Legal Student Intern (Summer)

Position description

The Peace Corps shares a unique relationship with the countries and people our community has worked alongside in pursuit of world peace and friendship for more than 60 years bringing together skilled, committed Volunteers with welcoming host communities for service opportunities in more than 60 countries. Volunteers live and work side by side with community members on locally prioritized projects, building relationships, exchanging cultures and knowledge, and helping transform lives.

Duties

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). 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 by supporting qualified U.S. men and women volunteers who serve in Africa, South America, Europe, and Asia. The Legal Intern will perform a variety of duties designed to increasingly develop and apply their knowledge of generally accepted principles, concepts, and practices while working under the guidance of the General Counsel, Associate General Counsels, and Experts. 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.

Qualifications

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 Peace Corps Student Internship 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.
• Additional hiring needs may be filled through this vacancy.

Qualifications

All qualification requirements must be met by 02/26/2024 (the closing date of this announcement). Qualification claims will be subject to verification.

FP-05/ GS-09 (equivalent)

• You must be enrolled and seeking a degree in a qualifying educational institution on a full or halftime basis.
• You must have completed or will have completed 1 full academic years of law school by May 2024.
• You must provide an official or unofficial transcript with your application confirming enrollment, degree seeking and GPA status.
• You must have a minimum 3.0 GPA:
  • If your school does not issue 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/ GS-11 (equivalent)

• You must be enrolled and seeking a degree in a qualifying educational institution on a full or half-time basis.
• You must have completed or will have completed 2 full academic years of law school by May 2024.
• You must provide an official or unofficial transcript with your application confirming enrollment, degree seeking and GPA status.
• You must have a minimum 3.0 GPA:
  • If your school does not issue 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.

If you are a student from a university, or taking a specific course, 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 Peace Corps Student Internship Program. Additionally, you will be required to sign a letter of exemption that you will not be paid.

Additional information on qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is available for your review on the OPM web site at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications.

Application instructions

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