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Position Title
Senior Counsel
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Offices, Boards and Divisions
Announcement Number
OLC-25-12751020-DE Opens in new window
Open Period
Wednesday, June 18, 2025 to Wednesday, July 9, 2025
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Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
2. Are you an attorney who is an active member of the bar and in good standing?

All Senior Level Department attorney positions are excepted from the competitive service (also known as "excepted service positions") and classified as "Schedule A" positions. Unless otherwise specified by law or regulation, appointments in the excepted service are made in accordance with such practices as the Attorney General or delegee finds necessary.

To be considered under this eligibility, you must possess a J.D. degree or equivalent from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association and be an active member of the bar in good standing in a state, U.S. territory, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

Additionally, you must meet all the requirements of the position as stated in the vacancy announcement.
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Preferences
1. In the last five years (from the closing date of this announcement) have you served, or are you currently serving, as an Executive Branch Political, Schedule C, or Non-career Senior Executive Services appointee? You can find out if you have held one of these appointment types by looking at the SF-50s in your Electronic Official Personnel Folder (eOPF), in Section 5 where the legal authorities are listed.
  • A political appointee is an appointment made by the President with or without confirmation by the Senate (5 CFR 213.3102(c)) OR an assistant position to a top-level federal official if filled by a person designated by the President as a White House Fellow (5 CFR 213.3102(z)).
  • A Schedule C appointee occupies a position excepted from the competitive service because of the confidential or policy-determining nature of the position duties (5 CFR 213.3301 and 5 CFR 213.3302).
  • A noncareer SES appointee serves at the pleasure of the appointing official without time limitations (5 CFR 317 Subpart F).
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2. You will be required to complete a pre-employment security investigation and background check which includes a drug screening. Do you accept this condition? (limit characters)
3. Selective Service registration is required for males born on, or after, December 31st 1959. Those not registered must submit an approved exemption. Please select the response that best fits how you meet this condition of employment. Please click here (https://www.sss.gov/faq/#who-needs-to-register) to learn more about who needs to register. (limit characters)
4. If selected, you will be required to disclose financial information on a SF-278 (Public Financial Disclosure Form) in accordance with DOJ and Federal ethics guidelines. Do you agree to this requirement? (limit characters)
5. As a basic requirement for entry into the SES, applicants must provide evidence of progressively responsible leadership experience that is indicative of senior executive level management capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under the Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQ) and Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs).

Are MTQs and ECQs documented on your resume?
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6. You may be required to complete a 1-year probationary period, effective on the date in which you are appointed. Do you accept this condition of employment? (limit characters)