Series 0905

General Attorney

Attorneys who represent federal agencies in court and hearings, give legal advice, and draft regulations, contracts, and decisions. A law degree and active bar membership are required.

Plain-language description based on the OPM series definition.

0900 Legal and Kindred Group · General Schedule

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At a glance

Job postings, last 12 months: 3,177
Open now: 348
Trend (last 3 months vs. 3 before): Steady (-8%)
Demand score: 98/100
Remote opportunity score: 56/100
Veteran opportunity score: 88/100

What these scores mean

Grades and pay

Typical grades

GS-11 to GS-15

Most common promotion potential: GS-15

GS pay plan, used by 79% of this series' postings.

Typical posted salary range

$121,785 to $197,100 per year

Median of the yearly salary ranges in posted announcements.

Who can apply

Share of job postings in the last 12 months, by who the announcement was open to.

Open to the public: 87%
Federal employees and other special groups only: 13%
Listed a veterans hiring path: 7%
Telework eligible (open now): 56%
Fully remote (open now): 0%

Who is hiring and where

Top hiring departments

Department of Justice (1,272)
Other Agencies and Independent Organizations (750)
Department of Homeland Security (172)
Department of the Air Force (140)
Department of Defense (127)

Top states

District of Columbia (1,324)
Texas (374)
Virginia (338)
California (320)
Illinois (245)

Hiring patterns

Based on job announcements since Mar 2017. How patterns are calculated

When this series usually posts jobs

Postings are spread fairly evenly through the year, so there is no clear best month to look.

Typical postings for series 0905 by calendar month, compared with an average month
Month	Compared with an average month
January	About average
February	5% below average
March	13% above average
April	7% above average
May	5% above average
June	About average
July	About average
August	9% above average
September	About average
October	About average
November	16% below average
December	18% below average

Postings by fiscal year

The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30. Fiscal years 2025 and 2026 include the government-wide hiring freeze that began in January 2025.

Job announcements for series 0905 by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Postings
FY 2018	2,075
FY 2019	2,283
FY 2020	2,281
FY 2021	2,142
FY 2022	3,073
FY 2023	3,797
FY 2024	2,732
FY 2025	1,460
FY 2026	2,926

Postings by month, last 12 months

Job announcements for series 0905 opened each month
Month	Postings
Dec 2025	150
Jan 2026	197
Feb 2026	206
Mar 2026	287
Apr 2026	304
May 2026	358
Jun 2026	310
Jul 2026	317
Aug 2026	299
Sep 2026	313
Oct 2026	297
Nov 2026 (month to date)	139

0950 Paralegal Specialist 890 postings in 12 months
0901 General Legal and Kindred Administration 714 postings in 12 months
0986 Legal Assistance 493 postings in 12 months
0996 Veterans Claims Examining 308 postings in 12 months
0962 Contact Representative 261 postings in 12 months

About this data

Job numbers come from the USAJOBS API: 244,223 job announcements opened from December 1, 2025 to November 15, 2026, plus 12,260 announcements open on November 15, 2026. Canceled announcements are not counted. Series descriptions summarize the OPM Handbook of Occupational Groups and Families.

These figures describe posted job announcements, not hiring outcomes. Always read the official announcement and its qualification requirements before applying. How the scores are calculated.