Attorney - Adviser

The Office of the Secretary and General Counsel at the National Gallery of Art is seeking an Assistant General Counsel to provide legal advice and services on a variety of legal questions and matters in support of the Gallery’s mission to serve the nation by welcoming all people to explore and experience art, creativity, and our shared humanity.

Qualifications:

Education Requirements: Position requires the possession of a professional law degree (LL.B. or J.D.)

Only degrees from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education are acceptable to meet positive education requirements or to substitute education for experience. For additional information, please go to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and U.S. Department of Education websites at http://www.opm.gov/qualifications and http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html.

Thus, 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 J.D.). As indicated below in the required documents section, a law school transcript must be submitted with your application materials.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Statement of Good Standing: Applicant must currently be a member in good standing of the bar of a state, territory of the United States, District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. As noted below, proof of such membership and good standing must be submitted with your application materials.

Experience:

GS 13

Attorneys performing duties at the GS-13 or equivalent-level positions are expected to perform with substantial independence, even when working on the most complex or difficult matters. Thus, the applicant must have 2 years of professional legal experience, acquired after being admitted to the bar, commensurate with the duties and responsibilities of the position.

GS 14

Attorneys performing duties at the GS-14 or equivalent-level positions are expected to perform with substantial independence, even when working on the most complex or difficult matters. Thus, the applicant must have 3 years of professional legal experience, acquired after being admitted to the bar, commensurate with the duties and responsibilities of the position.

Note: Applicants who are referred to the hiring office for selection consideration may be required to submit writing and/or work samples as part of the interview/selection process. If the hiring office decides to request a writing and/or work sample as part of its selection process, the vacancy contact will reach out to you by email to: (1) inform you of this requirement; and (2) provide further instructions.

Time in Grade Requirement: If currently employed as an attorney by the Federal Government, you must have completed 1 year at the next lower grade level by the closing date of the announcement or previously served at the same or higher grade as the position being filled.

You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Excepted Service Position: This job is being filled by an alternative hiring process and is not in the competitive civil service.