Attorney-Advisor (General)

Summary The Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Inspector General (OIG) is seeking an attorney in the Office of Counsel to represent the OIG in legal matters and advise OIG staff on matters related to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and/or the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Join our professional team who helps support DOE's mission through performance/financial audits, inspections of management issues and administrative allegations and investigations into alleged violations of law. Responsibilities As an Attorney Advisor, you will: Acquire and maintain basic legal knowledge, and ability on laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and guidance that could impact DOE or OIG operations related to IIJA and/or IRA funding, including matters arising under the Federal Acquisition Regulations. Assist with 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, regulations, and policies relating to DOE programs and operations related to IIJA and/or IRA funding. Prepare all legal documents, such as subpoenas, motions and other documents related to federal enforcement matters, needed to present case. Provide oral and written legal opinions to your supervisor, other attorneys and other OIG managers on basic legal issues that impact the OIG. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date (11/12/2024) of this announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 for each federal position listed as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of qualifying experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected Education and Specialized Experience: Basic Education Requirement: Applicants must possess a JD degree from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association (or have an LLM (Master of Laws) degree or other graduate law degree in addition to a JD). GS-12: Applicant must possess a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from a School of Law accredited by the American Bar Association. Applicant must also be a member in good standing of the bar of any state or the District of Columbia. Applicant must also have at least one year of professional (attorney) legal experience that clearly indicates the ability to independently perform complex legal work at a level of difficulty and responsibility commensurate with the duties of this position. GS-13: Applicant must possess a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from a School of Law accredited by the American Bar Association. Applicant must also be a member in good standing of the bar of any state or the District of Columbia. Applicant must also have at least two years of professional (attorney) legal experience that clearly indicates the ability to independently perform complex legal work at a level of difficulty and responsibility commensurate with the duties of this position. In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined above by the closing date of the announcement. Volunteer Experience: "Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills; and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Education This position has a Basic Requirement/Positive Education requirement. See the Qualifications section above for detailed requirement. 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. If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. 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. Additional Information This is a Term Appointment - Time limited more than one year but not more than 4 years. The appointment is not permanent and will not give the employee competitive/permanent status. The U.S. Department of Energy fosters a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This announcement may be used to fill additional similar positions across OIG-DOE if identical vacancies occur within 120 days of the issue date of the referral certificate. More than one selection may be made from this announcement. For general information on government-wide Telework polices visit: www.telework.gov Promotion Potential: Promotion to the full performance level is neither guaranteed nor implied and will be based solely on your ability to satisfactory perform the work of the position, existing work at the higher grade level, and recommending by the position's supervisor. For Reasonable Accommodation information or assistance: Email: reasonableaccommodationoig@hq.doe.gov Phone: (202)586-4393 711 for TTY-Based Telecommunications Relay Service | Federal Communications Commission (fcc.gov)