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HUD

Attorney-Advisor (General)

HUD, Washington, District of Columbia, us, 20022


This position is located in the

Department of Housing and Urban Development ,

Office of General Counsel .You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.Basic Requirements:Applicants

MUST

be a graduate of an accredited law school with an LL.B. or J.D.;be a current member of a bar with a valid license to practice law in a state, territory of the United States, District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;meet all specialized experience requirements as described in the vacancy announcement.ANDSpecialized Experience:

For the

GS-14 , you must have one (1) year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the

GS-13

grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as:Experience with Administrative Law and one or more disciplines related to the work of HUD (including, but not limited to, FHA mortgage insurance programs, agency housing programs, real estate law, corporate finance, bankruptcy, federal litigation practice relating to housing or real estate finance, Federal Register drafting, environmental law, or civil rights law);

ANDExperience providing effective advice on difficult and novel legal issues, managing a heavy workload, and developing and maintaining highly collaborative and productive working relationships with senior officials, clients, other agencies and stakeholders, and the public.ANDFor the GS-14, you must:Have a professional law degree (LL.B. or J.D.) plus four (4) years of professional legal experience, at least one of which must be specialized experience at a level of difficulty comparable to the GS-13 level in the Federal service.Have a second professional law degree (LL.M.) plus three (3) years of professional legal experience, at least one of which must be specialized experience at a level of difficulty comparable to the GS-13 level in the Federal service.Have a first professional law degree (LL.B., or J.D.), plus superior law student work (academic standing in upper 1/3 of the law school graduating class, high-level honors for academic excellence in law school, winning of a moot court competition with other law schools, significant work or achievement on the school's official law review, significant summer clerkship or other evidence of clearly superior achievement) plus three (3) years of professional legal experience, at least one of which must be specialized experience at a level of difficulty comparable to the GS-13 level in the Federal service.Specialized Experience:

For the

GS-13 , you must have one (1) year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the

GS-12

grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as:Experience with Administrative Law and one or more disciplines related to the work of HUD (including, but not limited to, FHA mortgage insurance programs, agency housing programs, real estate law, corporate finance, bankruptcy, federal litigation practice relating to housing or real estate finance, Federal Register drafting, environmental law, or civil rights law);

ANDExperience providing effective advice on difficult and novel legal issues, managing a heavy workload, and developing and maintaining highly collaborative and productive working relationships with clients, other agencies and stakeholders, and the public.ANDFor the GS-13, you must:Have a professional law degree (LL.B. or J.D.) plus three (3) years of professional legal experience, at least one of which must be specialized experience at a level of difficulty comparable to the GS-12 level in the Federal service.Have a second professional law degree (LL.M.) plus two (2) years of professional legal experience, at least one of which must be specialized experience at a level of difficulty comparable to the GS-12 level in the Federal service.Have a first professional law degree (LL.B., or J.D.), plus superior law student work (academic standing in upper 1/3 of the law school graduating class, high-level honors for academic excellence in law school, winning of a moot court competition with other law schools, significant work or achievement on the school's official law review, significant summer clerkship or other evidence of clearly superior achievement) plus two (2) years of professional legal experience, at least one of which must be specialized experience at a level of difficulty comparable to the GS-12 level in the Federal service.Specialized Experience:

For the

GS-12 , you must have one (1) year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the

GS-11

grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as:Experience analyzing and interpreting federal, state or local statutes, conducting legal research and preparing legal opinions and other legal writings;

ANDExperience providing effective advice on difficult and novel legal issues, managing a heavy workload, and developing and maintaining highly collaborative and productive working relationships with clients, other agencies and stakeholders, and the public.ANDFor the GS-12, you must:Have a professional law degree (LL.B. or J.D.) plus two (2) years of professional legal experience, at least one of which must be specialized experience at a level of difficulty comparable to the GS-11 level in the Federal service.Have a second professional law degree (LL.M.) plus one (1) year of professional legal experience, at least one of which must be specialized experience at a level of difficulty comparable to the GS-11 level in the Federal service.Have a first professional law degree (LL.B., or J.D.), plus superior law student work (academic standing in upper 1/3 of the law school graduating class, high-level honors for academic excellence in law school, winning of a moot court competition with other law schools, significant work or achievement on the school's official law review, significant summer clerkship or other evidence of clearly superior achievement) plus one (1) year of professional legal experience, at least one of which must be specialized experience at a level of difficulty comparable to the GS-11 level in the Federal service.The experience may have been gained in either the public or private sector. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/date/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resume.

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