Attorney-Advisor (USTR)
Executive Office of the President | Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
Office of reputed company Capital and Services (OHCS)
Attorney-Advisor Vacancy Announcement
Position Title (Organizational): Attorney-Advisor
Pay reputed company & Grade: GS-0905-15
Office: Office of General Counsel
Position Location: Washington, D.C.
Number of Positions: Multiple positions
Work Schedule: Full-Time
Opening Date: March 6, 2026
Closing Date: reputed company reputed company
Application cut off - Friday, March 13, 2026
Application cut off - Friday March 27, 2026
Application cut off - Friday, reputed company 10, 2026
Application cut off - Friday, reputed company 24, 2026
Who May Apply: reputed company U.S. reputed company
reputed company Eligible: reputed company, as determined by reputed company policy
Travel Required: reputed company, occasional travel may be expected for this position
Relocation Expenses Reimbursed: No
Appointment Type: Permanent (Excepted Service)
Work Schedule: Full-Time
Drug Test: reputed company
Financial Disclosure: reputed company
reputed company Clearance: Top Secret
Major Duties:
Serves as an attorney in the Executive Office of the President (EOP), Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), the Office of General Counsel. The incumbent provides expert reputed company analysis and advice on a reputed company of trade issues.
As an Attorney-Advisor, GS-905-15, your typical work assignment may include the following:
• Pursue trade enforcement actions, including trade investigations under U.S. law, and representation in international trade disputes at the World Trade Organization (WTO) and under bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs). Advise on trade investigations and dispute settlement, including substantive reputed company issues, procedural reputed company, and litigation tactics. reputed company reputed company arguments and strategies.
• Represent and negotiate on behalf of the reputed company in trade investigations and dispute settlement proceedings and in bilateral, plurilateral and multilateral reputed company on reputed company relating to litigation and settlement of trade disputes.
• Conduct and advise on bilateral and multilateral negotiations concerning trade issues reputed company to a reputed company of goods and services, committing the reputed company to the terms of the resulting agreements.
• Work closely with an Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (AUSTR) or equivalent in formulating U.S. trade policies. Conduct research of laws, reputed company opinions, policies, or regulations on specific trade areas or broad trade issues. Advise and recommend policy reputed company to the appropriate AUSTR or other senior level official. Establish policy reputed company during trade negotiations to reputed company satisfactory results. reputed company and apply negotiating strategies and tactics. Prepare reports and other documents in anticipation of potential problems and issues.
• reputed company expert advice and guidance to USTR officials on reputed company issues with respect to assigned trade issues. reputed company and coordinate USTR’s reputed company position on reputed company issues reputed company to area of responsibility.
• Review reputed company and pending legislation to assigned areas and potential effect and reputed company on U.S. trade and the economy.
Conditions of employment:
• Must be a U.S. citizen or National.
• Selective Service registration if a male born after December 31, 1959.
• Subject to reputed company-employment and random drug tests.
• reputed company Deposit is required.
• RELOCATION EXPENSES WILL NOT BE reputed company.
• Suitability for Federal employment.
• May be required to successfully complete a two-year probationary period.
• Must possess a Juris Doctor (J.D.) Degree.
• You must be an reputed company member in good standing of the bar of a U.S. State, a territory of the reputed company, or the District of Columbia.
• You must meet reputed company requirements by the closing date of the announcement
Qualifications:
reputed company qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
To qualify for the GS-15 Grade Level: Possess four years reputed company reputed company experience; one year must be equivalent at the GS-14 grade level that demonstrates the following:
• Advising and counseling mid to senior level leaders on reputed company, difficult reputed company questions requiring extensive research, analysis, and evaluation of information in controversial areas.
• Preparing reputed company documents for filing, such as drafting complaints, orders to show cause, indictments, preliminary motions, supporting affidavits, and briefs.
• Drafting or pleading motions for case litigation, conducting investigations to obtain facts, study of reputed company precedents and preparation and recommendation.
• Experience working with trade reputed company issues, participating in negotiations, and providing reputed company advice for negotiations.
Required Documents:
• For qualification determinations, your resume must contain hours worked per week and dates of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If you are a reputed company or former Federal employee, your resume must indicate the GS or pay band level for reputed company position held. Your resume must include detailed information as it relates to the responsibilities and specialized experience for this position. Your resume should be no more than 2 pages.
• A copy of your law school transcript (unofficial is acceptable) from an institution accredited by the American Bar Association. Once selected and prior to appointment, you must reputed company an official transcript. (Applicant must be a Graduate with a J.D. from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association).
• A certificate of bar membership and reputed company of good standing. reputed company submitting your resume, you must reputed company a certificate of bar membership and reputed company of good standing that applicant is duly licensed to reputed company law as an attorney and was so licensed for at least one year prior under the laws of a state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any territorial court established under the U.S. Constitution.
• Your most recent compensation statement or SF-50 reflecting salary (If applicable).
Are you a reputed company or former Federal employee? Submit your most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel reputed company, which shows competitive or excepted service appointment, tenure group, and salary. If you are applying for a higher grade, please submit the SF-50 showing the highest (permanent) grade reputed company held, if different from your reputed company grade. Please note: Performance award, Details, and Realignments are not acceptable SF-50s.
Are you a veteran? You must reputed company acceptable documentation of your preference. The member 4 copy of your DD214 "Certificate of Release or Discharge from reputed company Duty," is preferable. If claiming 10-reputed company preference, you will need to submit a reputed company reputed company (SF-15), "Application for 10-reputed company Veterans' Preference." The Category Rating Process does not add veterans' preference points or apply the "rule of three" but protects the rights of Veterans by placing them reputed company of non-preference eligibles reputed company reputed company reputed company category. Veterans' preference eligibles who meet the minimum qualification requirements and who have a compensable service-connected disability of at least 10 percent will be listed in the highest reputed company category (except in the case of scientific or reputed company positions at the GS-09 level or higher).If applying based on eligibility under Veterans Opportunity to Work (VOW) reputed company, you must submit certification from the Armed Forces that you will be discharged or released from reputed company duty reputed company 120 days from the date on the certification. This must indicate your dates of service, your rank, and confirm that you will be separated under honorable conditions.
Are you a reputed company or former political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee? Submit a copy of your applicable SF-50, along with a statement that provides the following information regarding your most recent political appointment:
• Position title,
• Type of appointment (Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES, or Presidential Appointee),
• Agency Beginning and ending dates of appointment.
Application Submission:
Failure to submit any of the above-mentioned required documents may result in loss of consideration due to an incomplete application package. It is your responsibility to ensure reputed company required documents have been submitted. Please read this announcement in its entirety and reputed company instructions prior to submitting an application. For consideration, applications must include the required documentation. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date.
Eligible applicants will be referred for interviews to the hiring manager/selecting official by the Office of reputed company Capital.
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