Description:
This position is in the Labor Relations Performance Management Service Center (LRPMSC), Human Resources Management (HRM), Office of Managing Director (OMD), 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.
Requirements:
Interested candidates should be passionate about the ideals of our American republic, committed to upholding the rule of law and the U.S. Constitution, and committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government. Hiring decisions will not be based on race, sex, color, religion, or national origin.
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-14
Applicants must have a minimum of three years of professional law experience after being admitted to the bar, one year of which is required to demonstrate the following specialized experience requirements. Applicants must have a minimum of one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 in the Federal service. For this position, specialized experience includes the following:
1. Experience serving as a subject matter legal authority on statutory and regulatory requirements governing reasonable accommodation of employees and applicants with disabilities under federal civil rights laws.
2. Experience conducting complex legal analysis of the Rehabilitation Act (Sections 501, 504, 505), ADAAA, EEOC Enforcement Guidance, 29 C.F.R. Part 1630, OPM disability employment regulations, Section 508, federal privacy statutes, and relevant federal case law to advise on legal sufficiency and compliance related to reasonable accommodations programs.
3. Experience drafting legally defensible decisions, determinations, and written analyses regarding reasonable accommodation requests, undue hardship assertions, essential job function disputes, and disability eligibility questions.
4. Experience participating in the resolution of disputed Reasonable Accommodation cases.
5. Experience representing an organization's legal interests in meetings, working groups, and policy development sessions on disability employment law and reasonable accommodation standards.
6. Experience providing guidance to internal stakeholders regarding reasonable accommodations matters.
GS-15
Applicants must have a minimum of four years of professional law experience after being admitted to the bar, one year of which is required to demonstrate the following specialized experience requirements. Applicants must have a minimum of one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-14 in the Federal service. For this position, specialized experience includes the following:
1. Experience serving as a subject matter legal authority on statutory and regulatory requirements governing reasonable accommodation of employees and applicants with disabilities under federal civil rights laws.
2. Experience conducting complex legal analysis of the Rehabilitation Act (Sections 501, 504, 505), ADAAA, EEOC Enforcement Guidance, 29 C.F.R. Part 1630, OPM disability employment regulations, Section 508, federal privacy statutes, and relevant federal case law to advise on legal sufficiency and compliance related to reasonable accommodations programs.
3. Experience drafting legally defensible decisions, determinations, and written analyses regarding reasonable accommodation requests, undue hardship assertions, essential job function disputes, and disability eligibility questions.
4. Experience participating in the resolution of disputed Reasonable Accommodation cases.
5. Experience representing an organization's legal interests in meetings, working groups, and policy development sessions on disability employment law and reasonable accommodation standards.
6. Experience advising senior leadership regarding Reasonable Accommodation legal standards, risk exposure, legal sufficiency of decisions, and implications for workplace accommodation and equal employment opportunity.
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.