains information; determines its importance and accuracy, and communicates it by a variety of methods. Planning and Evaluating - Organizes work, sets priorities, and determines resource requirements; determines short- or long-term goals and strategies to achieve them; coordinates with other organizations or parts of the organization to accomplish goals; monitors progress and evaluates outcomes. Your resume must have complete information. Please ensure your resume accurately reflects the duties and responsibilities under each position you have held with each employer. In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. It is your responsibility to make sure your resume states complete information for each job entry (beginning and ending dates of employment stated as MM/YYYY; and total hours worked per week). If your resume does not provide enough information regarding your work history for us to make a creditable qualification determination, your application package may be rendered disqualified and you will no longer be considered for this position. Part-time or unpaid experience: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid work on the same basis as for paid experience. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. To receive credit for such experience you must indicate clearly the nature of the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the number of hours per week spent in such employment. Qualifications must be met by the Closing Date: You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements by 11:59pm EDT on the closing date of this announcement. To preview the Questionnaire, click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12948283.
How to Apply: To apply for this position, you must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is entered, uploaded (i.e. resume) and submitted prior to the closing date. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59PM (EDT) pm on 05/04/2026 to receive consideration. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account https://www.usajobs.gov/. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire. Click the Submit My Answers button to submit your application package. It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date. To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login, select the Application Status link and then select the More Information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. To return to saved application at a later date, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete. Note: To update a previously Saved or Incomplete application follow these instructions: Log into your USAJobs account Click on "Application Status" button on the left-hand side of the page Click on the "Title" of the job you have applied to; it will take you back to the original page of that job announcement Click on the "Update Application" button in the box on the right-hand side of the announcement; this will take you back to the last page of your application where you uploaded your previous documents Refer to the "Please Note" statement at the top of the page and follow the instructions to update your application
Application Deadline: 2026-05-04