
Supervisory Personnel Liaison Specialist
Washington, DCFull-time$144–187K/yrPosted 1w ago
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The Supervisory Personnel Liaison Specialist serves as a senior advisor in the Justice Management Division’s Office of Adjudication, Recruitment, and Management. The role supports personnel management for attorneys and law clerks, advises Department leadership on human resources and employment matters, and leads suitability and fitness determinations. Qualification requires one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level in Federal service; education cannot substitute for experience.
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Summary
You will serve as the Supervisory Personnel Liaison Specialist in the Justice Management Division (JMD), Office of Adjudication, Recruitment, and Management (OARM). OARM has responsibility for the development and implementation of policies and procedures regarding the personnel management of attorneys and law clerks. OARM counsels and advises Department officials at the highest levels on issues related to law student and attorney employment matters.
Duties
The duties and responsibilities for a Supervisory Personnel Liaison Specialist,GS-0301-14 generally include, but are not limited to, the following: Serve as the senior Personnel Liaison and authoritative advisor to leadership on human resources policies, employment processing requirements, attorney personnel actions, and fitness determinations. Responsible for the development and implementation of policies and procedures regarding the personnel management of attorneys and law clerks. Advise and counsel employees regarding policies, procedures, and directives of management. Recommend candidates for hiring, promotions, details, and reassignments based on qualifications and organizational needs. Review and evaluate pre-employment and fitness documentation, including waiver requests, background investigations, IRS tax checks, and credit reports or derogatory information, assessing accuracy, completeness, and compliance with internal agency standards. Assist Personnel Liaison Specialists in developing internal policies and procedures for liaison activities. Analyze issues and provide guidance on attorney and law student personnel matters. Qualifications
To qualify for the position of Supervisory Personnel Liaison Specialist, at GS-0301-14, you must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: Advising management and staff on federal human resources regulations, policies, and procedures, and applying these guidelines to make sound, defensible judgments regarding employment processes and employee suitability or fitness. Leading, directing, and evaluating suitability/fitness determinations to ensure compliance with federal adjudicative standards and agency policy. Analyzing complex HR cases, identifying issues, and applying regulatory judgment to recommend sound solutions. Providing guidance to leadership on human resources policies, employment processing requirements, and suitability/fitness determinations. You MUST meet all qualification requirements, including time-in-grade, by 11/04/2026 of this announcement. Your resume must support your responses to the application questionnaire and the qualification requirements. Failure to do so may result in an ineligible rating. (See the Required Documents section for important notes about what must be included in your resume.)
Education
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone. No substitution of education for experience is permitted. How You Will Be Evaluated
Once the announcement closes, a review of your resume and supporting documentation will be conducted by the HR Specialist. This information will be compared against your responses to the application questionnaire to determine your eligibility for Federal employment, and then whether you are qualified for this particular position. If a determination is made that you have inflated your responses when compared to your background information, you may be deemed ineligible. Additionally, you must meet the area of consideration (see above). Applicants who do not meet this are ineligible for consideration. Basis of Rating: DOJ's Merit Promotion Procedures will be used to evaluate candidates. Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, and other characteristics): Customer Service Interpersonal Skills Leadership Problem Solving Written Communication Due Weight for Performance: Any performance appraisal/evaluation and award documentation you provide will be forwarded to the selecting official. The selecting official will review this documentation and give it due weight consideration during the overall selection process. Due weight for performance applies to federal and non-federal work. If you would like to preview the application questionnaire, please see: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13088735 Other Information
Additional selections may be made from this announcement. Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution. Candidates will not be hired based on their race, sex, color, religion, or national origin. EEO Statement/Policy: The United States government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service or other non-merit factor. More information can be found here: https://www.justice.gov/jmd/media/1425556/dl?inline. DOJ Reasonable Accommodation Policy: Federal agencies must provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the hiring agency directly. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. The DOJ Reasonable Accommodation policy can be found here: https://www.justice.gov/jmd/reasonable-accommodation#policy Selective Service: If you were born male, on or after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. Additional information is found at: www.sss.gov. Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs: The Fair Chance Act prohibits Federal agencies from requesting an applicant's criminal history information before the agency makes a conditional offer of employment. If you believe a DOJ employee or Federal contractor acting on its behalf has violated your rights under this Act, you may submit a written complaint within 30 days of the date of the alleged non-compliance directly to Note: In accordance with 5 U.S. Code § 9202(c) and 5 C.F.R § 920.201(b) certain positions are exempt from the provisions of the Fair Chance Act.
How this job compares
Set against the 5,539 open Human Resources jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$144–187K/yr
- Washington, D.C. median$122–173K/yr54 salary ranges
- US median$99–144K/yr2,634 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $166K, is 13% above the Washington, D.C. median midpoint ($146K) — in the middle half of Human Resources salary ranges in Washington, D.C..
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 73 open Human Resources jobs in Washington, D.C. and 5,539 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Human Resources postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 3,880 postings).
- Education
- 1,540 of the 5,539 open Human Resources jobs (28%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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