Job opening: Attorney-Advisor
Salary: $94 199 - 122 459 per year
Published at: Aug 14 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
NEH is an independent grant-making agency of the government dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities.
Duties
Renders legal advice to key agency officials on a broad range of legal questions concerning the activities of the NEH.
Interprets NEH enabling legislation, conflicts of interest and ethics questions, FOIA matters, and regulatory requirements.
Reviews and approves for legality contracts, agreements, and legal documents.
Drafts regulations, legal opinions, memoranda, directives, and reports r=to other federal agencies.
Requirements
- U.S. Citizen
- Relevant Experience and/or Education
- Favorable background investigation
- Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with the Selective Service
Qualifications
Your application will be assessed based on your possession of the following knowledge, skills, abilities, and/or competencies:
1. Ability to analyze complex factual and legal issues and communicate them orally and in writing;
2. Ability to work independently, as well as part of a team, with appropriate supervision given the experience level;
3. Knowledge of legal and administrative processes and litigation practice;
4. Legal experience with grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements;
5. Legal experience with Federal ethics rules and regulations; and
6. Legal experience in labor-relations, equal employment and/or Federal personnel laws.
At the GS-12 level: Candidates must possess a J.D. and at least 2 years of experience as a practicing attorney.
Education
Applicants must possess a J.D. or equivalent degree and be a member in good standing of a recognized bar of a State, a Territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia.
Contacts
- Address National Endowment for the Humanities
400 7th Street SW
Washington, DC 20506
US
- Name: NEH Human Resources
- Phone: 2026068415
- Email: humanresources@neh.gov
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