Land Law Examiner (Lands & Realty)

Benefits

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Salary

$75K-$97K From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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Market context

U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)

$117,235 U.S. median for this role

Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)

+2.6% - Average

27% below the BLS role benchmark for legal aggregate.

Matched to SOC 23-1011 - Legal aggregate by role bucket.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

Role

Role function

Legal From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Seniority

Mid From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Schedule

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Weekend work

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Application

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Assessment

Required From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Deadline

Jun 22, 2026 From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Where they hire

Hires in: NM From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

About this role

Land Law Examiner (Lands & Realty) Carlsbad, New Mexico Summary Explore a new career with the BLM - where our people are our most precious resource. This position is a Carlsbad, New Mexico, GS- 0965-11 working in Santa Fe, New Mexico for the NMP00-PECOS DISTRICT OFFICE. We expect to fill one vacancy at this time; however, additional positions may be filled from this announcement if they become available. Duties Serves as the state's authority and technical expert in lands adjudication functions and requirements. Adjudicates the most difficult, unusual, complex, controversial, unprecedented cases that are received or referred for final examining and decision. Adjudicate routine lands, mining, or mineral leasing applications filed which have more complex statutory and regulatory provisions, require development and review of a considerable amount of data and involve controversial factual situations. Processes and makes determinations on cases that set precedent and have significant economic impact, competing government interests, and/or affect several different geographic areas including the national level. Prepares title documents for the conveyance of public lands and interests and the acquisition of private lands and interests. Prepares, finalizes, and distributes patents to meet requirements of applicable laws, regulations, and the BLM patent manual, and reviews patents prepared by lower grade examiners. Education PROOF OF EDUCATION: All applicants who are using education or a combination of education and experience to qualify must submit copies of official or unofficial transcripts which include grades, credit hours earned, major(s), grade point average or class ranking, institution name, and student name.

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