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General Attorney (Labor) (Honors Attorney)
About this role
All qualifications and eligibility requirements specified in the announcement must be met by the closing date of the job announcement. Ideal Candidate Statement The ideal candidate for the General Attorney (Labor) (Honors Attorney), General Counsel-Field position, will have a strong academic law school record, currently are serving in a judicial clerkship or law fellowship, or honors attorney position, or be in the last year of an advanced law degree (e.g., LL.M or J.S.D.) from an ABA accredited law school, and who hold a bar license.
In addition, the candidate will have strong oral and written communications skills in addition to experience in labor or industrial relations and the National Labor Relations Act, as amended. Basic Eligibility Requirements Education: An applicant must have successfully completed a full course of study in a school of law accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) and have the first professional law degree (LL.B or JD).
Bar Membership and Certification: Must currently be a member in good standing of the bar of a state, territory, or commonwealth of the United States, District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Your active bar license must reference bar number and indicate the status of good standing. Agency Internal Self-Certification Forms are not acceptable for verification. In order to meet the basic eligibility requirements, applicants must also have at least one of the following: A GPA of 3.0 out of 4.0 or above (or equivalent) or are in the top 25% of their law school class or their school does not use a numerical GPA/rank; OR Have previously interned or worked at the NLRB or another labor agency; OR Have other specialized labor law or labor relations experience.
In addition to the Basic Eligibility Requirements, applicants must also meet the following: Minimum Qualifications To be eligible for the General Attorney (Labor) (Honors Attorney), GS-0905-12 position and grade, applicants must meet one of the following qualifications: Currently serving in at least a one (1)-year post-law school experience as a judicial clerk, honors attorney; OR A legal fellow that was started within six (6) months of graduating with my first professional law degree (J.D.