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Supervisory Attorney Adviser (Labor) (Assistant Chief Counsel to Board Member) Nional Labor Relions Board Office of Board Member Prouty Summary This position is loced in the office of a Board Member of the Nional Labor Relions Board. The Board is responsible for the adjudicion of unfair labor practice cases and represention cases under the provisions of the Nional Labor Relions Act of 1935, as amended. The incumbent of this position serves as an expert legal counsel and normally reports through the Deputy Chief Counsel to the Board Member but may on special assignments report directly to the Chief Counsel or Board Member. Learn more about this agency Summary This position is loced in the office of a Board Member of the Nional Labor Relions Board. The Board is responsible for the adjudicion of unfair labor practice cases and represention cases under the provisions of the Nional Labor Relions Act of 1935, as amended. The incumbent of this position serves as an expert legal counsel and normally reports through the Deputy Chief Counsel to the Board Member but may on special assignments report directly to the Chief Counsel or Board Member. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this month • Apply today Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 11, 2026 This job will close when we have received 50 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Learn more Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Washington, DC No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $169,279 - $197,200 per year Pay scale & grade GS 15 Promotion potential None Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Multiple Occupions and job series 0905 Attorney Supervisory stus Yes Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Other Position sensitivity and risk High Risk (HR) Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance . The type depends on the job. Background check type Credentialing Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number
NL26IX12974469KR
Control number 871536600 This job is open to Help Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement. Clarificion from the agency Current NLRB employees serving in the Excepted Service (Internal Employees Only). You must submit an SF-50 th shows you currently work for the NLRB. Videos Duties Help As a Supervisory Attorney Adviser (Labor) (Assistant Chief Counsel to Board Member), GS-0905-15, your typical work assignments may include: Communicing clearly and concisely to advise staff and answer questions involving interpretion of the Nional Labor Relions Act, procedural issues, and proposed case resolutions. Considering and formuling recommendions on substantive and procedural challenges reling to the work of the Board. Participing in the preparion of committee reports for presention to and considerion by the Board. Making initial determinions as to whether issues in cases have been sufficiently covered by established Board policy and precedent to permit decision by the Board and drafting a proposed decision and order for circulion to and approval by panel members. Supervising a team of torneys in the preparion of cases requiring considerion and decision by the Board. On difficult and novel questions of law, policy, and questionnaire procedure th arise in the administrion of the Act, planning and conducting special studies as assigned by a Board Member and formuling recommendions. Requirements Help Conditions of employment U. S. Citizenship Required. Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service. This is not a remote position. Relocion expenses are not authorized. This position is in the Excepted Service. This position is not part of the Bargaining Unit. Applicants may be subject to complete a one-year supervisory probionary period. Active Bar license is required for verificion. Bar license must reference Bar number and indice the stus of good standing. A Self-Certificion Form is not acceptable verificion. This is a positive educion position. Transcripts are required to be considered for this position. Current NLRB torneys are not required to submit a copy of their transcripts. However, if torneys are within 3 years from receiving their JD, a transcript must be provided with their applicion package. Subject to a background investigion prior to appointment. Submit complete applicion package online by 11:59 PM EST on the closing de. Qualificions All qualificions and eligibility requirements must be met by the closing de of the announcement.
IDEAL CANDIDATE STATEMENT
The ideal candide for the Supervisory Attorney Adviser (Labor) (Assistant Chief Counsel to Board Member) will demonstre a wide-ranging and thorough knowledge of labor and administrive law, including NLRB processes and procedures; will exhibit superior skill in written and oral communicion; will possess demonstred managerial and supervisory experience (or the demonstred potential for such); and will exhibit a demonstred ability to timely and appropriely handle multiple assignments in a fast-paced environment. Knowledge of the Nional Labor Relions Act or similar reled stutes is required; familiarity with represention case law is preferred, but not required. Excellent communicion and interpersonal skills to interact with colleagues and senior level management; and strong research and analytical skills are desired.
BASIC REQUIREMENT
Educion:
Must have successfully completed a full course of study in a school of law accredited by the American Bar Associion (ABA) and have the first professional law degree (LL.B. or J.D.). Law school transcripts must be submitted the time of applicion.
Bar Membership and Certificion:
Must currently be a member in good standing of the bar of a ste, territory, or commonwealth of the United Stes, District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Your active Bar license must reference Bar number and indice the stus of good standing . Agency Internal Self-Certificion Forms are not acceptable for verificion. In addition to the
BASIC REQUIREMENT
, applicants must also meet the following:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Applicants must have one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-14 grade level, which has provided them with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the Supervisory Attorney Adviser (Labor) (Assistant Chief Counsel to Board Member) the GS-15 grade level.
Specialized experience includes:
Experience utilizing comprehensive knowledge of labor law under the Nional Labor Relions Act and the policies and procedures of the Act; and Experience interpreting and applying the NLRA and other case law to difficult and novel factual and legal issues in unfair labor practice cases; and Experience providing authoritive guidance, interpretion, and recommendions on both administrive mters and legal issues based on relevant labor laws and regulions; and Experience supervising or leading a team or group of professional torneys either temporarily or on a permanent basis. This experience must be fully supported and articuled in your resume to receive considerion. Please do not cut and paste the specialized experience from this announcement into your resume, as this will not be considered a demonstrion of your qualificions for this position.
NOTE:
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. (
NOTE:
All Agency employees must provide a copy of their SF-50 "Notice of Personnel Action" th indices proof of stus. The SF-50 must include your position, title, series, grade, step, tenure (1 or 2), and type of service (Excepted). As an employee, you may determine your stus by checking block 24 on your SF-50. The block must reflect "1" or "2". Also, block 34 must reflect "2".) Educion This position has a basic educion requirement listed under the Qualificions section of this announcement. You must meet all qualificion requirements. All academic degrees and coursework must be completed a college or university th has obtained accredition or pre-accredition stus from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion. For a list of schools th meet this criteria, see www.ed.gov . All educion claimed by applicants verified by the appointing agency accordingly. Special Instructions for Foreign Educion If you are using educion completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualificion requirements, you must show th the educion credentials have been evalued by a prive organizion th specializes in interpretion of foreign educion programs and such educion has been deemed equivalent to th gained in accredited U.S. educion programs; or full credit has been given for the courses a U.S. accredited college or university. For further informion, Recognition of Foreign Qualificions | U.S. Department of Educion . Additional informion
SUPPLEMENTARY VACANCIES
Supplementary vacancies may be filled in addition to the number sted in this announcement.
The Nional Labor Relions Board is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive considerion for appointment without regard to race; color; religion; sex; nional origin; age; disability; genetic informion; pregnancy, childbirth, or a reled medical condition. Applicants with disabilities who need reasonable accommodions for any part of the applicion and hiring process should contact the Agency's Selective Placement Coordinor by email here . NLRB offers a wide array of reasonable accommodions and programs for individuals with disabilities. (
Note:
For additional informion for job seekers with disabilities, please click on the following website here .)
PLACEMENT POLICY
The posting of this announcement does not oblige management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by Promotion or Reassignment. Management may use any one or any combinion of these methods to fill the position.
ALTERNATE APPLICATION INFORMATION
Applicants may contact the Office of Human Resources . The Nional Labor Relions Board offers career opportunities th feure competitive starting salaries and the potential for performance-based increases, flexible hours, and the ability to achieve and maintain a balanced lifestyle. You will enjoy a range of comprehensive and competitive employment benefits th include Work/Life Balance Programs (Alternive Work Schedules, Telework, Employee Assistance Program, and the Child Care Subsidy Program), the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program, Flexible Spending Accounts, Life Insurance, Long-Term Care Insurance, Thrift Savings Plan, and the Transit Benefit Program. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Once the applicion process is complete, your qualificions evalued based on your applicion merials (e.g., resume, supporting documents) and your responses to all assessments required for this position. You assessed on the following competencies: Oral Communicion Influencing and Negotiing Legal Advisor Managing Human Resources Problem Solving Oversting your qualificions and/or experience in your applicion merials or applicion questionnaire may result in your removal from considerion. To preview the applicion questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12974469 In order to be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. For evaluing the quality of applicants for referral to the selecting official, a multi-phased process used. Phase 1: Applicants' resume and supporting documents reviewed by Human Resources (HR) to determine whether they meet the basic qualificion requirements. Phase 2: Applicants who are minimally qualified may be advanced to a Structured Resume Review assessment conducted by a Subject Mter Expert (SME) panel. SMEs may review applicants' resumes to evalue technical qualificions for this position based on the required specialized experience. Phase 3: A final score, which may combine the results from one or more assessments, may be used to identify the top-red applicants. Applicants meeting the established cut-off score may be referred to the selecting official for considerion and may be required to participe in one or more additional interviews as part of the hiring process. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help Please submit the supporting documents outlined below for your claimed eligibility stus. RESUME In compliance with Executive Order 14170, Reforming the Federal Hiring Process and Restoring Merit to Government Service resumes must not be longer than two pages in length. The resume must address minimum qualificions and other requirements listed in the job announcement. If the two-page resume criteria and/or the resume formting requirement is not met, candides red as ineligible and will not be referred for hiring considerion. Resumes must include all of the following informion outlined below:
Contact Informion:
Name and how best to contact you, including email address and phone number. Relevant Work Experience Job Title and Employer (including series and grade for any Federal positions) Start and end des with month/year (e.g., 05/2019 -08/2022 or present) The number of hours you worked per week Ensure work experience descriptions are aligned with the job announcement and address all required qualificions. Brief descriptions should demonstre your ability to perform the tasks the required level as sted in the job announcement. PROOF of
BAR CERTIFICATION A
copy of your Bar License th certifies you are an active member of the Bar in good standing of any ste, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or any Territorial Court under the U.S. Constitution. Your active Bar license must reference Bar number and indice the stus of good standing. An Agency's Internal or a Self-Certificion Form is not acceptable for verificion.
TRANSCRIPT
An unofficial copy of your transcripts is sufficient for this applicion package. The unofficial transcripts must be verifiable; contain the name of the institution, applicant's name, list of completed courses (with grades), semester hours, and GPA. If the position has a positive educion requirement (i.e., LL. B. or J.D.), as indiced under the "Educion" section, the unofficial transcripts must show type of degree and degree de received (conferred). If selected, an official copy of the transcripts is required and must be received before employment. (
NOTE:
Current NLRB Attorneys may not be required to submit a copy of their transcripts. However, NLRB employees within 3 years from receiving their Juris Doctore degree, must provide a transcript with their applicion package.)
WRITING SAMPLE
Applicants are required to submit a legal document of their choice (not edited by anyone other than the applicant and preferably no more than ten pages ).
MOST RECENT PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL
If performance appraisal is not ded within the last 18 months or if you are unable to provide a copy, an explanion of why must be provided. Please include a document in your applicion package explaining why the performance appraisal is not available.
NOTIFICATION OF PERSONNEL ACTION
(SF-50) Most recent SF-50 showing current grade and tenure or an SF-50 showing highest (permanent) grade ever held, if different from your current grade. Performance Award, Reassignment, Name Change and Detail SF-50s will not be accepted as proof of grade and tenure. If you are applying for a higher grade, provide an SF-50 or SF-50s th shows the length of time in the current/highest grade (i.e., Promotions, With-in Grade Increase) to support meeting time-in-grade requirements. As an employee in the Excepted Service, determine your stus by checking block 24 on your SF-50. The block must reflect "1" or "2". Also, block 34 must reflect "2". A copy of your SF-50 must be provided for verificion. Failure to submit any of the required documents by the closing de of the vacancy will result in your removal from considerion for this position. Please review your applicion prior to final submission and ensure you have submitted all approprie documents. Uploading documents to USAJOBS does NOT ensure inclusion with your applicion to our system. You must verify th the documents are in the system with your applicion prior to final submission. All merials must be received by 06/11/2026 to be considered for this announcement. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package, which includes: Resume; and Any other documents needed to verify your qualificions or eligibility (see the Required Documents section). Please follow the instructions listed below for submitting your complete applicion package. Applicion procedures are specific to this vacancy announcement. Please read all instructions before you begin. To begin the process, click the
APPLY ONLINE
button the right side of this screen to cree an account or log into your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the assessment questionnaire. Please ensure you click the
SUBMIT MY ANSWERS
button the end of the process. If you have never applied through USAJOBS for a position with the Federal Civil Service, you will need to cree a USAJOBS account. To change or upde your applicion, simply reapply through USAJOBS , before the closing de. New or upded resumes are considered "incomplete" applicions until the required virus scan is cleared. To check the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account, select Applicion Stus and click on the more informion link under the applicion stus for this position. Agency contact informion Nional Labor Relions Board employment.solutions@nlrb.gov Address
BOARD STAFF BD MEMBER PROUTY 1015
Half St SE Washington, DC 20570-0001 US Next steps Once your applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued. You will receive another notificion about the stus of your applicion, and a final notice once a selection has been made. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help Please submit the supporting documents outlined below for your claimed eligibility stus. RESUME In compliance with Executive Order 14170, Reforming the Federal Hiring Process and Restoring Merit to Government Service resumes must not be longer than two pages in length. The resume must address minimum qualificions and other requirements listed in the job announcement. If the two-page resume criteria and/or the resume formting requirement is not met, candides red as ineligible and will not be referred for hiring considerion. Resumes must include all of the following informion outlined below:
Contact Informion:
Name and how best to contact you, including email address and phone number. Relevant Work Experience Job Title and Employer (including series and grade for any Federal positions) Start and end des with month/year (e.g., 05/2019 -08/2022 or present) The number of hours you worked per week Ensure work experience descriptions are aligned with the job announcement and address all required qualificions. Brief descriptions should demonstre your ability to perform the tasks the required level as sted in the job announcement. PROOF of
BAR CERTIFICATION A
copy of your Bar License th certifies you are an active member of the Bar in good standing of any ste, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or any Territorial Court under the U.S. Constitution. Your active Bar license must reference Bar number and indice the stus of good standing. An Agency's Internal or a Self-Certificion Form is not acceptable for verificion.
TRANSCRIPT
An unofficial copy of your transcripts is sufficient for this applicion package. The unofficial transcripts must be verifiable; contain the name of the institution, applicant's name, list of completed courses (with grades), semester hours, and GPA. If the position has a positive educion requirement (i.e., LL. B. or J.D.), as indiced under the "Educion" section, the unofficial transcripts must show type of degree and degree de received (conferred). If selected, an official copy of the transcripts is required and must be received before employment. (
NOTE:
Current NLRB Attorneys may not be required to submit a copy of their transcripts. However, NLRB employees within 3 years from receiving their Juris Doctore degree, must provide a transcript with their applicion package.)
WRITING SAMPLE
Applicants are required to submit a legal document of their choice (not edited by anyone other than the applicant and preferably no more than ten pages ).
MOST RECENT PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL
If performance appraisal is not ded within the last 18 months or if you are unable to provide a copy, an explanion of why must be provided. Please include a document in your applicion package explaining why the performance appraisal is not available.
NOTIFICATION OF PERSONNEL ACTION
(SF-50) Most recent SF-50 showing current grade and tenure or an SF-50 showing highest (permanent) grade ever held, if different from your current grade. Performance Award, Reassignment, Name Change and Detail SF-50s will not be accepted as proof of grade and tenure. If you are applying for a higher grade, provide an SF-50 or SF-50s th shows the length of time in the current/highest grade (i.e., Promotions, With-in Grade Increase) to support meeting time-in-grade requirements. As an employee in the Excepted Service, determine your stus by checking block 24 on your SF-50. The block must reflect "1" or "2". Also, block 34 must reflect "2". A copy of your SF-50 must be provided for verificion. Failure to submit any of the required documents by the closing de of the vacancy will result in your removal from considerion for this position. Please review your applicion prior to final submission and ensure you have submitted all approprie documents. Uploading documents to USAJOBS does NOT ensure inclusion with your applicion to our system. You must verify th the documents are in the system with your applicion prior to final submission. All merials must be received by 06/11/2026 to be considered for this announcement. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package, which includes: Resume; and Any other documents needed to verify your qualificions or eligibility (see the Required Documents section). Please follow the instructions listed below for submitting your complete applicion package. Applicion procedures are specific to this vacancy announcement. Please read all instructions before you begin. To begin the process, click the
APPLY ONLINE
button the right side of this screen to cree an account or log into your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the assessment questionnaire. Please ensure you click the
SUBMIT MY ANSWERS
button the end of the process. If you have never applied through USAJOBS for a position with the Federal Civil Service, you will need to cree a USAJOBS account. To change or upde your applicion, simply reapply through USAJOBS , before the closing de. New or upded resumes are considered "incomplete" applicions until the required virus scan is cleared. To check the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account, select Applicion Stus and click on the more informion link under the applicion stus for this position. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Nional Labor Relions Board employment.solutions@nlrb.gov Address
BOARD STAFF BD MEMBER PROUTY 1015
Half St SE Washington, DC 20570-0001 US Next steps Once your applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued. You will receive another notificion about the stus of your applicion, and a final notice once a selection has been made. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this month • Apply today Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 11, 2026 This job will close when we have received 50 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Washington, DC No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $169,279 - $197,200 per year Pay scale & grade GS 15 Promotion potential None Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Multiple Occupions and job series Supervisory stus Yes Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Other Position sensitivity and risk Jobs require a and some require a . The type depends on the job. Background check type Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number
