Attorney-Advisor

This position serves as Attorney-Advisor in the Office of the Chief Administrative Law Judge and is located in the Denver Regional Office. The primary purpose of this position is to provide legal research, draft positions, opinions, memoranda, and advice to the Review Commission in a variety of legal areas. Cases can be small, moderate, or large and can have multiple and highly complex issues. This position reports directly to the First Judge who reports to the Chief Administrative Law Judge.

The duties of this position include, but are not limited to: Analyze cases to define legal and factual issues. Examine the pleadings, transcript or testimony, documentary exhibits, and briefs of the attorneys in connection with the issues of fact and law presented. Search relative statutory provisions and legislative history, applicable regulations of the Department of Labor and the Review Commission, and relevant court and Commission precedent on points of law. Prepare memoranda, digesting, and analyzing the factual and legal issues that are presented including, in some lengthy cases, and indexing or summarizing of testimony or exhibits. Draft decisions and orders for the presiding Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) and address the factual and legal issues that have been assigned. Respond to inquiries by telephone or mail at the request of the presiding ALJ. Investigate facts and research legal precedents, define legal and factual issues, read, and analyze the record and arguments, develop conclusions and recommendations, and draft orders in consultation with ALJs. Attend formal hearings presided over by an ALJ. Utilize available technology to effectively identify and manage cases. This includes using Westlaw's computerized research system and keeping abreast of changes in information technology. Examine the motion for legal sufficiency which includes studying and analyzing the citation, proposed penalty, notice of contest, complaint, answer, other motions, orders, and pleadings. Conduct a detailed analysis of the factual and legal issues presented. Conduct legal research and analyze and study the statutes, regulations, and legal precedents, as well as the Commission's rules, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and the Federal Rules of Evidence.

U.S. Citizenship is required. This is not a remote position. The incumbent is expected to report to the Denver office located at the U.S. Custom House, 721 19th Street, Denver, CO 80202. However, situational telework may be available as determined by the agency's policy. Relocation expenses will not be paid. This position is excluded from provisions of the Career Transition (CTAP) and the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP). This vacancy is being advertised/filled under the authority of Title 5 of the United States Code, the Schedule A authority for attorneys (5 CFR § 213.3102(d)), and the Review Commission's Attorney Hiring and Employment Policy. This vacancy will result in an Excepted Service appointment. You will be required to serve a trial period if selected for a first-time appointment to the Federal government or transferring from another Federal agency. Failure to successfully complete the trial period may result in termination of employment. For more information on Excepted Service appointments, please visit OPM's website. The Office of Personnel Management 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. All employees are required to participate in direct deposit/electronic funds transfer for salary payments. A preliminary security background check is required for this position. For more information on background investigations for Federal jobs please visit OPM Investigations. Applications will not be accepted in postage paid Government envelopes. The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 requires employers to hire only individuals who are eligible to work in the U.S. If you are selected for this position, the documentation that you present for purposes of completing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS "E-Verify" System. Federal law requires DHS to use the E-Verify System to verify employment eligibility of all new hires, and as a condition of continued employment obligates the new hire to take affirmative steps to resolve any discrepancies identified by the system.