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Attorney-Advisor (General)
DHS Headquarters · Posted 52 days ago
About the Role
This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of the General Counsel (OGC), General Law Division (GLD). The primary purpose of this position is to render advice on topics related to appropriations and fiscal law, including grants and financial assistance programs, financial management, budget formulation, submission and execution; travel reimbursement; various DHS appropriations; transfers and reprogramming. Non-BU: This is a non-bargaining unit position.
What You'll Do
- →As an Attorney-Advisor (General), GS-0905-13/14/15, your typical work assignments may include: Providing legal opinions on fiscal law issues within the Department.
- →This includes advising on the proper application of laws, statutes, and regulations related to funding Departmental operations.
- →Providing legal advice on the proper use and expenditure of funds, inter-agency agreements, federal travel, debt collection, grants and financial assistance and support to non-Federal agencies and organizations.
- →Researching and analyzing applicable laws and regulations, providing interpretations of those laws and regulations to the DHS General Counsel and other DHS officials.
- →Drafting legal opinions and analyses and make recommendations to DHS officials at all levels.
- →Maintaining working relationships with Congressional Appropriations Committees, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the DHS Chief Financial Officer (CFO), and other DHS components and Federal agencies.
- →Reviewing Anti-Deficiency Act investigations and providing fiscal law training for DHS.
- →View common definitions of terms found in this announcement: Common Definitions.
Requirements
- ✓Applicants must be a graduate of a law school accredited by the American Bar Association.
- ✓You must submit a copy of both your law school and college transcript with your application.
- ✓Unofficial transcripts will be accepted.
- ✓Official transcripts will be required if you are selected for the position.
- ✓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; applicant's resumes and supporting documentation should only reflect education received from schools accredited by such institutions.
- ✓Applicants can verify accreditation at the following Website: https://ope.ed.gov/dapip/#/home.
- ✓If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency (a U.S. private organization's interpretation that such education has been deemed at least equivalent to conventional U.S. education programs) with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
- ✓For more information regarding evaluation of foreign education for federal employment, please visit the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education webpage on the Recognition of Foreign Qualifications.
Personality Fit
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