About this role
Job SummaryThis position serves under the Deputy Chief Counsel and Chief Counsel in the Office of a Member, including the Office of the Chairman, of the Federal Labor Relations Authority (Authority). The incumbent performs legal work supporting the Authority's resolution of disputes arising under the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute (Statute) and other applicable laws, regulations, and judicial precedent.
QualificationsMinimum Qualifications-GS-0904-11 Law Clerk To qualify for this position, applicants must meet both of the following requirements: Education Possess a Juris Doctor (J.D.) or Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree from an accredited law school; and Superior Law School Achievement Demonstrate superior law school performance or achievement through at least one of the following: a. Graduation in the upper one-third of the law school class; b. Significant work or achievement on the law school's official law review or another recognized legal journal; c. Receipt of high-level honors for academic excellence, such as election to the Order of the Coif; d. Winning a moot court competition or serving on a moot court team that represented the law school in competition against other law schools; e. Full-time or continuous participation in a legal aid program, rather than one-time, intermittent, or casual participation; f. Significant summer law clerk experience in labor relations or a related legal field; or g. Other equivalent evidence of clearly superior legal, academic, or professional achievement. Bar Membership and Appointment Limitation Admission to the bar is not required at the time of appointment. This position is intended for a law school graduate who is awaiting admission to the bar. If appointed under the Schedule A law-clerk trainee authority, the appointment may not exceed 14 months pending admission to the bar. See 5 C.F.R. § 213.3102(e). Background Investigation - Must pass fingerprint and criminal background investigations. Selective Service System - Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must certify registration with the Selective Service System or certify being exempt from registering with the Selective Service System. All materials must be received by the closing date of this announcement to be considered.
Major DutiesThe incumbent is responsible for performing all functions related to the disposition of cases before the Authority, with moderate supervision when a complex issue is involved, and limited supervision when a less-complex issue is involved. For example, the incumbent: Reviews hearing records, briefs, exhibits, and related case documents; analyzes arguments and applicability of precedent cited by the parties and analyzes issues and facts presented in cases; Performs legal research; applies legal precedent to the issues presented; exercises judgment based on research and understanding of the provisions and intent of the Statute, applicable policy, precedent, government-wide regulations, and other similar material; Discusses approaches to cases with supervisors and managers in connection with application of particular precedential decisions of the Authority to the subject case with particular concern for establishing an orderly and consistent body of precedent; Processes cases and prepares decisions, as directed by the Member, Chief Counsel, and/or Deputy Chief Counsel; Performs other duties as assigned.