Associate Solicitor for Legal Counsel

2 months ago

Washington, Washington, D.C., United States USAJobs Full time
Duties

The Department of Labor, Office of the Solicitor (SOL), is seeking a highly skilled and motivated individual to serve as the Associate Solicitor for Legal Counsel. This pivotal role involves directing the work of the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC), providing critical legal advice to the Secretary of Labor, and serving as a key liaison for legislative and ethics matters.

On the legislative front, your primary responsibilities will include coordinating and preparing the Department's legislative program, drafting, and clearing testimony for Congressional Committees, and coordinating the communication of the Department's positions before the Office of Management and Budget and other executive branch agencies. You will provide expert legal advice to top Department officials, including the Secretary of Labor, Deputy Secretary, and Assistant Secretaries, on a variety of complex legal and administrative issues.

One of your responsibilities will be to ensure that Department employees conduct their mission in an ethical manner. You will serve as the Department's Alternate Designated Agency Ethics Official (ADAEO), managing the ethics program, providing guidance on government-wide ethics laws and regulations, and overseeing financial disclosure processes. Your role will involve advising on highly confidential matters, ensuring compliance with ethics requirements, and certifying the ethics compliance of prospective nominees to PAS-level positions.

You will also be interacting with senior Department leadership on executive personnel issues, such as providing guidance on the order of succession and onboarding new appointees. You also provide advice to the Department and other offices of the Solicitor of Labor on generally applicable issues of administrative law.

Moreover, you will oversee the SOL's Honors Attorney Program , the primary means by which entry-level attorneys are brought into the Department. This includes recruitment, selection, and oversight of new attorneys in the agency, ensuring they have diverse assignments to develop their legal skills and contribute to the Department's mission.

This position offers a unique opportunity to work on high-profile issues, contribute to the effective administration of the Department's programs, and making a long-lasting impact on the agency by recruiting and developing its future leaders. If you have a passion for public service, exceptional legal acumen, and the ability to lead and mentor a talented team, we invite you to apply for this rewarding position. Join us and help shape the future of labor law and policy.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment
  • Conditions of Employment
    • Must be a U.S. citizen.
    • Must meet Mandatory Technical Qualifications and Executive Core Qualifications.
    • Must complete one year SES probationary period if not previously covered.
    • Subject to financial disclosure requirements.
    • Appointment to this position may require a background investigation.
    • If selected, the candidate must receive approval from OPM's Qualifications Review Board in order to be appointed to the SES. As a basic requirement, applicants must demonstrate progressively responsible leadership experience that is indicative of senior executive-level managerial capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under the Mandatory/Technical Qualifications and Executive Core Qualifications listed below. Typically, experience of this nature will have been gained at or above the equivalent of the GS-15 grade level in the Federal service or its equivalent with state and local government, the private sector, or non-governmental organizations. Failure to meet this basic qualification requirement and all executive and technical qualification factors will automatically exclude you from further consideration.

      Applicants must meet all legal and regulatory requirements. Reference the "Required Documents" section for additional requirements.

      Qualifications

      Candidates must possess technical and management experience and have developed the knowledge and skills required for effective performance of the specific duties of the position. Candidates must have had experience at a major management level (normally equivalent to the GS-15 level in the federal service).

      All competitive candidates for SES positions with the Federal Government must demonstrate leadership experience indicative of senior executive-level management capability. To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must show in your resume that you possess the Fundamental Competencies, five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs), and the Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs), listed below. It is recommended that your resume emphasize levels of responsibility, scope and complexity of programs managed, and program accomplishments and results. FUNDAMENTAL COMPETENCIES : Interpersonal Skills, Oral Communication, Integrity/Honesty, Written Communication, Continual Learning, and Public Service Motivation.

      EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs) : Possession of the ECQs MUST be included in your resume. RESUMES MUST BE LIMITED TO 5-PAGES ONLY. It is strongly recommended that you follow the guidance outlined on Pages 27-31 in the Office of Personnel Management's Guide to Senior Executive Qualifications .

      1. Leading Change: This core qualification involves the ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment.

      2. Leading People: This core qualification involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts.

      3. Results Driven: This core qualification involves the ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks.

      4. Business Acumen: This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.

      5. Building Coalitions: This core qualification involves the ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals.

      MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (MTQs): In writing your narrative responses to the MTQs, please give examples and explain how often you used your skills, the complexity of the knowledge possessed, the level of people you interacted with, the sensitivity of the issues you handled, etc. APPLICANTS SHOULD LIMIT THEIR NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO ONE (1) SINGLE SPACED PAGE PER EACH MTQ WITH THE FONT SIZE NO SMALLER THAN POINT 12.
      1. Demonstrated knowledge and experience relating to general counsel-related legal matters, such as government ethics, employment matters, legislation, and administrative law.

      2. Demonstrated executive level ability to manage a legal program with diverse activities, including experience developing, implementing, monitoring, and reviewing policies, procedures, and operations.

      Education

      Education for this position is a requirement and applicants must possess a J.D. You will be required to provide an original copy of your transcripts at a later time. Applicants are required to be active members of the Bar in any US State or US Territory Court under the U.S. Constitution. Documentation of Bar License will be required before selection.

      You must provide a copy of your transcripts from an accredited institution. Any applicant falsely claiming an academic degree from an accredited school will be subject to actions ranging from disqualification from federal employment to removal from federal service.

      If your education was completed at a foreign college or university, you must show comparability to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States and comparability to applicable minimum coursework requirements for this position. Click Evaluation of Foreign Education for more information.

      Additional information

      DOL seeks to attract and retain a high-performing and diverse workforce in which employees' differences are respected and valued to better meet the varying needs of the diverse customers we serve. DOL fosters a diverse and inclusive work environment that promotes collaboration, flexibility and fairness so that all individuals are able to participate and contribute to their full potential.

      Refer to these links for more information: GENERAL INFORMATION , ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION , FORMER FEDERAL EMPLOYEES

      The Fair Chance Act (FCA) prohibits Federal agencies from requesting an applicant's criminal history information before the agency makes a conditional offer of employment. If you believe a DOL employee has violated your rights under the FCA, you may file a complaint of the alleged violation following our agency's complaint process Guidelines for Reporting Violations of the Fair Chance Act .

      Note: The FCA does not apply to some positions specified under the Act, such as law enforcement or national security positions.

      As a condition of employment, all personnel must undergo a background investigation for access to DOL facilities, systems, information and/or classified materials before they can enter on duty: BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION

      All Department of Labor employees are subject to the provisions of the Drug-Free Workplace Program under Executive Order 12564 and Public Law

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