| ANNOUNCEMENT
NUMBER: |
060019 |
APPLICATION
DEADLINE: |
4-17-2006 |
| JOB
LOCATION: |
Washington,
Dist of Columbia |
WORK
SCHEDULE: |
Full
Time |
| SALARY
RANGE: |
$54,272.00-$70,558.00 |
OPEN
DATE: |
2-15-2006 |
| TIME
LIMIT: |
Permanent |
WHO
MAY APPLY: |
Anyone
may apply - By law, employment at most U.S.
Government agencies, including the Library of
Congress, is limited to U.S. citizens. However,
non-citizens may be hired providing that
immigration laws and other legal requirements
are met. |
| PROMOTION
POTENTIAL: |
15 |
|
|
NOTES:
The employee in this
position serves as a Foreign Law Specialist (Chinese)
for the Law Library of the Library of Congress. The
Foreign Law Specialist is responsible for providing
advice and assistance on foreign legal issues,
questions, or situations to the United States Congress,
Executive Branch Agencies, the Judiciary, and other
constituencies, including the general public. In that
capacity, the Specialist conducts legal research and
analysis and prepares or contributes to legal opinions,
briefs, reports, memoranda, and comparative analyses
related to the laws and legal systems of China and
Taiwan. In addition, the Specialist assists in the
development of the Law Library's Global Legal
Information Network (GLIN) and recommends acquisitions
to the Law Library's collections related to assigned
jurisdictions. Individuals with a law degree and/or
experience as an attorney in China are encouraged to
apply.
Highly desirable
qualifications include attorneys with at least 3 - 5
years of private, academic, or government sector
practice in Chinese law; solid writing experience and
publications; excellent English verbal and writing
skills; a strong working knowledge of U.S. law and
procedure; and experience in international and
comparative law.
This position is located
in the Eastern Law Division, Directorate of Legal
Research of the Law Library.
The Directorate produces
single-country and multinational reports for the United
States Congress on important public policy issues
involving international, comparative, and foreign law.
The Directorate's legal specialist staff of
lawyers/foreign law specialists from over 20 foreign
jurisdictions are supervised by two division chiefs and
assisted by multilingual legal research analysts. The
Directorate responds to Congressional research and
reference inquiries on the legal systems of all nations,
past and present, on the basis for the Law Library's
global collection. Responses are delivered in whatever
format is best suited to the recipient and may be in the
form of newly commissioned single-jurisdiction or
multinational legal reports, previously prepared
studies, confidential memoranda, quick-answer oral
consultations, briefings in a Member's office, or expert
witness testimony at committee hearings. Congressional
workload permitting, the Directorate also serves the
research needs of the executive branch of the U.S.
government, the judiciary, and the general public,
including international organizations, embassies, state
governments, and the professional legal, academic, and
library communities.
The Law Library holdings
of over 2.6 million volumes constitute the world's
largest and most comprehensive legal collection. Its
staff of over 45 legal specialists, researchers, and
librarians--competent in more than 50 languages--provide
research and reference services on all of the major
legal systems of the world, contemporary and historical.
The position description
number is 13167.
Number of Vacancies: One
EVALUTION OF CANDIDATES:
The Library of Congress evaluates applicants through an
applicant questionnaire and a structured interview.
Applicants may also be screened for some jobs through
licensing, certification, and/or education requirements,
a narrative/application review, and/or a preliminary
telephone interview. The knowledge, skills, and
abilities (KSAs) that are marked with a double asterisk
(**) in the vacancy announcement and the applicant
questionnaire are considered the most critical for a
position. To be considered for final selection,
applicants must demonstrate fully acceptable experience
in these designated KSA’s in the narrative/application
review, preliminary telephone and/or full structured
interview. The various assessment tools listed above are
designed to verify or explore applicants’ experience,
knowledge, and training directly related to the job in
order to identify the best qualified applicants for
selection.
The salary range
indicated reflects the locality pay adjustments for the
Washington, DC., Metropolitan area.
The incumbent of this
position will work a flexitime work schedule.
THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. WOMEN, MINORITIES, AND
PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES WHO MEET ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.
DUTIES:
Provides legal advice and
assistance and conducts legal research and analysis in
the laws and legal systems of China and Taiwan in
response to requests from the United States Congress,
Executive agencies, the Judiciary, and other
constituencies, including the general public. Performs
comparative legal analyses of these laws and legal
systems to the U.S. legal system and practices. Assists
in the development of the Global Legal Information
Network (GLIN), including promotion of the system,
recommendation of appropriate government contacts in
countries under assigned jurisdictions for possible GLIN
membership, and review of summaries and texts of legal
instruments by GLIN member nations under assigned
jurisdictions.
Produces or contributes
to research and analytical products, including legal
reports, opinions, briefs, memoranda, and comparative
analyses for assigned jurisdictions. Prepares
comprehensive legal bibliographic materials and
scholarly publications.
Makes recommendations on
the acquisition of materials for the Law Library's
collections for assigned jurisdictions. Assists with the
development of the collections within his/her assigned
jurisdiction.
Provides advice and
assistance on foreign laws to the staff of the U.S.
Congress, Federal agencies, and the U.S. Courts.
Collaborates with a variety of staff to enhance the
exchange of legal information.
EVALUATION OF
TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:
Applicants must have had
progressively responsible experience and training
sufficient in scope and quality to furnish them with an
acceptable level of the following knowledge, skills, and
abilities to perform the duties of the position without
more than normal supervision.
Ability to conduct legal
or legislative research.**
Ability to communicate in
writing.**
Ability to apply
experience in and specialized knowledge of the law of
China to the analysis and interpretation of legal or
legislative information.**
Ability to communicate
orally.
Ability to convey legal
analysis and information orally through briefings,
consultations, and other presentations.
Ability to interact
collaboratively with others.
Ability to verify
accuracy of detailed information.
Ability to plan,
organize, and coordinate in a high pressure environment.
Ability to build and
maintain a professional network.
Ability to utilize
computer/information technology.
OTHER SIGNIFICANT
FACTS:
The Library of Congress
is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and
the world's largest library, with more than 126 million
items in its physical collections (including books,
manuscripts, prints, photos, film, video, and sound
recordings) and more than 8 million items online at its
award-winning Web site. Located on Capitol Hill in
Washington, D.C., the Library is also the home of the
U.S. Copyright Office, the Congressional Research
Service, and the Law Library of Congress and is leading
the worldwide effort to preserve digital material
through the National Digital Information Infrastructure
and Preservation Program.
This is a
non-supervisory, bargaining unit position.
Applicants must submit a
complete application package that is received by the
closing date of this announcement.
For current or former
Federal employees: Submit a copy of your most recent
SF-50 noting your current position, grade level, duty
location, and salary level.
Applicants who are
referred for an interview will be required to submit a
completed OF-306, Declaration for Federal Employment.
For current or former
military personnel: Submit a copy of your DD-214,
Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty
(Member Copy 4) if applicable.
This agency provides
reasonable accommodation to applicants with
disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for
any part of the application and hiring process, please
notify the agency. The decision on granting reasonable
accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis.
APPLICANTS WITH
DISABILITIES MAY BE CONSIDERED UNDER SPECIAL HIRING
PROCEDURES AND MUST SUBMIT AN APPROPRIATE CERTIFICATE OF
ELIGIBILITY WHEN APPLYING FOR THIS POSITION. FOR MORE
INFORMATION CONTACT THE SELECTIVE PLACEMENT PROGRAM
COORDINATOR AT (202) 707-6362 (VOICE OR TTY) OR EMAIL
spp@loc.gov.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
The Library of Congress
is the national library of the United States and is part
of the Legislative Branch of the Federal government. As
such, all positions are in the excepted service.
Appointment/retention is
subject to a favorable evaluation of an appropriate
personnel security/suitability investigation.
The Library reserves the
right to fill a lesser or greater number of vacancies
indicated during the life of this vacancy announcement.
Initial appointments,
permanent or indefinite, to the Library of Congress
require completion of a one-year probationary period.
HOW TO APPLY: To be
considered for this vacancy, applicants may apply online
at www.loc.gov or submit a completed applicant job kit.
Online applicants must complete all mandatory sections
of the online application form. In order to use the
online application system, applicants must use a
computer that is equipped with either Netscape 4.7 or
Internet Explorer 5.0, or higher. Attempting to complete
the online application with an incompatible browser
could result in the inability to submit a complete
application. Job kit applicants must submit a completed
application using the job kit scannable form AND an
OF-612 or a Federal Style resume. A facsimile of the
scannable form cannot be accepted nor will hard copy
applications be accepted without a completed scannable
form. You can request a copy of the job kit, which
includes the scannable form, by contacting the Library
of Congress Employment Office at the address below. If
you experience technical difficulties with the online
system or need any additional information, please
contact a Human Resources Assistant at the number listed
above or at jobhelp@loc.gov.
Library of Congress Employment Office
101 Independence Avenue, SE, LM-107
Washington, D.C., 20540-2700
(202)-707-5627
Please be advised that
due to security concerns on Capitol Hill, mail delivery
from the United States Postal Service is experiencing
significant delays. As a result, you are strongly
encouraged to apply online. If you choose to submit a
hard-copy application, we recommend that you send it via
Fed-Ex or United Parcel Service (UPS) and that you allow
at least 72 hours for delivery, even for overnight
packages. You also have the option of hand delivery of
your application, Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m.
until 4:30 p.m., to the Library of Congress Employment
Office.
Contact
Information:
Employment
Office
202-707-5627
JOBHELP@LOC.GOV |
