Honors Attorney

The U.S. Postal Service Headquarters Law Department is seeking an honors attorney to fill a vacancy in the Corporate and
Postal Business Law group. This Section provides legal support to help advance the governmental and commercial interests
of the Postal Service within the highly regulated and competitive mailing and shipping industry. This department serves as
in-house counsel advising a wide variety of Postal Service Departments on matters including legal review of Postal Service
advertisements and public communications, drafting and negotiating promotional, licensing and other revenue-generating
agreements with private third parties and federal executive agencies, and assisting the Chief Financial Officer in conjunction
with borrowing and other dealings with the United States Treasury. Corporate attorneys also support the establishment of
prices for postal services, the introduction of innovative and improved services to the mailing public, and adjustment of
standards of service to the public in response to changing market conditions.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Conducts legal research and prepares written material for use in representing the Postal Service and advising postal
management officials.
2. Participates in conferences necessary to representing or advising Postal Service officials.
3. Directly advises postal management officials or represents the Postal Service in legal matters involving outside parties or
administrative litigation.
4. Prepares replies to inquiries from Congress, government agencies, and the public.
5. Prepares opinions, memoranda, decisions, regulations, testimonies, or formal filings in proceedings in which the Postal Service is a party.
SUPERVISION
Manager of unit to which assigned.
The United States Postal Service has the following excellent and challenging employment opportunity for highly motivated
and innovative individuals. Successful candidates must demonstrate through a combination of education, training, and
experience the following requirements:
Requirements
1. Ability to prepare pretrial briefs, motions, pleadings, responses and other documents to present the issues independently
with little or no direct supervision.
2. Ability to provide legal advice and services with respect to regulations, practices, or other legal matters, and formulate
opinions involving the analysis and interpretation of federal, state and local laws.
3. Ability to communicate orally and in writing to include the ability to negotiate with third parties on behalf of clients and
prepare legal documents and presentations.
4. Ability to conduct legal research to gather and interpret information and ensure accuracy of details; using resources such
as internal and external documents, archives, electronic databases, and interviews.
5. Ability to establish and maintain effective liaison with high level department officials, supervisors, organization staff, and the general public.
6. Qualified applicants must have or obtain membership in good standing of a state, territory of the United States, District of
Columbia or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico bar association within one year of the date of employment.
7. To be eligible for the Attorney (Honor Program) you must possess a Juris Doctor from an American Bar Association
accredited law school. NOTE: Qualified applicants must earn a Juris Doctor from an accredited law school no more than 30
months prior to the date of employment.
8. SPECIAL CONDITION: Additionally, applicants must satisfy at least one of the following academic or post-graduate
requirements: 1. Standing in the top 25% of his or her law school class upon graduation as measured by class standing
statistics maintained by the applicant's law school. 2. A cumulative law school grade point average of at least 3.0 upon graduation. 3. Graduation from a law school ranked within the top 25 schools in the nation by an entity that conducts national
law school rankings. 4. Completion of at least one year of a judicial clerkship in a federal court or in a state's highest court at
the time of hire.
Occasional travel is required.
Relocation benefits will NOT be offered to the successful candidate.
Resume, Writing Sample, and recent Transcript are required at the time of application submission.
**This position requires a MBI clearance. This process can take up to 6 - 8 weeks from the date the offer letter is returned**
Qualified applicants must successfully pass a pre-employment drug screening to meet the U.S. Postal Service's requirement
to be drug free. Applicants must also be a U.S. citizen or have permanent resident alien status.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m., Central Time, of the posting's closing date. Applicants claiming veterans'
preference must attach a copy of member copy 4 (only) of Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form
214) or other proof of eligibility if claiming 10-point veterans' preference. The United States Postal Service (USPS) is an
equal opportunity employer. The USPS provides reasonable accommodation for any part of the application, interview, and/or
selection process, please make your request to the examiner, selecting official or local manager of Human Resources. This
request can also be made by someone on your behalf. Explain the nature of your limitations and the accommodation
needed. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis.
The Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2019 (Fair Chance Act) prohibits the Postal Service from inquiring into the
criminal history of applicants before a conditional offer of employment has been made and sets out penalties for individual
employees who violate the law. An applicant who feels their rights under this federal law have been violated has 30 days
from the date of the alleged violation to file a complaint with the Postal Service at FairChanceActSupport@usps.gov. Further
information can be found at www.usps.com.
SPECIAL NOTE: Current career Postal Service employees are ineligible to apply to this posting.