Honor Attorney

Grade: 1-1.

Applications close 2026-10-31.

Summary

The Honor Attorney provides representation and advice to Postal Service officials involving the interpretation of statutes, regulations, contracts, and precedents; as well as, presentation of cases before administrative bodies and federal courts in a general area of the law.

Duties

• Conducts legal research and prepares written material for use in representing the Postal Service and advising postal management officials.
• Participates in conferences necessary to representing or advising Postal Service officials.
• Directly advises postal management officials or represents the Postal Service in legal matters involving outside parties or administrative litigation.
• Prepares replies to inquiries from Congress, government agencies, and the public.
• Prepares opinions, memoranda, decisions, regulations, testimonies, or formal filings in proceedings in which the Postal Service is a party.

Qualifications

The United States Postal Service has the following excellent and challenging employment opportunity for highly motivated and innovative individuals. Successful candidates must demonstrate through a combination of education, training, and experience the following requirements:

• Ability to prepare pretrial briefs, motions, pleadings, responses and other documents to present the issues independently with little or no direct supervision.
• Ability to provide legal advice and services with respect to regulations, practices, or other legal matters, and formulate opinions involving the analysis and interpretation of federal, state and local laws.
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing to include the ability to negotiate with third parties on behalf of clients and prepare legal documents and presentations.
• Ability to conduct legal research to gather and interpret information and ensure accuracy of details; using resources such as internal and external documents, archives, electronic databases, and interviews.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective liaison with high level department officials, supervisors, organization staff, and the general public.
• Qualified applicants must have or obtain membership in good standing of a state, territory of the United States, District of Columbia or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico bar association within one year of the date of employment.
• To be eligible for the Attorney (Honor Program) you must possess a Juris Doctor from an American Bar Association accredited law school.
• NOTE: Qualified applicants must earn a Juris Doctor from an accredited law school no more than 30 months prior to the date of employment.
• SPECIAL CONDITION: Additionally, applicants must satisfy at least one of the following academic or post-graduate requirements:
• Standing in the top 25% of his or her law school class upon graduation as measured by class standing statistics maintained by the applicant's law school.
• A cumulative law school grade point average of at least 3.0 upon graduation.
• Graduation from a law school ranked within the top 25 schools in the nation by an entity that conducts national law school rankings.
• Completion of at least one year of a judicial clerkship in a federal court or in a state's highest court at the time of hire.

Education

To be eligible for the Attorney (Honor Program) you must possess a Juris Doctor from an American Bar Association accredited law school. NOTE: Qualified applicants must earn a Juris Doctor from an accredited law school no more than 30 months prior to the date of employment.

Additional requirements

Applicants must also be a U.S. citizen or have permanent resident alien status. This position requires a MBI clearance. This process can take up to 6 - 8 weeks from the date the offer letter is returned Qualified applicants must successfully pass a pre-employment drug screening to meet the U.S. Postal Service's requirement to be drug free. Occasional travel is required. Relocation benefits will NOT be offered to the successful candidate.

How to apply

You will need to apply via our on-line application process at www.usps.com/employment. You will need to create an applicant profile. Once you are on the website, click "Search our latest job postings" OR select "Start your eCareer profile." You will have an opportunity to upload any requested documents to your profile. This is a two-step application process requiring you to create a profile and submit an application for the position you are applying for. You will receive two email confirmations: An email confirming your profile is complete. After submitting your application, you will receive a second email confirming your application has been successfully submitted. For additional information, please contact your Recruiter Vanessa Brown at: universityrelations@usps.gov.