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Summary The work of the office provides legal advice, counsel, and services with respect to issues that arise in connection with the programs, activities, and operations of the Peace Corps. Legal Interns will join a team of highly dedicated and exceptionally skilled attorneys who are committed to the Peace Corps' mission of promoting world peace and friendship. This internship is for the Spring 2025 semester and is PART TIME, not full time as indicated elsewhere. Responsibilities This position is established as a Legal Student Intern (Legal Intern) at Peace Corps Headquarters, in Washington DC and assigned to the Office of General Counsel (OGC). OGC provides legal advice, counsel, and services with respect to the full range of issues that arise in connection with the programs, activities, and operations of the Peace Corps, including: Providing written and verbal opinions; Consulting and negotiating with persons inside and outside the federal government; Drafting and reviewing legislation, regulations, international agreements, and other legal documents and policy statements; Representing the Peace Corps in litigation and administrative proceedings; Liaising with other federal agencies on legal matters; Engaging with foreign legal systems and attorneys regarding criminal and civil matters; and Managing the agency's Peace Corps Manual revision process and public rule making. The Legal Intern will be expected to provide support to the legal staff with respect to the functions listed above. Such support may include legal research, drafting legal memoranda and correspondence, researching legislative history, assisting in discovery and trial preparation, coordinating responses to requests for information under the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act, helping to coordinate a variety of OGC program activities, and performing assigned administrative functions for OGC. Requirements Conditions of Employment Please read this Public Notice in its entirety prior to submitting your application for consideration. You must be a U.S. Citizen and meet the requirements of the program. You must be at least 18 years of age. If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so. For additional information, see www.sss.gov. All Federal employees are required to have federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing. Telework eligible positions do not guarantee telework. As a reminder - If you are selected for a position, you are responsible for reporting to your designated POD (location) on the negotiated start date or as directed by management. This is a non-bargaining unit position. You must complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency. Applicants must go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form I-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S. These documents must be unexpired original or certified copies. Applicants must successfully complete a background security investigation with favorable adjudication. Failure to successfully meet this requirement will be grounds for employment termination. This position requires a Public Trust security clearance. This position requires a public trust background investigation. Additional hiring needs may be filled through this vacancy. Qualifications All qualification requirements must be met by 09/20/2024 (the closing date of this announcement). Qualification claims will be subject to verification. You must have been accepted for enrollment or be enrolled and seeking a degree in a qualifying educational institution on a full or halftime basis. If you are a student from a university that does not allow participation in paid internship programs, you will be required to provide a letter from your school verifying that you are not allowed to be paid while in the program. Additionally, you will be required to sign a letter of exemption that you will not be paid while participating in the program. Applicants must be current law students: Students must be returning to school immediately following the internship to qualify for the program. In addition, students must provide an official transcript with their application confirming enrollment status. An individual enrolled in school and receiving credit toward their degree for participating in the Student Internship Program is also considered a student. Have a minimum 3.0 GPA: If the school does not issue Grade Point Averages (GPAs), please work with your registrar office to understand the markings associated with each course on your transcript to use the GPA Calculation Table. Note: a GPA must be entered for your application to be complete and for you to be considered. FP-04 - Applicants must have completed or will have completed 2 full academic years of law school for consideration at the FP-4 grade level. You must attach your transcripts (Official or Unofficial) for verification. OR eligibility under the Superior Academic Achievement provision, as defined in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Operating Manual for Qualification Standards. FP-05 -Applicants must have completed 1 full academic years of law school for consideration at the FP-5 grade level. You must attach your transcripts (Official or Unofficial) for verification. Superior Academic Achievement (Bachelor's degree) - In the upper one-third of graduating class; OR a GPA of 3.0 or higher out of 4.0, as recorded on official transcript, or based on courses completed during final 2 years of curriculum; OR a GPA of 3.5 or higher out of 4.0, based on average of required courses completed in major or required courses in major completed during the final 2 years of curriculum. Education Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in any field leading to a bachelor's degree, in an accredited college or university, meets the GS-5 level requirements for many positions. One full academic year of graduate-level education is creditable for GS-7; 2 years or a master's or equivalent graduate degree is creditable for GS-9; and 3 years or a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree is creditable for GS-11. Transcripts must be submitted with your applicationSuperior Academic Achievement S.A.A. (S.A.A. is based on (1) class standing, (2) grade-point average, or (3) honor society membership. The full provision for Superior Academic Achievement (S.A.A.) is described in the OPM General Schedule Operating Manual. Class standing--Applicants must be in the upper third of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision, such as the College of Liberal Arts or the School of Business Administration, based on completed courses. Grade-point average (G.P.A.)--Applicants must have a grade-point average of: 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) as recorded on their official transcript, or as computed based on 4 years of education, or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; or 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B+" or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum. Grade-point averages are to be rounded to one decimal place. For example, 2.95 will round to 3.0 and 2.94 will round to 2.9. Election to membership in a national scholastic honor society--Applicants can be considered eligible based on membership in one of the national scholastic honor societies listed below. These honor societies are listed in the Association of College Honor Societies: Booklet of Information (1992-95) and/or Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (1991). Agencies considering eligibility based on any society not included in the following list must ensure that the honor society meets the minimum requirements of the Association of College Honor Societies. Membership in a freshman honor society cannot be used to meet the requirements of this provision. (UNOFFICIAL OR OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED) Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html Additional Information Intelligence Background Information Peace Corps Manual Section 611 is applicable to this position. This section prohibits the employment of certain persons previously engaged in intelligence activities or connected with intelligence agencies within the past 10 years. If you have ever worked for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), you are not eligible for employment at the Peace Corps in any capacity, and you should not apply for employment.Acceptance of employment with Peace Corps precludes employment by certain intelligence organizations for a specific period of time, determined by the employing agency, after Peace Corps employment ceases.Applicants who are found to be otherwise qualified will be required to submit upon request in the future a completed Intelligence Background Questionnaire, or narrative signed statement, indicating whether the applicant has been involved in or has had any connection with intelligence activities or related work and, if so, the nature and dates of his or her involvement. Failure to meet this requirement will result in the applicant being rated ineligible for further consideration. If you have any other type of possible intelligence connection, your application will not be further considered until you submit this form. Except when the CIA or the National Security Agency (NSA) is involved (see below), if your connection with an Intelligence Agency involves an immediate family member who works or has worked in intelligence, the immediate family member should complete the form, not the applicant. Usually relying on memory is sufficient to answer most if not all of the questions.If you have an immediate family member who works or has worked for the CIA, you should not give them this form to complete. Please contact your relative in person-not by phone, email, social networking, or any other means that is not in person- and ask him or her to contact the Office of General Counsel at the CIA.If you or an immediate family member have been employed by or associated with the NSA, you or your family member must contact the NSA Prepublication Review Office at 443-634-4095.The reflected salary on this announcement does not include locality pay.Salary will be adjusted in accordance with the locality pay of the duty location after selection. Initial appointments in the federal government, salary will be set at the step 1 of the grade offered. *Peace Corps does not offer any additional benefits beyond that which the Federal employee is already receiving.Peace Corps uses E-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities.