Clarification from the agency

United States Citizens

As an ATTORNEY ADVISOR at the GS-0905-13, some of your typical work assignments may include:

• Liaises with the Office of General Counsel (OGC) and their attorneys regarding litigation involving Processing and Disbursement Center (PDC) and Office of Capital Access (OCA) staff or matters in order to prepare staff for trials and hearings. Gathers information, documentation and reports that are pertinent to trials and hearings.
• Reviews, analyzes and makes recommendations regarding various employee incidents and tort claims involving personnel or against the Agency. Handles intake and investigation of the incidents, gathers appropriate documentation and provides necessary responses on behalf of the organization. Prepares reports on tort claims (such as auto accidents) involving employees of the PDC and OCA, including denying and recommending approval of such claims to the extent permitted.
• Reviews, analyzes, and makes recommendations regarding subpoenas served to the Agency, the PDC and program offices. Ensures accuracy and legitimacy of subpoenas and ensures they are directed to the necessary parties.
• Reviews, analyzes and makes recommendations regarding potential and existing employment litigation matters in the PDC. Provides guidance to PDC management regarding potential litigation risks in employment matters.
• Reviews, analyzes, and responds to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests served on the organization and provides guidance, support and oversight of the FOIA process to the PDC or OCA Disaster Enterprise staff.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

• This is an Excepted Service position and will be filled through an alternate hiring process and is not in the competitive service.
• Additional selections may be made from this announcement if identical vacancies occur within 180 days from the closing date.
• By applying for this position with SBA's Office of Capital Access, you can enjoy challenging but satisfying work and join a highly motivated and diverse team that helps families and businesses rebuild their lives after a disaster.

Conditions of employment

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• You must be able to obtain and maintain a Government travel credit card.
• Favorable background investigation and credit check are required.
• Credit score below 500 may negatively impact consideration in the hiring process.
• You may be required to complete a trial period.
• Current and active member in good standing of the bar of a state, territory of the US, District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and eligible to practice law.
• If you are a male applicant born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Miliary Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered, or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency.

Qualifications

Experience:
To receive credit, you must indicate the month and year as well as the average hours worked per week for each employer. Average work hours must be stated on the resume to quantify each period of work experience or that experience will not be credited toward meeting the specialized experience requirement.

You must address the specific specialized experience required for each grade level of this position on your resume or application or you will be rated "Ineligible" for that grade level.

GS-13: To qualify you must have at least 2 full years (104 weeks) of professional legal experience after admission to the bar, one year of which provided specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the GS-12 level in the Federal service that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skill, and ability to perform successfully in this position. This experience may have been gained in a Non-Federal service position. In addition, this Specialized Experience must demonstrate the following:

• Researching, analyzing, and explaining complex statutory, regulatory, and administrative law issues;
• Developing strategies and arguments in preparation for presentation of cases in administrative proceedings;
• Writing clear, concise, persuasive legal documents for various audiences;
• Making effective oral presentations/arguments before administrative third parties; AND
• Apply statutes and regulations to recommend guidance and/or course of action regarding legal matters.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications listed above. All applicants who meet all job requirements will be referred to the hiring manager for consideration, and you may be contacted for an interview.

Required Documents
Failure to submit any of the required documents by the closing date/time of the vacancy will result in your removal from consideration for this position. Please review your application prior to final submission and ensure you have submitted all appropriate documents. Uploading documents to USAJOBS does NOT ensure inclusion with your application to our system. You must verify that the documents are in the system with your application prior to final submission.

1. Your Resume - Resume length must not exceed 2 pages and must contain the following information:

• Name, address, telephone number, email address.
• Job Title (if Federal Service, provide series and grade; if not in GS plan, provide GS equivalent grade)
• If qualifying based on related unpaid (e.g. volunteer service) experience, you must provide hours worked per week and beginning/ending dates (mm/dd/yyyy to mm/dd/yyyy)
• If other than full-time you must provide hours worked per week.
• PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Your resume must contain sufficiently detailed information upon which to make a qualification determination.
• Should you submit multiple resumes, only the latest uploaded resume will be reviewed.

2. In addition to the online application (resume and responses to the occupational questionnaire), you are required to submit the following forms, if applicable. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure all documents are legible:

• College Transcript(s).
  • Unofficial transcripts may be submitted during the application process; however, official transcripts will be required if selected.
• If you are claiming Veteran status, you must submit a copy of all required documents to support your claim (including a DD-214 showing character of service)--see VetGuide;
• CTAP/ICTAP/RPL Applicants: Surplus or displaced employees eligible for CTAP, RPL, or ICTAP priority must provide proof of eligibility (RIF separation notice, notice of proposed removal for declining a transfer of function or directed reassignment to another commuting area, notice of disability annuity termination), SF-50 documenting separation (if applicable), your most recent SF-50 noting position, grade level, and duty location with your application per 5 CFR 330, and your most recent performance appraisal.

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