The Office of General Counsel seeks an intern with a strong work ethic to assist in a variety of legal support services during the summer of 2015. The successful candidate will report to the General Counsel and Deputy General Counsel. Duties include conducting legislative research, drafting contracts, counseling clients on issues involving government ethics, learning to review government contracts, and conducting other legal research to support CBO’s analytic activities. Additional responsibilities include drafting legal memorandums and briefs about the significance to CBO of various court decisions, assisting with statutory interpretation, and verifying legal citations in CBO draft reports.  An intern may also have the opportunity to support ongoing litigation with legal research, brief writing and editing, and witness preparation. Qualifications Candidates must have recently completed or be working toward a juris doctorate degree. The ability to handle multiple simultaneous tasks and complete projects under tight deadlines is required. Candidates should have strong communication and organizational skills and be able to perform requested legal and factual research using both electronic and manual library searches. Strong interpersonal skills are a must. The position also requires a person who can work independently and as a part of a team. Training or experience in legislative affairs and prior paralegal or legal office experience is desired but not required.  Salary & Benefits The hourly rate ranges from $16.00 to $27.00 per hour and will be based on academic level and related experience. This is a temporary position that is expected to last approximately 10 weeks between May and August. The selected candidate would be expected to work a 40-hour week, but an alternate schedule may be considered. Housing and relocation expenses are not provided, but the candidate will be eligible for a local transportation subsidy. How to Apply Please submit a cover letter, résumé, unofficial transcripts, and contact information for two references online by November 24 to ensure consideration. First-year students must also submit unofficial undergraduate transcripts. Only complete applications will be considered.  This position is governed by the Veterans Employment Opportunities Act, as made applicable by the Congressional Accountability Act, as amended. Because this position is covered by the Veterans Employment Opportunities Act, the following categories of people may be eligible for preference in the hiring process relative to other applicants: veterans who have separated from the armed forces under honorable conditions after serving on active duty in the armed forces during a war, in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized, or during particular defined periods; disabled veterans; and the mother, spouse, or unmarried widow or widower of certain veterans. To claim this preference, an applicant must identify himself or herself as eligible for veterans' preference in the Self-Identification for Veterans' Preference section of the application and must complete and submit CBO's Veterans' Preference Eligibility Form together with the supporting documentation specified on that form to veoa@cbo.gov or fax to 202-225-7539 within two weeks of applying. Applicants may obtain a copy of CBO's Veterans' Preference in Appointments policy by submitting a written request to careers@cbo.gov . Contact Holly Boras or Nancy Fahey, Washington, DC, 202-226-2628, careers@cbo.gov EEO/M/F/V/D

     

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) is the nonpartisan agency that provides budgetary and economic analysis to the U.S. Congress. The Health, Retirement, and Long-Term Analysis Division is seeking an economist for a position in its Long-Term Analysis Unit (LTAU) to conduct analyses of long-term budgetary issues and to assist in the development and use of CBO’s long-term microsimulation model. The unit carries out CBO’s long-term modeling initiatives, providing the Congress with long-term projections of the federal budget under current law, as well as analyses of long-term trends and policy options in the areas of retirement, disability, and health care.  CBO’s studies and reports reflect the best current thinking on complex budgetary and economic questions, with analyses that are nonpartisan, objective, and conducted with methodological rigor. Recently, LTAU analysts have developed a state-of-the-art method for projecting individual earnings, analyzed the Social Security benefits received and taxes paid by people in different birth cohorts, and analyzed the long-term outlook for the federal budget, which is a regular and ongoing component of the unit’s work.  The successful candidate will contribute to the full range of LTAU’s responsibilities, which include preparing CBO reports and testimonies, performing detailed long-term analyses of some proposed legislation, and constructing and improving models that underlie CBO’s policy analyses. In addition to producing CBO studies and reports, analysts are encouraged to turn projects or independent research into CBO working papers or outside publications. Qualifications Applicants should have strong quantitative background, excellent writing skills, an interest in a broad range of fiscal policy issues, and a desire to work as part of a team on issues of current legislative interest to the Congress. Applicants with a PhD in economics or a closely related discipline, with a particular focus on empirical macro- and labor economics, will be preferred; those with a Master’s degree and equivalent experience will also be considered.  Salary and Benefits Salary is competitive and will be commensurate with experience, education, and other qualifications. CBO offers excellent benefits and an appealing work environment.   How to Apply Please submit a cover letter, résumé, salary history, a brief writing sample, unofficial transcripts, and contact information for three references online. Recent graduates should have letters of recommendation sent to careers@cbo.gov in place of the references.  This position is governed by the Veterans Employment Opportunities Act, as made applicable by the Congressional Accountability Act, as amended. Because this position is covered by the Veterans Employment Opportunities Act, the following categories of people may be eligible for preference in the hiring process relative to other applicants: veterans who have separated from the armed forces under honorable conditions after serving on active duty in the armed forces during a war, in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized, or during particular defined periods; disabled veterans; and the mother, spouse, or unmarried widow or widower of certain veterans. To claim this preference, an applicant must identify himself or herself as eligible for veterans' preference in the Self-Identification for Veterans' Preference section of the application and must complete and submit CBO's Veterans' Preference Eligibility Form together with the supporting documentation specified on that form to veoa@cbo.gov or fax to 202-225-7539 within two weeks of applying. Applicants may obtain a copy of CBO's Veterans' Preference in Appointments policy by submitting a written request to careers@cbo.gov . Contact Nancy Fahey or Holly Boras, Washington, DC, 202-226-2628, careers@cbo.gov EEO/M/F/V/D