Attorney (Employment Law)

Ability to prepare pretrial briefs, motions, pleadings, responses, and other documents to present the issues independently with little or no direct supervision. Ability to provide legal advice and services with respect to regulations, practices, or other legal matters, and formulate opinions involving the analysis and interpretation of federal, state, and local laws. Ability to litigate cases before administrative bodies and federal courts. Ability to communicate orally and in writing to include the ability to negotiate with third parties on behalf of clients and prepare legal documents and presentations. Ability to conduct legal research to gather and interpret information and ensure accuracy of details using resources such as internal and external documents, archives, electronic databases, and interviews. EDUCATION REQUIREMENT: To be eligible for the Attorney position, you must possess a Juris Doctorate from an American Bar Association accredited law school. SPECIAL CONDITION: Qualified applicants must be a current member in good standing of a state, territory of the United States, District of Columbia or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Bar Association. EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT: At least 3 years of experience in legal practice, of which one year of the experience requirement may be met through the completion of a judicial clerkship if completed by the time of hire. The clerkship must be documented in the applicant’s resume. The three years of required experience must include at least two years of experience litigating before administrative agencies or federal courts in highly complex or large-scale employment law matters, or advising very senior clients in large organizations about complex employment law issues affecting all, or significant portions of, a large and diverse work force, OR in the alternative, completion of an Article III federal judicial clerkship. Knowledge of employment law including Title VII, ADA, ADAAA, FMLA, ADEA, and FLSA is also required. Qualified applicant must successfully pass a drug screening.
The United States Postal Service is seeking to fill an attorney position in one or more of the following locations: Atlanta, GA, Landover, MD, Windsor, CT, New York, NY, Memphis, TN, and Philadelphia, PA.