Attorney Adviser

01BASIC REQUIREMENTS

Applicants must have a first professional law degree (Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) or Juris Doctor (J.D.)) obtained from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association at the time the degree was obtained.

02Licensure

Applicants must be an active member in good standing of the bar of a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States. Supporting documentation must be included with the application package.

In addition to applicants meeting the minimum education and licensure requirement, you must meet the below grade-level requirement of the Attorney position: To qualify at the GS-13 grade level, applicants must have J.D. degree, be an active member of the bar in good standing (any jurisdiction), have at least 3 years of post J.D. legal experience, one of which was specialized experience at, or equivalent to, the GS-12 grade level.

To qualify at the GS-14 grade level, applicants must have J.D. degree, be an active member of the bar in good standing (any jurisdiction), have at least 4 years of post J.D. legal experience, one of which was specialized experience at, or equivalent to, the GS-13 grade level.

To qualify at the GS-15 grade level, applicants must have J.D. degree, be an active member of the bar in good standing (any jurisdiction), have at least 5 years of post J.D. legal experience, one of which was specialized experience at, or equivalent to, the GS-14 grade level.

Applicants must meet all qualification requirements, including the following, by closing date of this announcement:1.) Be a graduate of a law school accredited by the American Bar Association at the time of graduation.2.) Be a current member of a bar with a valid license to practice law in a state or territory of the United States, District of Columbia or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). 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.

The qualification requirements listed above must be met by the closing date. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

This is an OPEN CONTINOUS ANNOUNCEMENT, applications will be accepted until January 25, 2027 or until vacancies are filled. Attorney Advisors (General) in the Office of Counsel (OC) provide legal advice, services, and policy recommendations to the Inspector General and a nationwide staff of auditors, information technology experts, investigators, and program analysts.

Typical work assignments include representing the OIG before administrative bodies, conducting investigations into suspected violations of laws of the United States and rules and regulations relating to programs and operations of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), providing legal advice and policy recommendations to the Inspector General and OIG program offices on civil, criminal, and administrative law matters, including program fraud, ethics, contracting, and procurement.

The range of legal duties include: Preparing legal analysis and advice to the OIG on legal and policy implications of DHS and DHS OIG activities and plans. Interpreting legislation, executive orders, regulations, and policy directives. Conducting legal research addressing complicated and novel issues of law by examining Federal and state statutes, regulations, Executive Orders, court decisions, and legislative hearings and committee reports, and by analyzing factual, technical, and legal issues.

Coordinating with and providing support as Agency Counsel to the DOJ and USAOs on federal court litigation involving DHS OIG and its employees. Responding to Congressional inquiries through our Office Executive Operations and Communication (EOC) on a wide variety of issues.