ATTORNEY ADVISOR

DC Department of Human Resources; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 141,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and life insurance

Retirement benefits

Job summary

DC Department of Human Resources seeks a seasoned attorney for the Office of the General Counsel. The role involves handling complex legal matters, providing opinions and drafting language for decisions, and advising contracting staff on negotiations.

Applicants must hold a Juris Doctorate and be active DC Bar members, with several years of post-JD experience. This security-sensitive position requires background checks and offers comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of D.C. personnel regulations and D.C. Bar Rules to provide expert legal advice to the OCP.
• Ability to apply procedures and policies to a variety of situations and circumstances.
• Work involves broad functions and processes in the legal and advisory field.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a senior attorney handling the more complex and difficult matters; reviews legal documents and case law for legal sufficiency.
• Provides statements of reasons and draft language to obviate objections; analyzes proposed orders, legislation, policy, regulations for legal sufficiency.
• Assists in review and negotiation of legal agreements; coordinates with contracting staff and stakeholders; counsels on negotiations.
• Reviews hearing records, briefs, rulings; analyzes and provides recommendations to supervisor.
• Prepares memoranda on legal questions and drafts tentative documents of final decision.
• Acts as attorney advisor in suspension and debarment matters; conducts due diligence and research; manages legal records.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Legal research

Oral/written communication

Regulatory compliance

Negotiation

Education

Juris Doctorate (J.D.)

Job description

General Job Information

Join a dynamic public agency proudly serving the over 700,000 residents of the District of Columbia. The DC Office of Contracting and Procurement (OCP) provides contracting services for client agencies and offices in the District. The mission of OCP is to partner with vendors and District agencies to purchase quality goods and services in a timely manner and at a reasonable cost, while ensuring that all purchasing actions are conducted fairly and impartially. OCP manages the acquisition of over $10 billion in goods, services, and construction annually on behalf of 79 District agencies. OCP is powered by a diverse team of innovative professionals committed to helping our client agencies reach their goals and accomplish their missions. In addition to contracting and procurement services, OCP’s Surplus Property Division collects, manages, and reuses District-owned and federal surplus property. OCP’s most important resource is our people. We are committed to attracting the best and brightest talent and support them by creating an environment that allows them to do their best work.

Office of the General Counsel

The Office of the General Counsel provides legal services to the procurement staff including legal advice, litigation support to the Office of the Attorney General, responds to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, draft regulations and legislation

Duties

• Serves as a senior attorney handling the more complex and difficult matters. Reviews various legal documents and relevant case law to determine whether execution or non-execution of proposed actions is legal sufficient and in the best interest of the District of Columbia government.
• Provides statement of reasons and draft language necessary to obviate objections. Examines and analyze proposed orders, legislation, policy and procedure, regulations, and other legal documents from various sources for legal sufficiency, both as to the form and substance. Performs research and provides oral or written opinions.
• Assists in the review and negotiation of legal agreements. Coordinates with contracting staff, program agencies and other stakeholders as needed. Provides advice and counsel to contracting staff on negotiations.
• Reviews records of hearings, including briefs filed, exceptions taken, rulings made, tentative decisions, as well as reports of findings of fact and conclusions of law. Analyzes same and provides recommendations to supervisor as appropriate.
• Prepares memoranda on legal questions and proposals and drafts tentative documents of final decision.
• Acts as attorney advisor in suspension and debarment matters before the Chief Procurement Officer. Performs due diligence and legal research, prepares and reviews documents as the basis for hearings or other actions, manages the legal record, provides advice and counsel to relevant District stakeholders and assists in preparing final decisions.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Knowledge of D.C. personnel regulations and D.C. Bar Rules sufficient to provide expert legal advice to the OCP. Ability to apply the appropriate procedures and policies to a variety of situations and circumstances. The work consists of broad functions and processes in the legal and advisory field.

Education And Experience

Possession of a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) degree from an American Bar Association (ABA) accredited law school at the at time of appointment.

Minimum of three (3) years (five (5) or more years preferred) of post J.D. legal experience.

Licensures, Certifications And Other Requirements

The incumbent must be an active member in good standing of the District of Columbia Bar or be admitted in another United States jurisdiction, be eligible to waive in and be admitted into the District of Columbia Bar within 365 days of appointment. If eligible for waiver, incumbent must apply for admission to the District of Columbia Bar prior to commencing employment. An appointee to the Legal Service position shall remain a member in good standing of the District of Columbia Bar during his/her employment in the Legal Service.

Proof Of Education

Candidates are required to provide proof of education in order to advance through the selection process. To expedite the review of your application materials, upload a copy of your COLLEGE TRANSCRIPT(S) that demonstrates possession of the required educational credential(s) listed above.

Writing Sample

Applicants must submit a writing sample along with their application that demonstrates their ability to clearly and effectively communicate complex or technical legal issues. The sample should come from prior professional work experience; if unavailable, an academic sample representing the applicant’s own work is acceptable. Confidential or proprietary information may be redacted as appropriate.

References

Please include a list of three professional references with your application.

Conditions Of Employment

While on duty, District employees are prohibited from possessing, dispensing, or being impaired by controlled substances, including alcohol. All District employees are subject to drug and alcohol testing when there is a reasonable suspicion of impairment or following any on-duty accident or incident involving injury to person or property.

Work Environment

The work is performed in an office environment.

Employment Benefits

Employees will be eligible to receive health and life insurance benefits and retirement benefits. More information about these benefits is available on the D.C. Department of Human Resources (DCHR) website at www.dchr.dc.gov.

Other Significant Facts

This position has been deemed security sensitive. Accordingly, you must successfully pass a criminal background and consumer check as a condition of employment and will be subject to periodic criminal background checks for the duration of your tenure.

Closing Statement

Official job offers are made by the Office of Contracting and Procurement (OCP), Office of Human Resources only.

Tour of Duty: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM

Pay Plan, Series, Grade: LA-0905-14

Salary Range: $140,767- $183,031 Per Annum, based on funding.

Promotion Potential: No Known Promotion Potential

Duration of Appointment: Full-Time

Collective Bargaining Unit: (Non-Union): This position is in a collective bargaining unit.

Position Designation: Security

Promotion Potential: None

Vacancy : One (1)

Servicing Agency: Office of Contracting and Procurement (OCP) Headquarters, 441 4t St. NW, Washington, DC 20001

Position Security Designation: The positions has been deemed Security-Sensitive under the guidelines of the DC Personnel Manual. Incumbents of this position are subject to enhanced suitability screening pursuant to Chapter 4 of DC personnel regulations. Accordingly, applicants must successfully pass a criminal background and consumer credit check as a condition of employment and will be subject to periodic criminal background checks for the duration of their tenure.

This announcement will be used for both current and future vacancies.