SummaryThis position is located in the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Office of the Administrator, Equal Employment Opportunity Office, Discrimination Complaints Unit.
This office is located in Arlington, Virginia, and provides legal advice and support to DEA management and field offices worldwide on complex EEO issues. This position will ensure compliance with 29 CFR Part 1614, Management Directive (MD) 110, MD-715, and applicable EEO laws.
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Duties of the Equal Employment Opportunity Office Attorney includes:
- Providing authoritative legal advice and counsel on Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) laws, regulations and federal employment matters.
- Reviewing investigative case files, final agency decisions, settlement agreements, and corrective actions plans to ensure the agency is meeting regulatory and legal requirements.
- Reviewing, analyzing and developing new EEO policies, procedures, and guidelines for use throughout the agency in conjunction with established laws, Executive Orders, and applicable regulations.
- Requiring a high degree of judgment when making decisions regarding what must be done to resolve questions of authority, procedures, and interpretation of guidelines and recommending decisions on individual cases with broad impact and actions to correct conditions underlying these problems.
QualificationsAll qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
All applicants must be an active member of a bar in good standing (any U.S. jurisdiction) or equivalent legal or other relevant experience; 2) excellent academic credentials; 3) strong oral and written advocacy skills; 4) superior legal research and analytical skills; and 5) a demonstrated ability to function with minimal guidance in a highly demanding environment.
All applicants must possess specialized experience below:
- Applicants applying for the GS-13 must have at least 2 years of post J.D. degree (or equivalent) in federal employment law. 1) Providing legal advice and counsel on Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) laws, regulations, and federal employment matters; 2) Interpreting policies, defining objectives that establish precedents, and/or resolving technical and legal problems involving complaint processing; 3) Conducting extensive legal research and evaluating complex legal factual issues.
- Applicants applying for the GS-14 must have at least 3 years of post J.D. degree (or equivalent) in federal employment law. 1) Providing legal advice and counsel on Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) laws, regulations, and federal employment matters; 2) Advising on Reasonable Accommodation policy and practices to ensure compliance with the Rehabilitation Act and 29 CFR 1614.203; 3) Conducting extensive and advanced legal research and evaluating complex, difficult and sensitive legal factual issues presented; and 4) Knowledgeable of pertinent laws, regulations, policies, EEOC Decisions, appeals, and civil action cases, including 29 CFR 1614, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the No Fear Act, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, and relevant federal regulations.
EducationA J.D. degree from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association. All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
For a list of schools that meet these criteria, see www.ed.gov.
Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. For a list of accredited organizations recognized as specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials, visit: ww.naces.org/members.php.
Additional informationFor reasonable accommodation at the Drug Enforcement Administration, please contact the Human Resources office listed in this announcement.
Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office listed in this announcement.
Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. If eligible, applicants to this announcement may be referred to similar positions in any Division/Office listed in this announcement.
Applicants should familiarize themselves and comply with the relevant rules of professional conduct regarding any possible conflicts of interest in connection with their applications. Please notify this office if you currently represent clients or adjudicate matters in which this office is involved and/or you have a family member who is representing clients or adjudicating matters in which this office is involved so that we can evaluate any potential conflict of interest or disqualification issue that may need to be addressed under those circumstances.
As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:
- your performance and conduct;
- the needs and interests of the agency;
- whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
- whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
Upon completion of your trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
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