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All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Applicants that apply for this position must meet the following requirements to be eligible for further consideration: Law Degree: Applicants must be a graduate of an accredited law school with a J.D. or LL.B. Bar Membership: Applicants must be a current member of a bar in good standing in any state, territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. FOR GS-13 Applicants: All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Applicants that apply for this position must meet the following requirements to be eligible for further consideration: Law Degree: Applicants must be a graduate of an accredited law school with a J.D. or LL.M. Bar Membership: Applicants must be a current member of a bar in good standing in any state, territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Experience: Applicants must have at least two years of specialized experience with at least one year equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal Service, which provided you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of this position. The specialized experience must have been gained after admission to the bar. Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience providing a range of advice on various federal practice legal disciplines, including those typically practiced in a general law office, such as fiscal/procurements laws, ethics, federal grants or assistance, administrative law, personnel laws, criminal law/procedures, and privacy. Some experience in planning and conducting administrative or whistleblower investigations. Experience personally handling sensitive or highly visible/high level official matters. Experience in writing clear, concise and persuasive memoranda, advisory opinions, and other legal documents. There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-13 position. FOR GS-14 Applicants: All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Applicants that apply for this position must meet the following requirements to be eligible for further consideration: Law Degree: Applicants must be a graduate of an accredited law school with a J.D. or LL.M. Bar Membership: Applicants must be a current member of a bar in good standing in any state, territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Experience: Applicants must have at least three years of specialized experience with at least one year equivalent to the GS-13 level in the Federal Service, which provided you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of this position. The specialized experience must have been gained after admission to the bar. Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience providing a broad range of advice on various federal practice legal disciplines, including those typically practiced in a general law office, such as fiscal/procurements laws, ethics, federal grants or assistance, administrative law, personnel laws, criminal law/procedures, and privacy. Experience in planning, developing and conducting administrative or whistleblower investigations. Experience personally handling sensitive or highly visible/high level official matters. Experience in writing clear, concise and persuasive memoranda, advisory opinions, and other legal documents. There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-14 position. FOR GS-15 Applicants: All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Applicants that apply for this position must meet the following requirements to be eligible for further consideration: Law Degree: Applicants must be a graduate of an accredited law school with a J.D. or LL.M. Bar Membership: Applicants must be a current member of a bar in good standing in any state, territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Experience: Applicants must have at least four years of specialized experience with at least one year equivalent to the GS-14 level in the Federal Service, which provided you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of this position. The specialized experience must have been gained after admission to the bar. Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Knowledge of civil, criminal, and administrative law. Skills in partnering, influencing, and negotiating. Skills in successfully building relationships with customers, peers, and colleagues. Ability to provide legal counseling, legal written and verbal opinions/ memoranda to customers. Ability to provide clear and concise verbal and written communication. There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-15 position.
As an Attorney at a minimum you will: Analyze and provide cogent and concise verbal and written legal counsel, advice, recommendations, and reviews on a variety of issues of law relevant to (1) general OIG operations (e.g., HR, IT, Procurement, Appropriations, Ethics, Financial Disclosure, and other areas) and (2) to particular OIG work products such as reports of audits, investigations, inspections, special projects and evaluations. Review OIG audit, evaluation, investigation, inspection and other review reports for legal sufficiency, which includes ensuring that any sensitive information is properly marked and withheld in accordance with the law. Handle litigation; and to draft and review agreements, subpoenas; provide legal support to criminal and civil investigations, and conduct ethics, independence, and financial disclosure reviews. Advise on, review, and respond to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act requests, appeals, and litigation.