The Supervisory Attorney Advisor position is located in the Self-Help Center of the Probate Division of the District of Columbia Courts. The incumbent advises division leadership, judicial officers, and court staff on legal and procedural matters; prepares legal memoranda, opinions, administrative orders, policies, procedures, forms, and public guidance; and evaluates the impact of legislation, court rules, and operational initiatives.
Brief Duties of the Position: Advises Probate Division leadership, judicial officers, and court staff on probate laws, court rules, legal decisions, and other legal matters affecting division operations. Supervises assigned staff by directing and evaluating work, providing technical guidance, managing performance and workload, and ensuring timely and accurate work in accordance with applicable laws, court rules, policies, and procedures.
Conducts legal research, interprets laws and court rules, and applies independent legal judgment to develop analyses, recommendations, and proposed courses of action. Prepares form legal memoranda, legal opinions, briefs, and written recommendations regarding complex, procedural, operational matters affecting the Probate Division.
Evaluates legislation, court rules, orders, and judicial decisions to assess their impact on division operations and recommends necessary changes to policies, procedures, forms, and case processes. Reviews and revises administrative orders, procedures, forms, public guidance, and other operational documents to ensure legal compliance, accuracy, and consistency.
Evaluates technology and modernization initiatives, including electronic filing, case management systems, artificial intelligence, and records management, to identify legal and operational impacts. Develops and delivers training to judicial officers, managers, supervisors, and court staff on legal requirements, court rules, policies, procedures, and changes affecting division operations.
Analyzes operational and performance data to identify trends, evaluate program effectiveness, and recommend improvements to division processes and procedures. Manages employee performance by establishing performance expectations, providing coaching and feedback, recognizing accomplishments, addressing performance and conduct issues, and completing performance evaluations in accordance with court policies and procedures.
You must upload a copy of your college transcript or degree for consideration. The transcript must show the name of the college or university, your name, degree conferred date, a list of courses with credit hours, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking.
Foreign Education: If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must upload a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript at the time of application to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/
This is not a federal position. The District of Columbia Courts is an independent branch of the District of Columbia Government and is not under the authority of the City Mayor or the D. C. Council. DC Courts' appropriation comes directly from Congress. All DC Courts non-judicial employees receive federal benefits for the following programs: Life Insurance, Retirement Benefits, Health Insurance and Workers Compensation.
Please click on the following for more information about these benefits: http://www.opm.gov/Insure/health/enrollment/new_employees.asp The DC Courts leave policy is as follows: Annual Leave: New full-time employees earn four (4) hours of annual leave biweekly. After three years of service this increases to six (6) hours biweekly, and at 15 years it increases to eight (8) hours biweekly.
Most military, federal and District of Columbia government service counts toward the time required to go into the next higher annual leave category. Employees can carry over no more than 240 hours of annual leave into the next leave year. Sick Leave is used for personal medical needs, care of a family member, or adoption related purposes. Full-time employees earn four (4) hours of sick leave biweekly. This leave can be accrued without limit.
In addition to the federal health plans, the DC Courts offer employees supplemental vision and dental plans as well as a commuter transit benefit subsidy, for a maximum of $150 a month. There are 26 pay periods in the year.
This position is with District of Columbia Courts, Other Agencies and Independent Organizations.
The posted pay range is $117962 – $153354/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-11-06.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government · Retrieved 2026-10-23 · Not affiliated with or endorsed by OPM or USAJOBS.gov
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