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Attorney-Advisor (General)
Department of Energy - Agency Wide · Posted 56 days ago
About the Role
The Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Inspector General is currently looking for an Attorney-Advisor (General) in the Office of Counsel. Join our professional team of auditors and investigators who help support DOE's mission through performance and financial audits, inspections of management issues and administrative allegations, and investigations into alleged violations of law.
What You'll Do
- →As an Attorney-Advisor (General), you will be responsible for a wide range of complex duties.
- →Major duties include, but are not limited to, the following: Performs comprehensive legal research into statutes, court decisions, decisions of administrative tribunals, and other legal and regulatory instruments to provide OIG leadership and staff with supporting documentation, information, and precedents regarding alleged breaches of federal laws relating to DOE programs.
- →Serves as the personnel legal specialist for the OIG, delivering comprehensive legal guidance to officials and safeguarding the organization's statutory obligations under federal employment laws and regulations.
- →Continually demonstrates expertise in diverse areas such as administrative law, ethics law, information law, personnel law, whistleblower law, and procurement law.
- →Provides complete oral and written legal opinions to the Inspector General, Deputy Inspector General, and other senior OIG officials on legal issues of significance that impact the OIG, including federal personnel statutes, regulations, and case law impacting employee relations.
- →Represents the agency in administrative proceedings before the Merit Systems Protection Board and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, when authorized.
- →Provides legal advice and litigation support to OIG officials and investigators; coordinates federal court matters with the DOE Office of General Counsel and the Department of Justice; and assists authorized government counsel in developing evidence, pleadings, legal theories, witnesses, and litigation strategy.
Requirements
- ✓This position has a Basic Requirement/Positive Education requirement.
- ✓See the Qualifications section above for detailed requirement.
- ✓You must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), grade-point average or class ranking, and date degree conferred.
- ✓Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.
- ✓Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications.
- ✓Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education.
- ✓For further information, visit: Department of Education.
- ✓You must also provide proof of bar membership or your bar number.
- ✓Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 41af2a76-da50-425f-a35b-3315789e55fd
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