Honor Attorney

U.S. Postal Service•Long Beach, CA

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About The Position

The Honor Attorney provides representation and legal advice to Postal Service officials, interpreting statutes, regulations, contracts, and precedents, and presenting cases before administrative bodies and federal courts in a general area of law. The role conducts legal research, prepares written materials and formal legal documents, participates in conferences, advises postal management, and represents the Postal Service in matters involving outside parties or administrative litigation. The attorney also prepares responses to inquiries from Congress, government agencies, and the public, as well as opinions, memoranda, decisions, regulations, testimony, and filings in proceedings involving the Postal Service. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent resident aliens and must obtain an MBI clearance. Qualified applicants must pass a pre-employment drug screening and must have, or obtain within one year of employment, membership in good standing in a qualifying U.S. bar association. The Attorney (Honor Program) requires a Juris Doctor from an ABA-accredited law school, earned no more than 30 months before employment, and applicants must meet at least one of the stated academic or judicial-clerkship criteria. Occasional travel is required; relocation benefits are not offered.

Requirements

Be a U.S. citizen or have permanent resident alien status.
Obtain an MBI clearance; the process may take 6–8 weeks after the offer letter is returned.
Successfully pass a pre-employment drug screening.
Have or obtain membership in good standing of a state, U.S. territory, District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico bar association within one year of the employment date.
Possess a Juris Doctor from an American Bar Association-accredited law school, earned no more than 30 months before the date of employment.
Satisfy at least one special academic or post-graduate criterion: graduate in the top 25% of the law school class; earn a cumulative law school GPA of at least 3.0; graduate from a law school ranked among the nation's top 25 by a national law-school ranking entity; or complete at least one year of a federal-court or state-highest-court judicial clerkship by the time of hire.
Be able to prepare legal documents independently with little or no direct supervision.
Be able to provide legal advice and formulate opinions through analysis and interpretation of federal, state, and local law.
Have oral and written communication skills, including negotiation and preparation of legal documents and presentations.
Be able to conduct legal research, gather and interpret information, and ensure accuracy of details.
Be able to establish and maintain effective liaison with officials, supervisors, staff, and the public.

Responsibilities

Conduct legal research and prepare written material for representing the Postal Service and advising postal management officials.
Participate in conferences necessary to represent or advise Postal Service officials.
Directly advise postal management officials or represent the Postal Service in legal matters involving outside parties or administrative litigation.
Prepare replies to inquiries from Congress, government agencies, and the public.
Prepare opinions, memoranda, decisions, regulations, testimonies, or formal filings in proceedings in which the Postal Service is a party.
Prepare pretrial briefs, motions, pleadings, responses, and other documents independently with little or no direct supervision.
Provide legal advice and services concerning regulations, practices, and other legal matters, and formulate opinions involving analysis and interpretation of federal, state, and local laws.
Communicate orally and in writing, negotiate with third parties on behalf of clients, and prepare legal documents and presentations.
Conduct legal research using internal and external documents, archives, electronic databases, and interviews.
Establish and maintain effective liaison with high-level department officials, supervisors, organization staff, and the general public.