Attorney Advisor

The Court Services Office (CSO) manages resources, programs, and services related to court administration and case management, provides support, services, and programs addressing the needs of clerks' offices. CSO's Policy Division is assigned to provide primary staff support for the Judicial Conference Committee on Court Administration and Case Management (CACM or the Committee).

This position is located in CSO's Policy Division and is responsible for providing legal, policy, and staff support to the Administrative Office and to the Judicial Conference Committee on Court Administration and Case Management. The Attorney Advisor is assigned to staff multiple subcommittees, the work of which occurs during most cycles, and results in recommendations and materials that are considered by the Committee. They respond to inquiries from AO staff, judges, court staff, members of Congress and congressional staff, and the public regarding issues within the CACM Committee's jurisdiction. The duties of this position include, but are not limited to: Providing staff support to the Committee and its subcommittees, including conducting in-depth research and writing agenda items for consideration by the Committee and the Judicial Conference of the United States. Preparing and making oral presentations on issues within the Committee's purview at Committee and subcommittee meetings. Providing staff support to Committee members involved in the oversight of the Case Management Modernization (CMM) program, including Providing oversight and policy guidance on various Judicial Conference approved and congressionally-mandated pilot programs Servin as the primarily liaison between CSO staff, the Budget Committee (including the Budget Committee's Economy Subcommittee) staff, and the CACM Committee for review and approval of annual budget proposals for the judiciary's libraries, electronic public access, bankruptcy noticing, and records programs. Developing and implementing Judicial Conference policy regarding privacy and public access to electronic case files Developing proposals for new miscellaneous fees and for adjustments to the miscellaneous fee schedules and the electronic public access fee schedule. Providing legal and policy research, drafting responses to Congressional, judicial, and general correspondence. Researching legal and policy issues, conducting studies, and writing reports on issues that fall within the Committee's jurisdiction, such as court governance and case management.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT All information is subject to verification. Applicants are advised that false answers or omissions of information on application materials or inability to meet the following conditions may be grounds for non-selection, withdrawal of an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed. Selection for this position is contingent upon completion of OF-306, Declaration of Federal Employment during the pre-employment process and proof of U.S. citizenship for competitive status positions or conversion to a competitive status position with the AO. If non-citizens are considered for hire into a temporary or any other position with non-competitive status or when it is confirmed by the AO Human Resources Office there are no qualified U.S. citizens for a competitive status position (unless prohibited by a law or statue), non-citizens must provide proof of authorization to work in the U.S. and proof of entitlement to receive compensation. Additional information on the employment of non-citizens can be found at USAJOBS Help Center | Employment of non-citizens/. For a list of documents that may be used to provide proof of citizenship or authorization to work in the United States, please refer to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. All new AO employees will be required to complete an FBI fingerprint-based national criminal database and records check and pass a public trust suitability check. New employees to the AO will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights/responsibilities, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/. All new AO employees are required to identify a financial institution for direct deposit of pay before appointment. You will be required to serve a trial period if selected for a first-time appointment to the Federal government, transferring from another Federal agency, or serving as a first-time supervisor. Failure to successfully complete the trial period may result in termination of employment. If appointed to a temporary position, management may have the discretion of converting the position to permanent depending upon funding and staffing allocation.

Applicants must possess a law degree (J.D.) from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA). Qualifying education must have been obtained from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is available for your review on OPM's website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/.