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Position Title
Attorney-Advisor (Labor)
Agency
National Labor Relations Board
Announcement Number
NL25IX12655306KR Opens in new window
Open Period
Friday, January 10, 2025 to Thursday, January 16, 2025
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1. Are you currently a NLRB employee in the Excepted Service?

If you indicate that you are eligible by selecting "yes" for this question, you MUST submit documentation such as a Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50) that verifies your eligibility.  (The SF-50 block 24 must be a "1" or "2" AND block 34 must be a "2") 
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Preferences
1. How did you hear about National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and/or this Notice of Vacancy? (Note: Responses only serve to provide data to improve NLRB's recruiting activities.) (limit characters)
2. If your response to this question was College or University Career Services, NLRB Employee, or Other, please specify.

If your response to this question, was Recruiting Event, please specify event or Bar Code Number - if applicable.
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3. This is not a remote position.

The selected candidate will be expected to report in person to work.

Do you acknowledge that this is not a remote position?
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4. Are you registered with the Selective Service? (limit characters)
Assessment 1
1. Do you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level, GS-14, that has equipped you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the Attorney-Advisor (Labor) at the GS-15 grade level?

Specialized experience includes:
  • Experience applying regulations, policies, and knowledge of the National Labor Relations Act to apply authoritative interpretation of investigations and litigation; case law and pertinent statutes; and judicial decisions of unfair labor practice and representation cases; and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
  • Experience independently conducting extensive case review research to formulate strategies and support decisions rendered; and                                                                                                                                                   
  • Experience composing legal documents applying interpretation of law to render legal advice, counsel, and opinions.
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2. From the descriptions below, select the one which best describes your education requirements for the Attorney-Advisor, GS-0905-15. (limit characters)
3. To be considered for this position, you must certify your Bar Membership is in good standing. (Your active Bar license must reference Bar number and indicate the status of good standing.) (limit characters)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
4. Select the statement that best describes your experience in supervising employees. (limit characters)
5. Select the statement that best describes your experience conducting follow-up with staff to ensure quality, completeness and accuracy of their work. (limit characters)
6. Select the statement that best describes your experience ensuring that projects have been completed and deadlines are met. (limit characters)
7. Select the response that best describes your experience prioritizing multiple assignments. (limit characters)
8. Select the statement that best describes your experience to independently conduct legal research on complex legal issues (including procedural issues). (limit characters)
9. Select the response that best describes your experience identifying complex or critical legal and/or factual issues in time-sensitive labor law cases. (limit characters)
10. Select the response that best describes your experience exercising sound legal judgment on novel legal issues. (limit characters)
11. Select the response that best describes your experience participating in or mediating complex negotiations and settlements. (limit characters)
12. Select the response that best describes your experience providing legal analysis and answering questions orally regarding labor law matters. (limit characters)
13. Select the statement that best describes your experience using a case management system to conduct work, input data, or retrieve information. (limit characters)
14. Select the response that best describes your experience making well-informed, effective, and timely decisions when information is limited. (limit characters)
15. Select the response that best describes your experience in decision making and problem solving. (limit characters)
16. Select the statement that best describes your experience working in a fast-paced work environment. (limit characters)
17. Select the response that best describes your experience supervising drafts and edits of legal documents and guidance for the agency. (limit characters)
18. Select the statement that best describes your experience preparing legal memoranda addressing legal precedents, controversial areas of labor law, or other factors rendering resolution of difficult, sensitive or novel cases. (limit characters)
19. Select the response that best describes your experience efficiently and timely producing quality written legal analyses of complex issues, including procedural issues. (limit characters)
20. Your ratings in this Assessment Questionnaire are subject to evaluation and verification based on the documents and references submitted. Deliberate attempts to falsify information may be grounds for not selecting you or dismissing you from the position/agency during the probation period. By agreeing to the statement below, you are confirming that you:                                         
  • Understand this warning,
  • Have reviewed your responses to this questionnaire for accuracy, and
  • Verify that your responses accurately describe your current level of experience and capability.
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