{"id":20004,"date":"2021-07-06T11:22:23","date_gmt":"2021-07-06T16:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/?p=20004"},"modified":"2021-07-01T11:33:49","modified_gmt":"2021-07-01T16:33:49","slug":"class-of-2022-or-2021-grads-who-are-judicial-clerks-us-dept-of-transportation-atty-honors-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/class-of-2022-or-2021-grads-who-are-judicial-clerks-us-dept-of-transportation-atty-honors-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Class of 2022 (or 2021 Grads who are Judicial Clerks): US DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION ATTY HONORS PROGRAM"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The mission of the Department of Transportation is to: “Ensure our nation has the safest, most efficient and modern transportation system in the world; that improves the quality of life for all American people and communities, from rural to urban, and increases the productivity and competitiveness of American workers and businesses.” The Department of Transportation\u2019s Honors Attorney Program offers new law graduates (and recent law graduates completing judicial clerkships or fellowships) a unique opportunity to gain an in-depth understanding of the Department\u2019s diverse law practice. During the two-year program, honors attorneys complete one rotation in the Department’s Office of the General Counsel and five rotations in the Chief Counsels’ Offices of the Department\u2019s operating administrations. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Job Description <\/span><\/div>\n
The Department\u2019s Honors Attorney Program offers new law graduates and recent law graduates completing judicial clerkships or fellowships a unique opportunity to gain an in-depth understanding of the Department\u2019s diverse law practice. During the two-year program, honors attorneys complete one rotation in the Department’s Office of the General Counsel and five rotations in the operating administrations’ Offices of Chief Counsel. Rotations provide each honors attorney with substantive and challenging assignments across a wide spectrum of legal fields. Honors attorneys find themselves working in practice areas such as administrative, aviation, environmental, constitutional, torts, labor and employment, and contract and procurement law. Honors attorneys may assist with litigation, draft legislation and participate in the rulemaking process. In addition to legal work, honors attorneys meet for lunch weekly to discuss current work assignments and program matters. The lunches also provide time for in-house training opportunities in such wide-ranging issues as the Freedom of Information Act, DOT’s crisis management procedures, and regulation drafting, as well as many other topics relevant to the practice of law at a cabinet level agency. Honors Attorneys also make site visits to gain exposure to the transportation community. In the past few years, honors attorneys have visited a major air carrier’s ground operations at Washington Reagan-National Airport, Washington METRO\u2019s command center and railcar maintenance facility, the automobile crash test facility at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, participated in an on-site inspection of semi-trailer trucks, and rode on the Federal Rail Administration’s track-test train.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Find more information at:https:\/\/www.transportation.gov\/administrations\/office-general-counsel\/honors-attorney-program<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Compensation <\/span><\/div>\n
All honors attorneys are hired at the GS-11 or GS-12 pay grade, based on their prior experience, which includes the locality adjustment for the Washington, DC metro area. You may visit <\/span>http:\/\/www.opm.gov<\/a><\/span><\/span> for more information on the GS scale and to get the latest salary information. All honors attorneys are eligible to receive a promotion to the next pay grade after one year. Honors attorneys receive all standard benefits currently available to Federal employees, including: Federal Employees Retirement System Thrift Savings Plan Transit Benefits Annual and Sick Leave Health\/Vision\/Dental Insurance Special discounts offered to Federal employees <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Eligibility <\/span><\/div>\n
The Honors Attorney Program is a two-year program. To be eligible for our next program starting in August 2022, you must be a U.S. citizen graduating from law school in Spring 2022 or completing a judicial clerkship or fellowship in Summer 2022. Characteristics of a competitive candidate: \u00b7 Class Rank: GPA of 3.0 or higher; Top 50% required \u00b7 Exceptional writing and analytical skills \u00b7 Law journal or secondary journal preferred but not required \u00b7 Clinical activities, moot court, trial advocacy preferred but not required \u00b7 Demonstrated involvement in activities beyond required coursework \u00b7 Interest in public service \u00b7 Ability to adapt quickly to new work environments<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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All eligible candidates will be considered regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, or disability.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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