General Attorney (Labor)
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DIV OF OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
Fort Worth, TX (In Person)
$112,509 Salary, Full-Time
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General Attorney (Labor) Nional Labor Relions Board Division of Operions Management Summary This position resides in the Regional, Subregional, and Resident Offices of the Nional Labor Relions Board. The regional offices represent the actual opering arm of the Agency, the means through which both the Board and the General Counsel reach the public. Learn more about this agency Summary This position resides in the Regional, Subregional, and Resident Offices of the Nional Labor Relions Board. The regional offices represent the actual opering arm of the Agency, the means through which both the Board and the General Counsel reach the public. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted yesterday • Apply by 05/29/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on May 29, 2026 This job will close when we have received 50 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Learn more Locion Fort Worth, TX Houston, TX San Antonio, TX No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $90,823 - $134,195 per year Pay scale & grade GS 12 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 Permanent Occupions and job series 0905 Attorney Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union Yes 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
NL26EX12969440AC
Control number 870367200 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Veterans Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference Clarificion from the agency All U.S. Citizens; Federal Employees (stus and non-stus); NLRB Attorneys; Veterans; Schedule A. Videos Duties Help As a General Attorney (Labor), GS-0905-12, your typical work assignments may include: Analyzing a variety of simple to moderely complex cases, including unfair labor practices charges, petitions to determine collective-bargaining representives, petitions to decertify labor organizions, and petitions to rescind union security contract clauses. Examining cases by reviewing all pertinent records of the charged party and the charging party to determine if new/amended charges are warranted. Under direct supervision, litiging unfair labor practice cases before Administrive Law Judges, and reled proceedings in federal court, including examining and cross-examining witnesses, introducing evidence and exhibits, lodging approprie objections, and arguing motions made by the parties. Making recommendions to the Regional Director as to whether represention cases should proceed, including examining the showing of interest presented in certain types of cases and negotiing approprie Consent or Stipuled Election Agreements. 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 part of the Bargaining Unit. Applicants are subject to complete a two-year trial period. Subject to a background investigion prior to appointment. 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. 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 General Attorney (Labor) (Field Attorney) will have knowledge or experience preparing legal documents, including memoranda, motions or briefs and presenting arguments or making presentions on factual and legal issues. Knowledge of the Nional Labor Relions Act or other labor or employment stutes is preferred. Excellent communicion and interpersonal skills to interact with witnesses, opposing counsel, 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 theBASIC REQUIREMENT
, applicants must also meet the following:MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Applicants must have one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-11 grade level, which has provided them with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the General Attorney (Labor) (Field Attorney) GS-12 grade level.Specialized experience includes:
Experience providing analysis and/or the interpretion of issues th may include legal and/or policy mters; and Experience performing legal research and recommendions based on legal principles to substantie cases; and Experience communicing orally to relay and explain legal issues and factual scenarios in a legal environment. 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. 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 informionSUPPLEMENTARY VACANCIES
Supplementary vacancies may be filled in addition to the number sted in this announcement.EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY/REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
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 Appointment and Reassignment. Management may use any one or any combinion of these methods to fill the position.TRIAL PERIOD
As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 2-year trial period during which we will evalue your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: Your performance and conduct; and The needs and interests of the agency; and Whether your continued employment would advance organizional goals of the agency or the Government; and Whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your trial period, your employment termined unless you receive certificion, in writing, th your continued employment advances the public interest.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: Attention to Detail Decision Making Legal Advisor Oral Communicion Problem Solving Oversting your qualificions and/or experience in your applicion merials may result in your removal from considerion. To preview the applicion questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12969440 Optional Four Essay Questions At the time of applicion, applicants provided with four short, free-response essay questions designed to ascertain their dedicion to public service for the hiring manager and agency leadership (or designee) to review. Responses are not required and will not be scored. If applicants choose to provide a response to the essay questions, they required to certify th they are using their own words and did not use a consultant or AI (such as a large language model [LLM]). The responses to each question cannot exceed 200 words per question. 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: Applicants who successfully pass the Structured Resume Review assessment may be advanced to a Structured Interview conducted by a Subject Mter Expert (SME) panel. SMEs may assess applicants' ability to demonstre the required competencies for the position. Phase 4: 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.THE RULE OF MANY
The NLRB uses the Rule of Many which ranks job applicants numerically and allows for selection from a broader, top-ranked pool. Applicions evalued and red using the Rule of Many procedures under 5 C.F.R. §332.402 based on a set number, score or percentage of highest ranked eligibles. Preference eligibles will receive 5 or 10 points added to their score based on the adjudiced preference. All eligibles or above the pre-determined number, score or percentage, including any preference eligibles with a service-connected disability of 10 percent or more, any score, referred to the selecting official for considerion. For this job opportunity announcement applicants referred to the selecting official using the Rule of Many under 5 C.F.R. §332.402 based on a predetermined score . 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 ofBAR 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 ).OTHER DOCUMENTS
(If applicable). (Click links for more informion) Most Recent Performance Appraisal (Current/Former Federal Employees) 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. Notificion of Personnel Action (SF-50) (Current/Former Federal Employees) 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. Individuals withDisabilities :
Disability Letter Veterans :
DD-214 (member copy-4)Disabled Veterans :
DD-214, SF-15 and VA letter ded 1991 or ler (indicing % disability)Certain Military Spouses :
Copy of service member's PCS order authorizing the spouse to accompany the service member AND Proof of marriage to the service member; OR Proof the service member was released or discharged from active duty due to a service-connected disability AND documention of the service member's 100% disability AND proof of marriage to the service member; OR Proof of the service member's deh while on active duty AND proof of marriage to the service member. Family Member Preference (Derived Preference) 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. 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 theAPPLY 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 theSUBMIT 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 AddressDIV OF OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT 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 ofBAR 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 ).OTHER DOCUMENTS
(If applicable). (Click links for more informion) Most Recent Performance Appraisal (Current/Former Federal Employees) 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. Notificion of Personnel Action (SF-50) (Current/Former Federal Employees) 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. Individuals withDisabilities :
Disability Letter Veterans :
DD-214 (member copy-4)Disabled Veterans :
DD-214, SF-15 and VA letter ded 1991 or ler (indicing % disability)Certain Military Spouses :
Copy of service member's PCS order authorizing the spouse to accompany the service member AND Proof of marriage to the service member; OR Proof the service member was released or discharged from active duty due to a service-connected disability AND documention of the service member's 100% disability AND proof of marriage to the service member; OR Proof of the service member's deh while on active duty AND proof of marriage to the service member. Family Member Preference (Derived Preference) 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. 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 theAPPLY 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 theSUBMIT 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 AddressDIV OF OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT 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 yesterday • Apply by 05/29/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on May 29, 2026 This job will close when we have received 50 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Locion Fort Worth, TX Houston, TX San Antonio, TX No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $90,823 - $134,195 per year Pay scale & grade GS 12 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 Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union Yes 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 numberNL26EX12969440AC
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