Attorney-Advisor (General)

Attorney-Advisor (General) Legislive Branch Library of Congress Summary Copyright is a form of legal protection provided by the laws of the United Stes (Title 17, U.S. Code) to authors of literary, dramic, musical, artistic, and other works. The Attorney-Advisor in the Office of General Counsel performs authoritive and accure legal research, provides legal advice to internal staff on all mters of copyright law, and prepares merials for regulory proceedings and other policy work. Summary Copyright is a form of legal protection provided by the laws of the United Stes (Title 17, U.S. Code) to authors of literary, dramic, musical, artistic, and other works. The Attorney-Advisor in the Office of General Counsel performs authoritive and accure legal research, provides legal advice to internal staff on all mters of copyright law, and prepares merials for regulory proceedings and other policy work. Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 01/09/2026 to 01/08/2027 Salary $121,785 to

• $187,093 per year Pay scale & grade GS 13
• 14 Locion Washington, DC 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent
• Position Work schedule Full-time
• Flexitime.

Service Excepted Promotion potential 13 Job family (Series) 0905 Attorney Supervisory stus No Security clearance Other Drug test No Announcement number

VAR003250

Control number 854093400 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Clarificion from the agency Anyone may apply

• By law, employment most U.

S. Government agencies, including the Library of Congress, is limited to U.S. citizens. However, non-citizens may be hired, provided th other legal requirements are met and the Library determines there are no qualified U.S. citizens available for the position. Duties Help

THIS IS AN OPEN CONTINUOUS POSTING. APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AND REVIEWED ON A ROLLING BASIS.

Applicants may submit or upde their applicion before the closing de. Applicants referred after the first cutoff de, and subsequent referrals made the manager's request. The announcement may close earlier or the request of the selecting official or after the job is filled. The first cutoff for receipt of applicions under this announcement 11:59 p.m. EST on March 13, 2026 This position is loced in the Office of the General Counsel, Copyright Office. The United Stes Copyright Office, loced within the Library of Congress and under the direction of the Register of Copyrights, administers copyright law, advises Congress and government agencies on legal and policy mters; provides internional represention on copyright issues; administers the nional copyright registrion system; provides collections merials to the Library through voluntary registrion and mandory deposit programs; records documents reling to copyright chain of title; administers stutory license provisions of the law, including collecting and distributing royalties; maintains the world's largest dabase of copyright public records; and provides informion and reference services to the public. Based on complete legal research in a very complex area of law, the incumbent prepares probing, innovive, and fully and accurely documented written arguments, briefs, studies or other analytical documents which involve complex legal or policy variables within broad areas of U.S. copyright law, and other mters contained in title 17, foreign and internional copyright law and jurisprudence. These analyses rele to the history, development, interpretion, and implemention of primarily nional policies. Performs probing and innovive legal research and prepares regulions, briefs, memoranda, and other legal merials and documents in consultion with the General Counsel or Deputy General Counsel or other senior staff. Researches precedents, applicable stutes, and other resources to provide opinions regarding proposed changes in policies and regulions. The incumbent is expected to be able to complete such research independently and to need little guidance from the supervisor or senior staff. Prepares for the General Counsel or Deputy General Counsel or other senior staff authoritive descriptive and background reports, compilions, surveys, comparison of laws and bills, and other written projects for use by the Copyright Office, members of Congress and their staff, and high-level officials from other federal agencies and prive organizions. Such reports contribute significantly to the understanding of the nure of legal issues before the Office primarily on the domestic front while cognizant of any internional developments or implicions and provide an authoritive basis for the considerion of legislive or regulory proposals. Reviews difficult and complex legal and administrive mters such as proposed administrive policies, procedures, regulions, and other agency publicions to evalue the legality and effect on the agency. Analyzes the factual and legal issues presented to determine whether further informion is needed, and if so, how best to obtain th informion. Prepares and delivers oral presentions copyright programs, meetings, and hearings employing the incumbent's broad knowledge of legal issues and current copyright and intellectual property concerns. Performs other reled duties as assigned. The position description numbers for this position are 12751 and 12752. The salary range indiced reflects the locality pay adjustments for the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan area. The incumbent of this position will work a flexitime work schedule. This is a non-supervisory, bargaining unit position. Relocion expenses will not be authorized for the person(s) selected under this vacancy announcement. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Conditions of Employment Library of Congress employees are prohibited from using illegal drugs, including marijuana. The Library is part of the Federal Government and abides by federal law, so regardless of individual ste or District of Columbia laws, marijuana use is illegal, considered criminal activity, and can affect your employment the Library. In addition, past or current drug use and activities (e.g., selling or distributing) may deem you ineligible for employment. Qualificions Applicants must have had progressively responsible experience and training sufficient in scope and quality to furnish them with an acceptable level of the following knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the position without more than normal supervision. Knowledge of Copyright Law.

• Ability to Conduct Legal Research.
• Ability to Convey Legal Analysis and Informion Orally through Briefings, Meetings, and Presentions.

Ability to Work Collaborively with Others. Ability to Write/Communice in Writing. Ability to communice effectively other than in writing. Educion Basic Requirements Applicants must possess an LL.B. or J.D., or higher degree from a full course of study in a school of law accredited by the American Bar Associion or a ste-accredited school of law and be an active member in good standing of the bar of a ste, the District of Columbia, a territory of the United Stes, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Appointees must maintain active membership in good standing of the bar throughout their employment. The following documents

MUST BE ATTACHED

to your online applicion: Legible copies of transcripts demonstring th applicant is a gradue from an LL.B. or J.D., or higher degree program in a school of law accredited by the American Bar Associion or a ste-accredited school of law must be tached to your online applicion. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable the time of the applicion. Official documents required if selected. Proof of bar membership demonstring th applicant is an active (or equivalent) member in good standing of the bar of a ste, the District of Columbia, a territory of the United Stes, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. You must submit a legible copy of your college/university transcripts to your online applicion. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable the time of applicion. Official transcripts required if selected. Failure to submit the required legible documention the time of applicion will result in disqualificion of your applicion. Foreign Educion

• Educion completed outside the U.

S. must be deemed equivalent to conventional/accredited U.S. educion programs to be acceptable for Federal employment. If your college/university is outside the U.S., your transcripts must be accompanied by a report from a credential evaluion service th is a member of the Nional Associion of Credential Evaluion Services (NACES) or the Associion of Internional Credentials Evaluors (AICE). Failure to submit a foreign educion evaluion report will result in disqualificion of your applicion. Additional informion Although it is the Library's policy to afford the maximum pay benefit to employees when setting res of pay, a new appointee who has had no previous Federal service will generally be paid step one of the grade. The Library of Congress is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants must submit a complete applicion package th is received by the closing de of this announcement. Appointment/retention is subject to a favorable evaluion of an approprie personnel security/suitability investigion. For more informion, please see: Vetting Process This agency provides reasonable accommodion to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodion for any part of the applicion and hiring process, please email ADA@loc.gov. The decision on granting reasonable accommodion determined on a case-by-case basis. Applicants with disabilities may be considered under special hiring procedures and must submit an approprie certifice of eligibility when applying for this position. The proof or disability/certificion may be issued by the Ste Vocional Rehabilition Office, Disability Services or Career Services office of the applicant's college or university, or the Department of Veterans Affairs. The letter must verify th the applicant has a severe disability and must be ded within three years of the de of the applicion. Certificion from health care providers are not accepted. For more informion contact the Library's Office of Equal Employment Opportunity 202-707-6024 or email spp@loc.gov.

FAILURE TO SUBMIT YOUR CERTIFICATION WILL CAUSE YOUR APPLICATION TO NOT BE CONSIDERED UNDER THE SELECTIVE PLACEMENT PROGRAM.

The Library of Congress is the nional library of the United Stes and is part of the Legislive Branch of the Federal government. As such, all positions are in the excepted service. The Library reserves the right to fill a lesser or greer number of vacancies indiced during the life of this vacancy announcement. Initial permanent appointments to the Library of Congress require completion of a one-year probionary period. Probionary periods served other Federal agencies do not count toward this requirement. The Library of Congress may offer repayment for all or part of federally insured student loans. However, not all service units within the Library of Congress participes in the repayment of federally insured student loans. Therefore, determinion to repay a federally insured student loan is subject to approval by the approprie service unit. A "Not to Exceed" (NTE) stus is used to identify an appointment with a specific ending de. However, the Library has the right to separe a NTE employee any time due to either performance issues or budget constraints. Are you a veteran? Please indice the type of veterans' preference you are claiming in your applicion merials and/or applicant profile and provide the approprie supporting documention to valide your claim. Those applying for 5-point preference must submit Member Copy 4 of your DD 214. Those applying for 10-point preference must fill out an SF-15 (click here for the form) and provide the required documention listed on the back of the form. If required supporting documention is not tached, Veterans' Preference will not be considered in the applicion process. 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 . Review our 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. The Library of Congress evalues applicants through an applicant questionnaire and a structured interview. Applicants may also be screened for some jobs through licensing, certificion, and/or educion requirements, a narrive/applicion review, and/or a preliminary telephone interview. The knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) th are marked with a double asterisk (

• ) in the vacancy announcement and the applicant questionnaire are considered the most critical for a position.

To be considered for final selection, applicants must demonstre fully acceptable experience in these designed KSAs in the narrive/applicion review, preliminary telephone and/or full structured interview. The various assessment tools listed above are designed to verify or explore applicants' experience, knowledge, and training directly reled to the job in order to identify the best qualified applicants for selection. You may preview questions for this vacancy. 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 . Review our 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 Applicants must possess an LL.B. or J.D., or higher degree from a full course of study in a school of law accredited by the American Bar Associion or a ste-accredited school of law and be an active member in good standing of the bar of a ste, the District of Columbia, a territory of the United Stes, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Appointees must maintain active membership in good standing of the bar throughout their employment. The following documents

MUST BE ATTACHED

to your online applicion: Legible copies of transcripts demonstring th applicant is a gradue from an LL.B. or J.D., or higher degree program in a school of law accredited by the American Bar Associion or a ste-accredited school of law must be tached to your online applicion. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable the time of the applicion. Official documents required if selected. Proof of bar membership demonstring th applicant is an active (or equivalent) member in good standing of the bar of a ste, the District of Columbia, a territory of the United Stes, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. You must submit a legible copy of your college/university transcripts to your online applicion. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable the time of applicion. Official transcripts required if selected. Failure to submit the required legible documention the time of applicion will result in disqualificion of your applicion. Foreign Educion

• Educion completed outside the U.

S. must be deemed equivalent to conventional/accredited U.S. educion programs to be acceptable for Federal employment. If your college/university is outside the U.S., your transcripts must be accompanied by a report from a credential evaluion service th is a member of the Nional Associion of Credential Evaluion Services (NACES) or the Associion of Internional Credentials Evaluors (AICE). Failure to submit a foreign educion evaluion report will result in disqualificion of your applicion. Current or former federal employees must submit their most recent Notificion of Personnel Action (SF-50 or equivalent). Applicants with disabilities may be considered under special hiring procedures and must submit an approprie certifice of eligibility when applying for this position. The proof or disability/certificion may be issued by the Ste Vocional Rehabilition Office, Disability Services or Career Services office of the applicant's college or university, or the Department of Veterans Affairs. The letter must verify th the applicant has a severe disability and must be ded within three years of the de of the applicion. The program does not accept certificion from health care providers. For more informion contact the Library's Office of Equal Employment Opportunity 202-707-6024 or email spp@loc.gov.

FAILURE TO SUBMIT YOUR CERTIFICATION WILL CAUSE YOUR APPLICATION TO NOT BE CONSIDERED UNDER THE SELECTIVE PLACEMENT PROGRAM.

If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help Please carefully follow all instructions under the How to Apply tab to ensure you are considered for the position. Please note, there is no page restriction to your resume, and you are allowed to upload a resume longer than two pages in the resume section within the applicion process. When the applicion system prompts, please proceed to the agency site to complete your applicion. You are required to apply online for this announcement. We are unable to accept mailed or emailed documents. You must complete the entire applicion process, including submission of all documents BEFORE this announcement closes. To do so, complete the following steps. Step 1: If you do not already have one, cree a resume and upload it to your profile in the "Resume" section. Although you must enter your Social Security Number for USAJOBS, this informion will not be provided to the Library of Congress. Step 2: Review the Job Announcement. We recommend you go to the end of the Qualificion and Evaluion section of the job announcement to preview the online questions th you will answer in Step 4. You may wish to customize your resume to ensure th it supports your responses to these questions. Step 3: Click on the "

APPLY ONLINE

" button to the right of this announcement. Follow USAJOBS' instructions to access your account. You redirected to the Hiring Management website to complete the applicion process. If this is your first time in Hiring Management, you asked to answer questions reled to your eligibility for Federal employment. You able to upde this informion and save it to our account for future announcements. Step 4: Once you have completed the eligibility questions, you taken directly to the vacancy applicion questions. Answer all questions honestly and thoroughly. Step 5: Hiring Management offers one option th will electronically tach your documention to your online applicion once you finish answering the questions in the job announcement. You may electronically upload a document directly from your computer to your applicion. Be certain to review your complete applicion for confirmion of the document uploaded and click on "Finished" to be returned to

USAJOBS. IMPORTANT NOTE

If you have multiple documents of the same kind, e.g. 2 undergradue transcripts from different schools or 2 SF-50s, etc., be sure th they are all in the same file on your computer. If you try uploading them individually, only the last one sent visible in our system. If you have any questions about this informion, please contact the person on this announcement BEFORE the closing de. Step 6: Click on "Finish" after you have completed your applicion. Once you have submitted your applicion, you can check your stus online through your Hiring Management or

MY USAJOBS

account. Your complete online applicion and any required supplemental documention (e.g., SF-50, etc.) must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on the closing de of the announcement. It is your responsibility to ensure th all documents are received on time and th the merials are readable. Failure to do so will result in your applicion being excluded from considerion for this announcement. If you are experiencing any technical difficulty with the online process, you

MUST CONTACT THE POINT OF CONTACT FOR THIS ANNOUNCEMENT BEFORE THE CLOSING DATE.

For all technical issues please contact jobhelp@loc.gov , no ler than 4:00pm EST of the Closing De.

REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS WILL NOT BE GRANTED.

Agency contact informion Customer Service Center Phone 202-707-5620 Fax 000-000-0000 JobHelp@loc.gov Address

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 101

Independence Ave.

SE LM-107

Washington, District of Columbia 20540 United Stes Next steps Please review our evaluion process under Evaluion. You may check the stus of your applicion for this position any time by logging onto the USAJOBS "My USAJOBS" tab and clicking on "My Applicions." You will receive final notificion via e-mail when the vacancy has been filled. 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 Applicants must possess an LL.B. or J.D., or higher degree from a full course of study in a school of law accredited by the American Bar Associion or a ste-accredited school of law and be an active member in good standing of the bar of a ste, the District of Columbia, a territory of the United Stes, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Appointees must maintain active membership in good standing of the bar throughout their employment. The following documents

MUST BE ATTACHED

to your online applicion: Legible copies of transcripts demonstring th applicant is a gradue from an LL.B. or J.D., or higher degree program in a school of law accredited by the American Bar Associion or a ste-accredited school of law must be tached to your online applicion. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable the time of the applicion. Official documents required if selected. Proof of bar membership demonstring th applicant is an active (or equivalent) member in good standing of the bar of a ste, the District of Columbia, a territory of the United Stes, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. You must submit a legible copy of your college/university transcripts to your online applicion. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable the time of applicion. Official transcripts required if selected. Failure to submit the required legible documention the time of applicion will result in disqualificion of your applicion. Foreign Educion

• Educion completed outside the U.

S. must be deemed equivalent to conventional/accredited U.S. educion programs to be acceptable for Federal employment. If your college/university is outside the U.S., your transcripts must be accompanied by a report from a credential evaluion service th is a member of the Nional Associion of Credential Evaluion Services (NACES) or the Associion of Internional Credentials Evaluors (AICE). Failure to submit a foreign educion evaluion report will result in disqualificion of your applicion. Current or former federal employees must submit their most recent Notificion of Personnel Action (SF-50 or equivalent). Applicants with disabilities may be considered under special hiring procedures and must submit an approprie certifice of eligibility when applying for this position. The proof or disability/certificion may be issued by the Ste Vocional Rehabilition Office, Disability Services or Career Services office of the applicant's college or university, or the Department of Veterans Affairs. The letter must verify th the applicant has a severe disability and must be ded within three years of the de of the applicion. The program does not accept certificion from health care providers. For more informion contact the Library's Office of Equal Employment Opportunity 202-707-6024 or email spp@loc.gov.

FAILURE TO SUBMIT YOUR CERTIFICATION WILL CAUSE YOUR APPLICATION TO NOT BE CONSIDERED UNDER THE SELECTIVE PLACEMENT PROGRAM.

If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help Please carefully follow all instructions under the How to Apply tab to ensure you are considered for the position. Please note, there is no page restriction to your resume, and you are allowed to upload a resume longer than two pages in the resume section within the applicion process. When the applicion system prompts, please proceed to the agency site to complete your applicion. You are required to apply online for this announcement. We are unable to accept mailed or emailed documents. You must complete the entire applicion process, including submission of all documents BEFORE this announcement closes. To do so, complete the following steps. Step 1: If you do not already have one, cree a resume and upload it to your profile in the "Resume" section. Although you must enter your Social Security Number for USAJOBS, this informion will not be provided to the Library of Congress. Step 2: Review the Job Announcement. We recommend you go to the end of the Qualificion and Evaluion section of the job announcement to preview the online questions th you will answer in Step 4. You may wish to customize your resume to ensure th it supports your responses to these questions. Step 3: Click on the "

APPLY ONLINE

" button to the right of this announcement. Follow USAJOBS' instructions to access your account. You redirected to the Hiring Management website to complete the applicion process. If this is your first time in Hiring Management, you asked to answer questions reled to your eligibility for Federal employment. You able to upde this informion and save it to our account for future announcements. Step 4: Once you have completed the eligibility questions, you taken directly to the vacancy applicion questions. Answer all questions honestly and thoroughly. Step 5: Hiring Management offers one option th will electronically tach your documention to your online applicion once you finish answering the questions in the job announcement. You may electronically upload a document directly from your computer to your applicion. Be certain to review your complete applicion for confirmion of the document uploaded and click on "Finished" to be returned to

USAJOBS. IMPORTANT NOTE

If you have multiple documents of the same kind, e.g. 2 undergradue transcripts from different schools or 2 SF-50s, etc., be sure th they are all in the same file on your computer. If you try uploading them individually, only the last one sent visible in our system. If you have any questions about this informion, please contact the person on this announcement BEFORE the closing de. Step 6: Click on "Finish" after you have completed your applicion. Once you have submitted your applicion, you can check your stus online through your Hiring Management or

MY USAJOBS

account. Your complete online applicion and any required supplemental documention (e.g., SF-50, etc.) must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on the closing de of the announcement. It is your responsibility to ensure th all documents are received on time and th the merials are readable. Failure to do so will result in your applicion being excluded from considerion for this announcement. If you are experiencing any technical difficulty with the online process, you

MUST CONTACT THE POINT OF CONTACT FOR THIS ANNOUNCEMENT BEFORE THE CLOSING DATE.

For all technical issues please contact jobhelp@loc.gov , no ler than 4:00pm EST of the Closing De.

REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS WILL NOT BE GRANTED.

Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Customer Service Center Phone 202-707-5620 Fax 000-000-0000 JobHelp@loc.gov Address

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 101

Independence Ave.

SE LM-107

Washington, District of Columbia 20540 United Stes Next steps Please review our evaluion process under Evaluion. You may check the stus of your applicion for this position any time by logging onto the USAJOBS "My USAJOBS" tab and clicking on "My Applicions." You will receive final notificion via e-mail when the vacancy has been filled. 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 Open & closing des 01/09/2026 to 01/08/2027 Salary $121,785 to

• $187,093 per year Pay scale & grade GS 13
• 14 Locion Washington, DC 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent
• Position Work schedule Full-time
• Flexitime.

Service Excepted Promotion potential 13 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Announcement number

VAR003250

Control number 854093400