U.S. EPA Office of General Counsel Ethics Fellowship
This is a highly competitive two-year fellowship to start in June 2016. The key objective is to provide ethics fellows with the opportunity to advise Agency employees on issues pertaining to federal government ethics, financial disclosure, and the Hatch Act, and to provide OGC with highly motivated, talented, and diverse attorneys who are interested in federal ethics issues.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
The OGC Ethics Fellowship Program is open to highly qualified applicants with outstanding academic records who are graduating law school in 2016, or who have completed a judicial clerkship, or who have prior law experience within 2 to 3 years of graduation from an ABA accredited law school. OGC is seeking applicants with excellent analytical and writing abilities, a strong commitment to public service, effective “people” skills, and an ability to take on significant responsibility.
HOW TO APPLY:
Applications must consist of a cover letter/personal statement, resume, law school transcripts (along with a description of the grading system [including whether the system employs a grade curve and, if so, details about that curve]), class rank (unless your school does not provide class rank), writing sample (5 page minimum demonstrating analysis of a complex legal issue), and three or more references. All required documents must be submitted for consideration in this fellowship opportunity. Note: We are also requesting applicants to submit a voluntary Demographic Information Form OMB No. 3046-0046 (Vacancy Announcement No. – leave blank) which is used to determine the effectiveness of our outreach efforts.
The application package must be received in the office by April 15, 2016; applications received in the office after that date will not be considered regardless of the date of postmark. Please send your applications to the address below or by email:
PROGRAM CONTACT INFORMATION:
Angela Perkins, Attorney Recruitment Coordinator
Phone: (202) 564-0052
Email: perkins.angela@epa.gov
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
WJC North Room 4315M; MC 2311A
Washington DC 20460
BENEFITS:
This is a full-time, two-year appointment paid at the GS-11 (first year) and GS-12 (second year) levels with no promotion potential beyond the GS-12 level. Benefits that are available include annual and sick leave, health insurance, life insurance,
