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The Office of Chief Counsel, General Legal Services (GLS) employs approximately 82 attorneys and 7 paralegals. The Ethics and General Government Law Branch (EGG) acts as the program coordinator and primary advisor to the Deputy Ethics Official, providing legal advice and ethics advisory opinions on all ethics matters, including advice on matters as to the propriety of acts involving Service, Office of Chief Counsel, former employees, and practitioners under 18 U.S.C. Part I, Chapter 11; the Ethics in Government Act; Government-wide, Treasury, Service, and Counsel standards and rules of conduct or behavior, and Treasury Circular 230. EGG issues advisory opinions to agency officials with respect to the multitude of non-tax laws, regulations, and decisions governing "housekeeping" in the management of Federal agencies (e.g., delegations of authority, fiscal law, Federal Advisory Committee Act, agency employee garnishments, intellectual property). EGG provides litigation support to the Department of Justice on general government and legal management matters not otherwise covered by Area Counsel. EGG provides formal ethics training and briefings, wherever needed, and provides legal oversight of the filing, review, and action on financial statements of Service and Chief Counsel employees who are required to file such statements. EGG provides primary legal advice on matters under the procurement integrity statute, coordinating, where necessary, with the Chief, Public Contracts and Technology Law Branch.
As a General Attorney (Senior Counsel), you will:
In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.
To qualify for this position of General Attorney (Non-Tax) Senior Counsel you must meet the qualification requirements listed below by the closing of this announcement:
Basic Requirements for General Attorney (Non-Tax) Senior Counsel:
GS-15 Experience Requirements:
Professional Legal Experience is defined as: Knowledge and expertise with providing ethics advisory opinions and advice on issues arising under the conflict-of-interest provisions of 18 U.S.C Part I, Chapter 11; the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch; the Department of Treasury supplemental standards and employee conduct rules; and/or other standards of conduct or behavior, including Treasury Circular 230 (31 C.F.R. Part 10) and the rules governing the conduct of the legal profession.
Providing other legal services related to the administration of the Ethics in Government Act, including ethics training and briefings, and reviewing financial disclosure reports of Service and Chief Counsel employees who are required to file such reports. Providing advisory opinions to agency officials on non-tax laws, regulations, and decisions governing the management of federal agencies with respect to matters such as appropriations and fiscal law, delegations of authority, records and property management, the Federal Advisory Committee Act, intellectual property, and a wide range of other general government issues.
At least one year of this experience must be equivalent to the work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-14).
Note: Only experience gained after Bar Admission may be credited as Professional Legal Experience.
Education Substitution: An LL.M. degree in the field of the position may be substituted for the one year of the general legal experience listed above.
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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. 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/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume.
For positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying for this position by substituting education or training for experience, submit a copy of your transcripts or equivalent. An official transcript will be required if you are selected.
A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to .
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show 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. If you are qualifying based on foreign education, you must submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency. For further information, visit: .
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. .
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
A complete application includes 1. A resume, 2. Vacancy question responses, and 3. Submission of any required documents. Please note that if you do not provide all required information, as specified in this announcement, you may not be considered for this position (or may not receive the special consideration for which you may be eligible).
All applicants are required to submit a resume either by creating one in USAJOBS or uploading one of their own choosing. (Cover letters are optional.) To receive full credit for relevant experience, please list the month/year and number of hours worked for experience listed on your resume. We suggest that you preview the online questions, as you may need to customize your resume to ensure that it supports your responses to these questions. Please view .
In addition, applicants are required to submit:
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 .
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.
The following instructions outline our application process. You must complete this application process and submit any required documents by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on 06/24/2024 and/or cut-off dates in this announcement. We are available to assist you during business hours (normally 7:30am-4:00pm ET., Monday - Friday). To preview the Application Questionnaire, please click the following link:
If you require a reasonable accommodation for a disability or medical condition during any part of the application and hiring process, please contact Kimberly Johnson, Reasonable Accommodation Coordinator, HR Labor & Employee Relations Division, by phone at 469-801-1728 or by email at . The IRS - Office of Chief Counsel provides reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis. You must contact us by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on the announcement's closing date to request accommodation. If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services.
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Full Time
Business Services
$166k-214k (estimate)
05/25/2024
07/24/2024
irs.gov
WASHINGTON, DC
>50,000
1862
Government
KATIA FANO
<$5M
Business Services
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