Staff Attorney - US Dept. of Veterans Affairs
Agency Name: US Department of Veterans Affairs
Position / Job Title : Staff Attorney
Location: Seattle or Tacoma
Category : Attorney
Job Description: The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Chief Counsel, Pacific District, is seeking to fill several staff attorney positions which can be based in our offices in Phoenix, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Loma Linda, San Diego, San Francisco, Portland, Tacoma, and Seattle. These staff attorney positions focus primarily on employment law matters. The office of Chief Counsel provides legal services to VA clients, including three Veterans Integrated Networks, 28 major healthcare systems, the VBA Pacific District, with 12 Regional Offices, and the NCA-Pacific District with fourteen NCA Directors and 26 cemeteries. The Pacific District covers Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, three U.S. territories, and the Manila OPC in the Philippines. Our employment law attorneys provide day-to-day employment law advice and assistance to VA managers and supervisors in our nine-state area of responsibility. They also represent the Department in employment law litigation cases in administrative fora like the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
The staff attorney positions will start at the GS-11 or GS-12 level, depending on experience and qualifications. The positions have promotion potential to the GS-14 level after two or three years, assuming fully successful performance. See OPM 2022 GS Pay Tables available here: General Schedule (opm.gov).
The VA serves as a qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program. The PSLF Program forgives the remaining balance on your Direct Loans after you have made 120 qualifying monthly payments under a qualifying repayment plan while working full-time for a qualifying employer. More information on the PSLF Program is available here: https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/repay-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service#qualifying-employment.
Starting date for the position is likely to be in early to mid-October, depending on the HR process.
Applicants should submit the required documents by midnight on October 1, 2022. Apply by email to Jeffrey.Stacey@va.gov or by mail to Chief Counsel, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Chief Counsel, Continental District, P.O. Box 25126, Denver, CO 80225.
Contact Jeffrey Stacey, Chief Counsel, with any questions at 303-914-5818 or email Jeffrey.stacey@va.gov.
Required application Documents:
• Cover letter highlighting relevant experience, including litigation experience
• Resume
• Law School Transcript(s)
• Writing Sample
• Three references
• Proof of active attorney license in good standing
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Application Deadline: 10/1/2022