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Supervisory Attorney Advisor (EXCEPTED SERVICE)
Office of the Secretary of Transportation · Washington, District of Columbia · Closes in 6 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: The public.
Any U.S. citizen can apply, according to the agency's clarification. The job is open to the public, and U.S. nationals or people who owe allegiance to the U.S. are also listed as eligible.
Experience: At least 4 years of professional attorney experience, listed at the GS-15 level.
Education: A law degree from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA), completed as a full course of study, plus current good standing membership in a state, territory, or D.C. bar.
Licenses and certifications:
- Current membership in good standing in the bar of a U.S. state, territory, or the District of Columbia
Experience can be paid or unpaid, volunteer work included: if it matches the duties, it counts. The full rules are in the announcement.
2 Resume and documents
Write a federal resume for this job. For each job you held, give the month and year you started and ended, your hours per week and what you did, using the words of the experience the announcement asks for. Many announcements accept resumes of up to 2 pages: check this one.
3 Apply on USAJOBS
Closes in 6 days (November 9, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).
You sign in to USAJOBS with a Login.gov account, answer the questionnaire and upload your documents, then you submit. Answer the questionnaire honestly: your resume must show what you claim.
How they rate you: Applicants are not rated or ranked. Human Resources checks whether you meet the basic education and experience requirements, then sends qualified applicants to the selecting official. Questionnaire answers must be supported by your resume, or they may not be credited, and missing required documents will get you removed from consideration.
4 After you apply
In USAJOBS, under Applications, you can see where your application stands: received, reviewed, referred to the hiring manager or not, then selected or not. It can take a few weeks.
For the interview, prepare three examples with the STAR method: the Situation, the Task, what you did (Action) and the Result.
If they choose you: a tentative offer, then a background check, then the final offer with your start date.
Tips for this job:
- Confirm your bar membership and law degree details, and send transcripts that show your law degree.
- List each job's dates, title, hours per week, and federal series and grade on your 2-page resume, since only those pages are reviewed.
- After uploading documents, check that they appear in your saved application before final submission.
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