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This vacancy is for a Supervisory Attorney Advisor (Ethics) in the Office of the Secretary within the Department of Commerce. The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), Office of the General Counsel, Ethics Law and Programs Office is seeking to hire an experienced and innovative individual who will enjoy working in a dynamic and mission-driven organization. This is a Public Notice. Please read this Public Notice in its entirety prior to submitting your application for consideration.
Learn more about this agency12/15/2023 to 01/29/2024
$155,700 - $183,500 per year
GS 15
No
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.
No
Permanent
Full-time
Excepted
15
Yes
No
OS-OGC-24-12236686
764676900
Applications will be accepted from all U.S. Citizens.
As a Supervisory Attorney Advisor (Ethics)(Public Notice Flyer), you will perform the following duties:
Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/
Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government.
The successful candidate must possess the following skills and abilities:
It is also preferrable for the candidate to have:
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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies; knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
To qualify at the GS-15 level: You must have a professional law degree (LL.B. or J.D.), plus five (5) years of professional legal experience, at least one of which must be specialized experience at a level of difficulty comparable to the GS-14 level in the Federal service.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: experience identifying and analyzing complex legal issues involved in federal ethics law. Expertise is preferred in a broad variety of ethics subject areas such as federal criminal conflict of interest statutes, federal standards of ethical conduct regulations, financial disclosure requirements, procurement integrity provisions, lobbying rules, political activity restrictions, and program compliance. 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 résumé.
You must have a professional law degree (LL.B. or J.D.), plus five (5) years of professional legal experience, at least one of which must be specialized experience at a level of difficulty comparable to the GS-14 level in the Federal service.
This position does not confer non-competitive conversion to the competitive service. Acceptance of an excepted service appointment from applicants in the competitive service will require a written statement of understanding when voluntarily leaving the competitive service.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Applicants will be rated based on their education, experience, demonstrated legal research and writing abilities, and performance during the interview process.
Basis for evaluation: If eligible and meeting basic qualifications, your application package will be evaluated in conjunction with your resume and supporting documents for the required knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) to successfully perform the duties of this position:
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above. Applicants will be rated based on their education, experience, demonstrated legal research and writing abilities, and performance during the interview process. Basis for evaluation: If eligible and meeting basic qualifications, your application package will be evaluated in conjunction with your résumé and supporting documents for the required knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) to successfully perform the duties of this position:
A complete application consists of the following:
Failure to provide documents, if selected, may result in lost consideration.
Please DO NOT put your SSN on pages within your application package. Privacy Act - Privacy Act Notice (PL 93-579): The information requested here is used to determine qualifications for employment and is authorized under Title 5 U.S.C. 3302 and 3361.
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 schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
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.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING RESUMES AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION
Submit required documents email to EthicsDivision@doc.gov with the subject line "Supervisory Attorney-Advisor (Ethics)".
Contact phone number: (202) 482-5384
Contact address: U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of the General Counsel, Ethics Office, Mail Stop 5875, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington DC 20230.
Once your application is received we will conduct an evaluation of your qualifications and determine your eligibility. You will only be contacted if you are found eligible and if you are selected for an interview.
Applying to this announcement certifies that you give permission for OGC to share your application with others in OGC for similar positions.
By submitting your application, you are certifying the accuracy of the information contained in your application. If you make a false statement in any part of your application, you may not be hired; you may be terminated after you begin work; or, you may be fined or jailed.
After making a tentative job offer, we will conduct a suitability/security background investigation.
You will be required to submit official documentation prior to appointment. The agency will then verify the information provided on your application (i.e., degree, veterans' preference, disability, etc.).
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/764676900. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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The Ethics Law and Programs Office provides legal advice and services primarily focused on matters relating to federal criminal conflict of interest statutes, federal standards of ethical conduct regulations, financial disclosure requirements, procurement integrity provisions, lobbying rules, and political activity restrictions. The selectee will serve as Attorney Adviser to provide supervision of the ethics compliance program staff and as the lead attorney responsible for managing all ethics compliance program requirements, including financial disclosure, and training throughout the Department (including bureaus and components).
Responsibilities include overseeing the implementation and management of department-wide ethics programs for compliance by analyzing, monitoring, and reporting on Department progress towards identified risk areas. Selectee will also review public and confidential financial disclosure reports and travel gift reports regarding conflicts of interest; engage in supplemental fact-finding and investigations and mitigate conflicts or problems discovered in public and confidential financial disclosure reports; certify that reports are complete, accurate, and compliance with conflict of interest and other ethics rules and develop improvements to systems and procedures, as required by the Ethics in Government Act.
