Attorney Advisor

Department of State - Agency Wide • Washington, DC • 2h ago

Summary This position serves as a Attorney Advisor providing expert legal counsel to the Chairman, Commissioners, Secretary, and staff concerning questions, regulations, laws, practices, or other matters relating to the operations, responsibilities, and functions of the Commission. This position is in the Excepted Service and appointments are made without regard to the legal requirements of the Competitive Service, Executive order, or OPM regulations. Responsibilities Legal Support: Provision of expert legal advice and counsel, including oral and written opinions to Commissioners, senior government officials, and staff on a broad range of questions, regulations, laws, policies, practices, precedents and issues of jurisdiction, diplomatic considerations, and other legal matters concerning the operations, responsibilities, and functions of the Commission. Legal research, interpretation, analysis, oral communication, and writing, including preparing Orders of Approval (and amendments) for applications approved by the Commission and responding to questions arising from Boards and Tasks Forces appointed by the Commission. Collaborating across teams and stakeholders, such as the U.S. and Canadian sections of the Commission (including the counterpart Canadian attorney), contractors, the Department of State, Canadian officials, U.S. inter-agency counterparts, Boards, Working Groups, and other Commission-affiliated entities, and external parties. Drafting or reviewing briefing notes and participating in Commission meetings and other engagements, including providing legal insights and opinions in response to questions from Commissioners, staff, Commission Boards/Task Forces and stakeholders. Managing litigation and/or other conflicts involving the Commission, including developing legal strategies and recommendations for the Commission and its advisory groups, such as Boards and Task Forces. Contracting Compliance Interprets complex technical and legal language in contracts utilizing procedures and provisions under the Department of State Acquisition Regulations (DOSAR) and the Federal Government Acquisition Regulations (FAR). Advises Commissioners, senior management, and all staff on compliance with contract procurement, management, and oversight requirements and drafts and negotiates contacting documents as needed. Works with staff and stakeholders to develop appropriate contractual language and mitigate disputes. Administrative Oversight Provides advice, counsel, and instructions on personnel, performance, and EEO policies and procedures. Supports the operations and functions of the Commission, including drafting, communicating, and interpreting internal Commission policies. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Applicants apply for this position must meet the following requirements to be eligible for further consideration: Law Degree: Applicants must be a graduate of an accredited law school with a J.D. or LL.M. Bar Membership: Applicants must be a current member of a bar in good standing in any state, territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Experience: Applicants must have at least four years of specialized experience with at least one year equivalent to the GS-14 level in the Federal Service, which provided you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of this position. The specialized experience must have been gained after admission to the bar. Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience providing advice and applying advanced concepts and principles of international law, U.S. Federal contracting, environmental law, and/or administrative law, at least two of which were with a U.S. Federal agency or department. Experience interpreting and applying international agreements (including treaties) and/or foreign legal systems. Experience advising leaders, colleagues, and multiple stakeholders (orally and in writing) on complex domestic and international legal issues, such as boundary waters, sovereign and diplomatic immunity, treaty interpretation, appropriations law, and ethics There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-15 position. Education See the qualifications section of this vacancy announcement for education requirements. Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. For a list of accredited organizations recognized as specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials, visit: www.naces.org/members.php. Additional Information For reasonable accommodation at the U.S. Department of State, please contact the Office of Accessibility and Accommodations at OAA@state.gov. If eligible, situational telework agreements may be permitted with supervisory approval. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. If eligible, applicants to this announcement may be referred to other similar positions in other Bureaus/Offices in the Department for up to 240 days. Telework eligibility and security clearance requirements may vary for such similar positions.

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