QUALIFICATIONS

Basic Requirement: To meet the basic qualification requirements for this position, you must have professional legal training, be a graduate from a full course of study in a School of Law accredited by the American Bar Association, and be a member in good standing of a bar of a state, or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.AND
GS-13: Must have at least two years of legal work experience as a practicing attorney in good standing that includes handling litigation matters.
GS-14: Must have at least three years of legal work experience as a practicing attorney in good standing that includes independently handling litigation matters.
Desired Qualifications -The ideal candidate for this position would have some of (but not limited to) the following experience: Experience providing legal and legislative services and policy advice in connection with audits, evaluations, investigations, special projects, legislation and regulations, ethics, whistleblower protection, Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act, and operations.
You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
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.

EDUCATION

You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.
PASS/FAIL COURSES: If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) was taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the 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. For further information, visit:http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

IF YOU ARE RELYING ON YOUR EDUCATION TO MEET QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

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.

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.

• How to Apply

To apply for this position, you must complete the online application and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST)on 07/26/2023 to receive consideration.

To begin, click Apply Online to access an online application. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account or you may need to create a new account.

• You will be taken to an online application. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation, and submit the application.
• You will receive an email notification when your application has been received for the announcement.
• To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login, select the Application Status link and then select the More Information link for this position. The Application Status page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and your responses submitted to the online application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.

You may preview the assessment questionnaire by clicking here: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12008481

IF YOU ARE RELYING ON YOUR EDUCATION TO MEET QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

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.
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.
Help

• Provides legal advice and assistance to the senior executives, managers and staff of the OIG.
• Resolves legal and factual issues with little or no preliminary instruction, making recommendations concerning policy determinations that affect OIG operations, and developing relationships with agency officials, DOJ attorneys and counterparts in other IG offices.
• Assists in the preparation of subpoenas for issuance and helps facilitate subpoena enforcement matters.
• Assists in litigating cases before administrative agencies such as Merit Systems Protection Board, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and other third parties.
• Provides legal advice including, but is not limited to matters such as, audits, investigations, Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act requests, redaction matters, whistleblower protection, and internal OIG operations.
• Performs other duties as assigned.