Clarification from the agency

INTERNAL ONLY (OSHRC Employees Only)

1. Supervises attorneys and support staff, functioning as first-level supervisor, reviewer, performance appraiser, coach, and facilitator. Communicates and implements OCALJ and OSHRC missions, objectives, assignments, issues, deadlines, and provides instruction and guidance. Analyzes attorney-advisor and support staff efficiency and effectiveness and develops strategies for improvement.
2. Provides guidance to employees by identifying training and developmental needs to enhance their capabilities.
3. Participates in interviewing candidates for vacant attorney-advisor and legal assistant positions in OCALJ and in making recommendations for selections, promotions, and reassignments. Ensures that job descriptions are current and accurate and that positions are designed and structured to maximize efficiency, effectiveness, and economy.
4. Supervises subordinates who perform the following duties: A) Draft and prepare legal documents such as orders, memoranda, decisions, subpoenas, affidavits, declarations, court exhibits, and related materials as required; B) Provide legal support to ALJs to include, but not limited to summarizing hearing transcripts, conducting legal research, drafting orders, decisions, and memoranda, analyzing cases and making recommendations; C) Utilize the Review Commission's computerized case tracking system and other methods to obtain necessary case handling data; D) Ensure that OCALJ's case reports and case opening/closing registers are kept current; E) Perform all required word processing, duplication, and other related duties; and F) Handle initial incoming telephone contacts to the OCALJ which involves screening incoming calls to determine the nature of the calls, routing calls to the Chief ALJ, the First ALJ, and other staff members or personally handling calls.
5. Perform other duties as assigned by the Chief ALJ and/or the First ALJ.

Conditions of employment

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Requirement.
• Proof of U.S. Citizenship required.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• The selectee must complete a one-year supervisory probationary period.
• A security background investigation is required.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, ALL applicants MUST meet the following criteria:

(1) Have a JD Degree from an accredited law school;
(2) Be admitted to practice before the bar of any U.S. jurisdiction or within the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico; and
(3) Be an active member of that bar.

If currently employed as an attorney by the Federal Government, you must have completed 52 weeks at the next lower grade level (GS-14) within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement or previously served at the same or higher grade as the position being filled. In addition, applicants must have at least five years of professional legal experience following law school. At least three years of this experience must have been working with the OSH Act and its implementing standards and regulations. As this is a supervisory position, prior experience serving as a first-line supervisor or otherwise demonstrating the ability to manage a legal team or office is required.

Applicants must have demonstrated excellence in writing as well as the ability to communicate orally in an effective manner, and to identify and resolve complex legal issues. Applicants must also demonstrate the ability to balance a diverse workload with competing priorities, work effectively as a member of a team, and assimilate large amounts of material quickly.

How you will be evaluated

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

Applicants who meet the basic qualifications will be evaluated further based on a determination of the extent to which their experience, education, training, awards, and performance indicates they possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities as described below.

1. Ability to effectively supervise attorneys and legal assistants, including the coordination, assessment, review, and editing of their work.
2. Demonstrated skill in explaining and expressing facts and ideas in a clear, concise and constructive manner-both orally and in writing-and in negotiating effectively and diplomatically with individuals and groups inside and outside the organization.
3. Demonstrated skill in exercising sound judgment as well as the ability to solve problems of substantial impact, sensitivity, and complexity.
4. Knowledge of and legal experience with the OSH Act and its implementing standards and regulations.

1. Your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages will be removed from consideration. For each relevant work experience, make sure you include the employer's name, job title, start and end dates (include month and year), for qualifications purposes, the number of hours worked per week, and a brief description that show you can perform the tasks at the required level listed in the job announcement.
2. A cover letter is optional.
3. Most recent performance appraisal, if applicable.
4. Time-in-grade documentation: If you are applying for a higher grade and your SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you meet the one year time-in-grade requirement so you will need to provide an SF-50 which clearly demonstrates you meet the time-in-grade requirements (examples of appropriate SF-50s include Promotions, Within-grade Grade/Range Increases, and SF-50s with an effective date more than one year old).
5. A professional writing sample of no more than 10 pages in length to demonstrate your legal writing and written communication skills.
6. You are encouraged to respond to the following questions*:

• How has your commitment to the Constitution and the founding principles of the United States inspired you to pursue this role within the federal government? Provide a concrete example from professional, academic, or personal experience.
• In this role, how would you use your skills and experience to improve government efficiency and effectiveness? Provide specific examples where you improved processes, reduced costs, or improved outcomes.
• How would you help advance the President's Executive Orders and policy priorities in this role? Identify one or two relevant Executive Orders or policy initiatives that are significant to you and explain how you would help implement them if hired.
• How has a strong work ethic contributed to your professional, academic, or personal achievements? Provide one or two specific examples and explain how those qualities would enable you to serve effectively in this position.

*Note: Each of the four essay responses must not exceed 200 words. The responses are to be submitted as short narrative descriptions, rather than lengthy technical essays. The essays will not be scored or rated.

See 'How to Apply' for instructions.

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