Section 6-B3602. TRANSFERS, STEP INCREASES, AND PROMOTIONS

 

3602.1Attorneys employed by the Office of the Attorney General may request voluntary rotation to another unit within the Office of the Attorney General in accordance with rotation procedures established by Office Order of the Attorney General.

 

3602.2Attorneys employed by subordinate agencies, including the Mayor’s Office of Legal Counsel, may request voluntary rotation to a position in another agency in accordance with rotation procedures established by the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Legal Counsel. The rotation of an attorney shall be subject to the approval of the agency heads involved and the Director.

 

3602.3Changes in assignment of attorneys employed by the Office of the Attorney General may be made by the Attorney General at any time to meet the needs of the Office of the Attorney General.

 

3602.4With the consent of the agency head involved, the Director may assign an attorney employed by the Mayor’s Office of Legal Counsel to perform work as or for the General Counsel of a subordinate agency. 

 

3602.5An attorney may receive a within-grade step increase only if he or she received a rating of “successful,” “excellent,” or “outstanding” for the rating period immediately prior to the due date for a within-grade step increase.  Failure to achieve the required rating shall result in the due date for the step increase being delayed for an additional year.

 

3602.6All recommendations for promotion to grades LA 14 and above shall be submitted to the Attorney General or the Director, as applicable, once annually at a time and in a manner to be determined respectively by these officials.  If the employee has not been supervised by his or her current supervisor for at least ninety (90) days, the input of the employee's prior supervisor shall be sought. An attorney may receive a promotion to a higher grade if the following criteria are met:

 

(a) The attorney has been at the prior grade level for at least twelve (12) months preceding the recommendation for promotion;

 

(b)The attorney has demonstrated consistent superior performance, as demonstrated by the two most recent performance evaluations, if available;

 

(c)The attorney demonstrates specialized expertise or professional distinction; and

 

(d)The attorney demonstrates satisfactory handling of an increasingly more complex workload.

 

 

authority

Section 861 of the District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978, effective April 20, 1999 (D.C. Law 12-260; D.C. Official Code § 1-608.61 (2012 Repl.)), as amended by the Elected Attorney General Implementation and Legal Service Establishment Technical Emergency Amendment Act of 2014 (“Implementation Act”), enacted July 14, 2014 (D.C. Act 20-377; 61 DCR 7598 (August 1, 2014)).

source

Final Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 7371 (September 28, 2000); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 54 DCR 12269 (December 21, 2007); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 12182 (November 28, 2014).