Attorney-Advisor (General)

About this role

You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date (10/22/2026) of this announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 for each federal position listed as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of qualifying experience that you will be granted.

An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience.

For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected To qualify for this position at the GS-12 and/or GS-13 grade level(s), you must possess all of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement. BASIC REQUIREMENTS: Must meet the minimum education requirements of successful completion of a full course of study in a school of law accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) with a professional law degree (LL.B.

or J.D.); AND Must be a current, active member in good standing of the bar of a state, territory of the United States, District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. -AND- EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: For GS-12: A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate: One year of professional legal experience as an attorney and active membership in a state or District of Columbia bar and advanced educational attainments that clearly indicate the ability to independently perform complex legal work.

The educational background should include course work beyond the first professional degree in a field directly related to the work of this position (i.e., law). Attained professional legal experience may be in diverse areas such as administrative law, ethics law, information law, personnel law, whistleblower law, procurement law, and/or investigating violations of regulations or civil or criminal statutes. For GS-13: A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate: One year of professional legal experience as an attorney and active membership in a state or District of Columbia bar and advanced educational attainments that clearly indicate the ability to independently perform complex legal work; AND One additional year of professional legal experience as an attorney at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service.