Supervisory Attorney-Advisor

Education: All attorney and law clerk trainee positions have a minimum requirement of completing a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) or Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from an accredited school (accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA).

Bar Membership: All attorney positions require current active bar membership (hold active license to practice law). Admission to the bar of any State, territory, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, District of Columbia, or Federal Court is acceptable. Employees must maintain active bar membership while employed as an attorney with the EPA OIG. Active Bar membership must be verified prior to appointment.

You MUST provide transcripts to support your educational claims. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable during the application process. Official transcripts will be required upon appointment.

All materials must be submitted by the closing date of this announcement.

All education claimed by applicants will be verified.

EXCEPTED SERVICE: This position is being filled using the excepted service hiring authority Schedule A, 213.3102(d). Attorneys for this occupation.

The Office of Counsel provides independent legal and policy advice to all components of the OIG on a variety of substantive and procedural matters relating to the OIG’s audit, evaluation, investigation, and other activities. This office represents the OIG in administrative litigation before the Merit Systems Protection Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the U.S. Department of Labor. This position serves as a Deputy Counsel to the Inspector General in EPA OIG's Office of Counsel and provides an opportunity for a seasoned attorney to function in a generalist environment with a focus on a wide variety of investigation, audit, evaluation and management issues. This position will require supervision of the OC staff and involvement in OC management. An active Bar membership is required.

The ideal candidate will perform the following duties:

Applicants must possess a J.D. or LL.B. degree and be an active member of the bar in good standing (any jurisdiction) and must have at least two or more years of post J.D./LL.B. experience, including knowledge of Federal statutes and regulations, experience in working collaboratively with DOJ or USAO that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge and ability to successfully perform the duties of the position.

To qualify at the GS-15 level, applicants must have four or more years of post-J.D. legal experience in ethics, two of which were specialized experience at, or equivalent to, the GS-14 grade level.

Examples of specialized experience include:

• Independently performing legal analysis; composing memoranda, pleadings, briefs and other court documents involving unique and/or difficult legal issues.
• Providing legal advice to senior officials, managers and employees on Federal statutes and regulations.
• Analyzing allegations for potential violations of law; creating investigative plans; conducts investigative interviews; obtains electronic and documentary evidence; reviews and organizes evidence.
• Presenting matters to the Department of Justice and U.S. Attorneys and drafting investigative reports. Conducts briefings or training of senior level staff; leading attorneys, paralegals or support
• Preparing justifications and formulating recommendations for criminal prosecutions and civil lawsuits by the DOJ, or through alternative means, such as the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act.