Summary
FUNCTIONAL PURPOSE:
Provides representation and advice to Postal Service officials involving the interpretation of statutes, regulations, contracts, and precedents; as well as, presentation of cases before administrative bodies and federal courts in a general area of the law.
This job is open to
Clarification from the agency
A Moderate Background Investigation is required for this position.
Duties
OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
This position is for employees hired into the Law Department Honor Attorney Program. This 36 month development program allows for entry-level attorneys to gain experience by handling a variety of legal matters independently. The honors attorney will receive mentoring and supervision throughout the development process. Participants in this program receive six-month performance reviews and potential salary adjustments. After successful completion of the program, the employee will be assigned to an authorized attorney position in the Law Department. The honor attorney position is not authorized on a permanent basis.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Conducts legal research and prepares written material for use in representing the Postal Service and advising postal management officials.
- Participates in conferences necessary to representing or advising Postal Service officials.
- Directly advises postal management officials or represents the Postal Service in legal matters involving outside parties or administrative litigation.
- Prepares replies to inquiries from Congress, government agencies, and the public.
- Prepares opinions, memoranda, decisions, regulations, testimonies, or formal filings in proceedings in which the Postal Service is a party.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
SUPERVISION:
Manager of unit to which assigned.
Qualifications
- Ability to prepare pretrial briefs, motions, pleadings, responses and other documents to present the issues independently with little or no direct supervision.
- Ability to provide legal advice and services with respect to regulations, practices, or other legal matters, and formulate opinions involving the analysis and interpretation of federal, state and local laws.
- Ability to communicate orally and in writing to include the ability to negotiate with third parties on behalf of clients and prepare legal documents and presentations.
- Ability to conduct legal research to gather and interpret information and ensure accuracy of details; using resources such as internal and external documents, archives, electronic databases, and interviews.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective liaison with high level department officials, supervisors, organization staff, and the general public.
- Qualified applicants must have or obtain membership in good standing of a state, territory of the United States, District of Columbia or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico bar association within one year of the date of employment.
- To be eligible for the Attorney (Honor Program) you must possess a Juris Doctor from an American Bar Association accredited law school. NOTE: Qualified applicants must earn a Juris Doctor from an accredited law school no more than 30 months prior to the date of employment.
- SPECIAL CONDITION: Additionally, applicants must satisfy at least one of the following academic or post-graduate requirements: 1. Standing in the top 25% of his or her law school class upon graduation as measured by class standing statistics maintained by the applicant's law school. 2. A cumulative law school grade point average of at least 3.0 upon graduation. 3. Graduation from a law school ranked within the top 25 schools in the nation by an entity that conducts national law school rankings. 4. Completion of at least one year of a judicial clerkship in a federal court or in a state's highest court at the time of hire.
Education
Please read the "Qualifications" section.
How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Please see the "Next steps" section for more information.
Required Documents
Resume.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from
schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
How to Apply
Please go to: https://about.usps.com/careers/welcome.htm.
Scroll down and click: APPLY NOW
Search Keyword: HONOR
This is a two-step application process requiring you to create a profile and submit application for the position you are applying for.
You will receive two email confirmations:
- An email confirming your profile is complete.
- After submitting your application, you will receive a second email confirming your application has been successfully submitted.
Next steps
https://about.usps.com/careers/working-usps/.
Additional Locations
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Windsor, CT
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Washington, DC
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Clearwater, FL
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Atlanta, GA
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Chicago, IL
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Landover, MD
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Saint Louis County, MO
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Charlotte, NC
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New York, NY
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Philadelphia, PA
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Memphis, TN
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Plano, TX
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Salt Lake City, UT
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Seattle, WA
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