The MSPB carries
out its statutory responsibilities and authorities primarily by adjudicating
individual employee appeals and by conducting merit systems studies. In
addition, MSPB reviews significant actions by the Office of Personnel
Management to assess the degree to which those actions may impact merit.
The Associate Director is responsible for
directing the work of several attorneys engaged in doing legal research on
assigned cases and developing decision documents for the Board to consider. This
includes reviewing, assessing, and making preliminary decisions during initial
case screening. The Associate Director also reviews case decision documents
completed by staff to discuss additional research or revision, if necessary. The
position requires participation in an array of human resource functions including
interviewing, recruiting, and selecting new attorneys. The Associate Director
carries out a variety of special assignments for the Director of OAC, including
oral presentations, legal research, and writing of professional papers on
matters of law. Finally, the Associate Director represents the office and the
agency at professional seminars or conferences, and responds to requests from
other offices to comment on documents and studies that they have prepared.
The MSPB is seeking a candidate with superior law
student credentials plus four years of professional experience. The candidates should also have at least
one year of experience at a level of difficulty comparable to the GS-14
level in the Federal service; a professional law degree (LL.B or J.D.)
plus five years of professional legal experience, at least one year of which
must be at a level of difficulty comparable to the GS-14 level in the Federal
service; or Second professional law degree(LL.M) plus four years of
professional legal experience, at least one year of which must be at a level of
difficulty comparable to the GS-14 level in the Federal service.
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