Attorney Advisor (Attorney Advisor)

Applicants must meet eligibility and qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Current Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Professional law experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. In order to be deemed as “BEST QUALIFIED” candidates must meet both the educational requirements AND the Specialized Experience. A. Education You must meet the minimum basic educational requirements for Attorney positions. Education requirements include: a professional law degree JD, LL.B., and/or LL.M. NOTE-If you do not provide a transcript at the time of application, a transcript will be required to be provided at the time of selection. AND B. Specialized Experience GS-13 Applicants must possess at least two years of professional law experience and at least one year must be equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal Service. See specialized experience below. Experience conducting in-depth legal research; Experience preparing complex legal documents; Experience developing research strategies for legal issues; Experience making oral presentations to communicate research results; and Experience interacting with individuals at all levels of authority. GS-14 Applicants must possess at least three years of professional law experience and at least one year must be equivalent to the GS-13 level in the Federal Service. See specialized experience below. Experience conducting legal research on federal statutes, rules and regulations relating to providers of communications and/or telecommunications services; Experience preparing complex and comprehensive legal documents; Experience analyzing, interpreting and presenting findings and recommendations on complex legal issues; and Experience interacting with individuals at all levels of authority. PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
This position is in the Enforcement Bureau (EB), Telecommunications Consumers Division (TCD), Federal Communications Commission (FCC) located in Washington, DC. RELOCATION EXPENSES WILL NOT BE PAID. THIS VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT MAY BE USED TO FILL ADDITIONAL POSITIONS WITHIN 90 DAYS.