Attorney Adviser (General)

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This position is in the Office of General Counsel (OGC). The OGC provides legal advice to the Inspector General, senior staff, and others in OIG on the full range of activities within OIG, including inspections, investigations and audits. OGC is responsible for managing OIG's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act programs. The Counsel to the Inspector General reports to the Inspector General and is independent from the State Department's Legal Adviser and USAGM's General Counsel. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. BASIC REQUIREMENTS (applicable to ALL grade levels): Education: Must be a graduate of a law school possessing the first professional law degree (LL.B. or J.D.) Bar Membership: Attorney positions require current active bar membership. Admission to the bar of any State, territory, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, District of Columbia, or Federal Court is acceptable. Active bar membership is verified prior to appointment. Employees must maintain active bar membership while employed as an attorney. All applicants must verify completion of this basic requirement by submitting both proof of professional law degree and proof of bar membership within US jurisdiction. Please see the "Required Documents" section of this announcement for additional information. For the GS-13 position, applicants must have specialized experience with at least one year equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal Service, which provided you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of this position. Qualifying specialized experience for the GS-13 position must demonstrate the following: Knowledge of various federal practice legal disciplines, including fiscal/procurement laws, ethics, federal grants or assistance, administrative law, personnel law, criminal law and procedures, and privacy law. Experience assisting with sensitive or highly visible/high level official matters. Experience assisting with the provision of clear and concise verbal and written legal guidance, including persuasive memoranda, advisory opinions, and other legal documents. Experience assisting with various aspects of litigation. For the GS-14 position, applicants must have specialized experience with at least one year equivalent to the GS-13 level in the Federal Service, which provided you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of this position. Qualifying specialized experience for the GS-14 position must demonstrate the following: Experience in a broad range of federal practice legal disciplines, including fiscal/procurement laws, ethics, federal grants or assistance, administrative law, personnel law, criminal law and procedures, and privacy law. Experience independently handling sensitive or highly visible/high level official matters, with minimal supervision. Experience providing clear and concise verbal and written legal guidance, including persuasive memoranda, advisory opinions, and other legal documents, with minimal supervision. Experience handling various aspects of litigation, with minimal supervision. There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-13 or GS-14 position.

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