Individual Occupational Requirements for
GS-965: Land Law Examining Series
The text below is extracted verbatim from
Section IV-B of the Operating Manual for Qualification Standards
for General Schedule Positions (p.IV-B-147), but contains minor edits
to conform to web-page requirements.
Use these individual occupational requirements in conjunction with
the "Group Coverage Qualification Standard for
Administrative and Management Positions."
EDUCATION
| For GS-5: |
Major study--any field. |
| For GS-7: |
Applicants can qualify for GS-7 based on graduate education (including law school)
that included or was supplemented by 12 semester hours of course work related to the
administration of land laws. Examples include course work in land surveying,
cartography, land use law, real estate law, land appraising, land use planning, water
rights, mining laws, or legal instrument review and interpretation. Applicants who
qualify for GS-7 on the basis of the superior academic achievement provision must
have had at least 12 semester hours of course work related to the administration of
land laws. |
| For GS-9 and above: |
Major study--fields such as those described above for GS-7. For some positions,
graduate study alone may not provide the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to
perform the work. Applicants for such positions may be required to have specialized
experience at the appropriate grade level. |
OR
EXPERIENCE
Experience that provided a
familiarity with real property laws and legal land descriptions, land titles, tract maps, and
legal documents, or other experience that involved explanation, application, or interpretation
of laws, regulations, policies, etc. Such experience may have been gained in positions such
as law clerk, claims examiner, contact representative, or other work dealing with laws,
rules, regulations, procedures, etc.
Experience in or
directly related to examination or adjudication of cases involving laws and regulations
dealing with lands and resources. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include:
- Adjudication or examination of applications and claims for the disposal, use of, or
title to public lands, issuance of leases, licenses, or permits for land or resources
use, and resolving conflicts arising from use.
- General practice of law that included substantial involvement in examinations of
titles or other legal transactions involving acquisition, lease, or disposal of land.
- Title searching, abstracting, or interpreting land records, survey plats, or tract
indexes and books, provided the work demonstrated an understanding of the laws,
regulations, and policies associated with land management programs.
- Work as a land appraiser that involved appraisal of undeveloped or marginal-type
land.
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