Description:
As Deputy Counsel, the incumbent will be a Supervisory General Attorney who serves as the primary assistant to the Counsel to the Inspector General.
Location of position:
Office of Inspector General (OIG)
Office of Counsel to the Inspector General (JC)
1800 F Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20405
We are currently filling one vacancy , but additional vacancies may be filled as needed.
Requirements:
The GS-15 salary range starts at $169,279 to $197,200 per year(includes locality pay). Locality pay will be determined once the duty location has been established.
This position has a positive education requirement: Applicants must submit a copy of their law school transcript(s) by the closing date of announcements to verify qualifications. If selected, an official transcript will be required prior to appointment.
To qualify, you must possess all of the following:
- A Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association (at the time of graduation); AND
- Candidates must be an active member of the Bar in good standing (licensed to practice law) in any State, a Territory of the United States, District of Columbia or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; AND
- At least two years of professional legal experience acquired after being admitted to the bar.
To qualify at the GS-15 level you must possess at least one of the following: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level or higher in the Federal service. At least one year of this experience must be specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level in the Federal service as described below. Specialized Experience: Experience and demonstrated skill in preparing for litigation and knowledge of and experience applying personnel law, the Privacy Act, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Federal procurement and appropriations law, and Government ethics rules.
OR
You must have 5 years of broad, professional legal experience in matters that demonstrate a thorough and wide knowledge of basic principles in the legal profession and (a) outstanding technical competence in the original successful solution of unusual and complex problems or (b) ability in the planning, direction, or coordination of a legal problem.