Attorney Advisor (Labor and Employee Relations)

at  US National Credit Union Administration

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT:

To qualify at the CU-14 grade level you must have four full years of post law school legal experience that demonstrates the ability to perform the work at the CU-14 grade level. At least 12 months of the legal experience must have been equivalent to the CU/GS-13 grade level in federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors) performing the following work: representing or advising an agency or organization in collective bargaining and federal labor relations matters; and providing general labor and employment legal services such as performance and conduct based actions, equal employment opportunity and reasonable accommodation matters, and representation in any related litigation.

IN ADDITION TO MEETING SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS, APPLICANTS MUCH ALSO MEET BASIC REQUIREMENTS:

• You must have a professional law degree (LL.B. or J.D) of an accredited law school.
• You must currently be a member in good standing of the bar of a state, territory of the United States, District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
  Unofficial transcripts are required at the time of application. You do not need to provide official documentation at the time of application; however, official transcripts and proof of current and active bar membership will be required if selected.

YOU MUST MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR THIS POSITION BY THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.

Please note, all experience statements (i.e., duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire) copied from this announcement and pasted into your resume will not be considered as a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.
YOUR RESUME MUST provide specific details as to how your experience meets the specialized experience and support your responses to the online questionnaire as described in the vacancy announcement. When describing your experience in your resume, please be specific. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience. Please ensure that your resume includes the grade (if you are a current or previous federal employee), month, and year that you began and ended for each position held or that position may not be credited toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. Full-time employment will be assumed unless otherwise stated on your resume. Part-time employment will be prorated in crediting experience. Failure to provide details will result in an ineligible rating.
Your resume must also support your responses to the online questionnaire. Failure to provide support may result in a lower rating and/or you may be excluded from consideration. Your latest resume submitted for this vacancy announcement will be used to determine qualifications and supersedes previous submissions.

EDUCATION

All education must be received by an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with an education requirement) therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees received from schools recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants may verify accreditation at the following website: ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed outside of the United States must be deemed equivalent to that gained in accredited U.S. education programs to be acceptable for federal employment.

As an Attorney Advisor (Labor and Employee Relations), you will:

• Advise all management levels, including senior agency officials, on matters of responsibility and recommend courses of action, including the type of administrative action to be pursued in labor and employment matters involving the agency.
• Provide legal advice and counsel related to personnel matters including performance- and conduct-based actions, matters pertaining to employee compensation and benefits programs under Title 5, as well as programs unique to financial regulatory agencies with independent pay and benefits authorities.
• Represent the NCUA in all aspects of administrative proceedings before the Federal Labor Relations Authority, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Merit Systems Protection Board, the Office of Special Counsel, and other employment-related administrative bodies.
• Prepare or oversee the preparation of pleadings, briefs, memoranda, and legal documentation, including settlement agreements, and correspondence for all labor and employment matters involving the agency.
• Provide expert guidance, advice, counsel, or training for management officials or supervisors, related to collective bargaining.
• Work closely with Office of Human Resources labor and employee relations specialists, staffing and classification specialists, and benefits and work life staff.