With a emphasis on high ethical standards, excellence in public service and delivery of superlative advice and counsel, DOI Solicitor's Office performs legal work for the United States Department of the Interior, and manages the Departmental Ethics Office and Departmental FOIA Office. With more than five hundred total employees, more than four hundred of which are licensed attorneys, the Office strives to provide sound legal services to fulfill the Department's diverse and wide-ranging mission.

Duties

Serves as an Attorney-Adviser with the Department of the Interior (DOI), Office of the Solicitor (OS), Division of General Law (Washington, DC), Branch of Acquisition and Intellectual Property (AIP), assisting the Department's Orphaned Wells Program Office (OWPO) and the Acquisitions Directorate (AQD), Interior Business Center (IBC) in the design and execution of the Orphaned Well Program through procurement actions (federal assistance and contracts). The primary objective of this project is to remediate orphaned wells on State and Tribal land. This multi-agency effort includes DOI OWPO, the U.S. Forest Service (USDA), the U.S. Department of Energy, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Interstate Oil & Gas Compact Commission. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's (BIL) historic investments will help revitalize local economies and support jobs, while addressing environmental impacts from legacy developments. This is a temporary excepted appointment not-to-exceed 2 years and may be extended for additional periods of time without further competition. At the full performance level of GS-14 the major duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following: 1. Applying the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), 2 CFR 200, and agency acquisition regulations supplements, other regulations, laws, and policies affecting federal procurement and assistance, ethical considerations, and good editorial and business judgment when reviewing for legal sufficiency: (a) source selection plans, solicitations, source selection evaluations and decisions, Notice of Funding Opportunities, federal financial assistance guidance, and resulting/related contracts, grant awards and cooperative agreements. 2. Cooperating with officials and staff of IBC and OWPO in their headquarters, regional and state offices; officials and staff of other bureaus of DOI; other attorneys within the Office of the Solicitor, attorneys in DOJ, including attorneys in the offices of the U.S. Attorneys; officials in other Federal agencies; and State, local or tribal officials. There may also be interactions with attorneys and others representing non-governmental interests. 3. Conducting legal research and producing opinions and memoranda requiring a high degree of creative legal effort, judgment, and discretion, often harmonizing conflicting positions in areas with little or no precedent, while promoting goals of uniformity, simplicity, and efficiency. 4. Providing on-the-spot legal guidance in the resolution of complex procurement, administrative, and program issues. 5. General familiarity with such laws as the: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL); Administrative Procedure Act, Endangered Species Act, National Environmental Policy Act, and various Federal laws and regulations related to appropriations and federal financial assistance, including contracts, cooperative agreements, and grants. Salary Range Information: Washington, DC: GS-13: $112,015 - $145,617 per annum GS-14: $132,368 - $172,075 per annum NOTE: First time hires to the Federal Government are typically hired at the beginning salary in the range for their respective grade level. This vacancy may be used to fill additional positions as vacancies become available.

Requirements

Qualifications

In order to better assess your qualifications for this position, when preparing your cover letter, please address your experience in or familiarity with any of the following areas of law: Procurement, Federal Financial Assistance, including contracts and grants. In addition, please address your experience in or familiarity with the following areas of legal work: research and writing legal memoranda and opinions; providing oral or written legal advice or recommendations to Federal, state, local, or tribal agencies, clients, judges, and/or senior attorneys; and drafting or interpreting regulations or legislation. Basic Qualification Requirements Applicants must be law school graduates with LL.B. or J.D. degrees AND applicants must be an active member in good standing of a state, territory of the United States, District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico bar. Applicants must also meet one of the following:--possess at least 1-year of professional legal experience following law school graduation; OR--have a second professional law degree; OR--meet any of the criteria indicated below:(a) academic standing in top one-third of law school graduating class;(b) graduation with academic honors;(c) significant participation on the law school's law review;(d) significant participation in the law school's moot court competition;(e) significant participation in a clinical legal aid program;(f) significant summer law office clerk experience; or(g) other equivalent evidence of clearly superior achievement. GS-13/14: In addition to meeting the basic qualification requirements described above, applicants must also have the following additional years of professional legal experience for the grade level indicated: To qualify for a GS-13 applicants must possess at least 3-years of professional legal experience following law school graduation. To qualify for a GS-14 applicants must possess at least 4.5-years of professional legal experience following law school graduation; 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. For any of the grades indicated above you can substitute one year of experience with any of the following: Have a second professional law degree; OR Meet any of the criteria indicated below: academic standing in top one-third of law school graduating class; other equivalent evidence of clearly superior achievement. significant summer law office clerk experience; or significant participation in a clinical legal aid program; significant participation in the law school's moot court competition. significant participation on the law school's law review; graduation with academic honors. Candidates should have excellent oral communication, writing, research and analysis skills, and the ability to work effectively with other people, and exercise sound judgment. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualification Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions and is available at OPM's website:https://www.opm.gov/qualifications/standards/indexes/num-ndx.asp All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

Education: If this position requires specific educational course work to qualify, or you are qualifying based in whole or part on education, you are required to provide transcripts as proof of meeting the requirements.

Foreign Education: Education completed in colleges or universities outside the United States may be used to meet the specific educational requirements as stated above. You must provide acceptable documentation that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-policies/#url=e4

Contacts

• Address
• Name: Celeste Swanson
• Email: [email protected]