Attorney Advisor (General) (Ethics and Appeals)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 94,000 - 173,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development seeks an Attorney Advisor for its General Counsel Office, responsible for legal analysis and reviews pertaining to government ethics laws. Ideal candidates must possess a law degree, bar membership, and significant legal experience at a governmental level.

Qualifications

• Must be a current member of a bar licensed to practice law.
• Experience at GS-13 level or equivalent.
• Demonstrated specialized experience analyzing ethics laws.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and apply government ethics laws.
• Conduct legal reviews of Financial Disclosure reports.
• Provide legal opinions and interpretations of statutes.

Skills

Analyzing laws

Providing legal reviews

Conducting legal research

Managing workloads

Education

J.D. or LL.B.

LL.M.

Job description

Attorney Advisor (General) (Ethics and Appeals)

Pay $94199.00 - $172075.00 / year

Location Washington/District Of Columbia

Employment type Full-Time

Job Description

Req#: 730840100 This position is located in the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of General Counsel.


Duties




The following are the duties of this position at the GS-14. If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties, and will receive training to help you grow in this position.

As a/an Attorney Advisor (General) (Ethics and Appeals), you will:




Requirements





Qualifications




You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Basic Requirements:
Applicants MUST:
(1) be a graduate of an accredited law school with an LL.B. or J.D.;
(2) be a current member of a bar with a valid license to practice law in a state, territory of the United States, District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and
(3) meet all specialized experience requirements as described in the vacancy announcement.

AND

For the GS-14, you must:

Have a professional law degree (LL.B. or J.D.) plus four (4) years of professional legal experience, at least one of which must be specialized experience at a level of difficulty comparable to the GS-13 level in the Federal service.

OR

Have a second professional law degree (LL.M.) plus three (3) years of professional legal experience, at least one of which must be specialized experience at a level of difficulty comparable to the GS-13 level in the Federal service.

OR

Have a first professional law degree (LL.B., or J.D.), plus superior law student work (academic standing in upper 1/3 of the law school graduating class, high-level honors for academic excellence in law school, winning of a moot court competition with other law schools, significant work or achievement on the school's official law review, significant summer clerkship or other evidence of clearly superior achievement) plus three (3) years of professional legal experience, at least one of which must be specialized experience at a level of difficulty comparable to the GS-13 level in the Federal service.

For the GS-14: You must have one year of specialized experience at the GS-13 grade level or equivalent in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as:

- Experience analyzing and applying laws, rules, regulations and related authorities concerning government ethics laws, the Hatch Act and its implementing regulations, the Federal travel regulations, the Federal criminal conflict of interest statutes (18 U.S.C. 201-209) and guidance issued by the Office of Government Ethics (OGE).; AND
- Experience providing substantive legal reviews of Financial Disclosure reports, including nominee reports, for compliance with applicable conflict of interest statutes and regulations.; AND
- Experience analyzing and interpreting federal, state or local statutes. AND
- Managing a heavy workload and developing and maintaining productive working relationships with clients, other organizations and stakeholders, and the public.

For the GS-13, you must:

Have a professional law degree (LL.B. or J.D.) plus three (3) years of professional legal experience, at least one of which must be specialized experience at a level of difficulty comparable to the GS-12 level in the Federal service.

OR

Have a second professional law degree (LL.M.) plus two (2) years of professional legal experience, at least one of which must be specialized experience at a level of difficulty comparable to the GS-12 level in the Federal service.

OR

Have a first professional law degree (LL.B., or J.D.), plus superior law student work (academic standing in upper 1/3 of the law school graduating class, high-level honors for academic excellence in law school, winning of a moot court competition with other law schools, significant work or achievement on the school's official law review, significant summer clerkship or other evidence of clearly superior achievement) plus two (2) years of professional legal experience, at least one of which must be specialized experience at a level of difficulty comparable to the GS-12 level in the Federal service.

For the GS-13: You must have one year of specialized experience at the GS-12 grade level or equivalent in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as:

- Experience analyzing and applying laws, rules, regulations and related authorities concerning government ethics laws, the Hatch Act and its implementing regulations, the Federal travel regulations, the Federal criminal conflict of interest statutes (18 U.S.C. 201-209) and guidance issued by the Office of Government Ethics (OGE).; AND
- Experience providing substantive legal reviews of Financial Disclosure reports, including nominee reports, for compliance with applicable conflict of interest statutes and regulations.; AND
- Experience analyzing and interpreting federal, state or local statutes, and conducting legal research.

For the GS-12, you must:

Have a professional law degree (LL.B. or J.D.) plus two (2) years of professional legal experience, at least one of which must be specialized experience at a level of difficulty comparable to the GS-11 level in the Federal service.

OR

Have a second professional law degree (LL.M.) plus one (1) year of professional legal experience, at least one of which must be specialized experience at a level of difficulty comparable to the GS-11 level in the Federal service.

OR

Have a first professional law degree (LL.B., or J.D.), plus superior law student work (academic standing in upper 1/3 of the law school graduating class, high-level honors for academic excellence in law school, winning of a moot court competition with other law schools, significant work or achievement on the school's official law review, significant summer clerkship or other evidence of clearly superior achievement) plus one (1) year of professional legal experience, at least one of which must be specialized experience at a level of difficulty comparable to the GS-11 level in the Federal service.

For the GS-12: You must have one year of specialized experience at the GS-11 grade level or equivalent in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as:

- Experience analyzing and interpreting federal, state or local statutes, conducting legal research and preparing legal opinions and other legal writings

The experience may have been gained in either the public or private sector. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/date/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resume.

About the company

The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development is a Cabinet department in the executive branch of the U.S. federal government. Although its beginnings were in the House and Home Financing Agency, it was founded as a Cabinet department in 1965, as part of the "Great Society" program of President Lyndon Johnson, to develop and execute policies on housing and metropolises.

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