The Smithsonian Institution's (SI), Office of General Counsel (OGC) seeks an assistant general counsel to provide professional legal advice and services on a variety of matters in support of SI's complex operations and expansive educational mission in a fast-paced environment under the supervision of the General Counsel. This position requires a thorough understanding of the SI's unique legal status and the goals and objectives of an Office of a General Counsel.   

Duties

The essential requirements as an Attorney Advisor (Tax) position require a high degree of legal expertise, experience, and good judgment. The Smithsonian is a trust instrumentality of the United States and a 501(c)(3) organization. Its unique nature differs from Executive Branch departments or agencies and enhances the complexity of the work of the Office of the General Counsel, requiring careful analysis, originality, and excellent judgment in developing and supporting the Institution’s legal positions and arguments.

Requirements

• Pass Pre-employment Background Investigation
• May need to complete a Probationary Period
• Maintain a Bank Account for Direct Deposit/Electronic Transfer
• Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered with Selective Service.
• Submission of a Cover Letter
• Submission of a Writing Sample
• Submission of your Bar Membership showing that you are in Good Standing

Qualifications

ATTENTION: Due to the large number of qualified applicants for positions of this type, this job announcement will close at 11:59 pm Eastern Time on either: (A) The closing date listed above or (B) The date that 200 applications are received; whichever occurs first.  If the announcement closes on the date that 200 applications are received, all applications submitted by 11:59pm that day will be given consideration, including those in excess of 200. There is no OPM qualification standard established for positions in the Attorney-Advisor, 0905 series, and agencies may establish their own standards for these Excepted Service positions. The following minimum qualification requirements will be used to determine if applicants are eligible for further consideration:Education: An applicant must have professional law degree (J.D., LL.B., or LL.M) from an accredited law school, college, or university. (Submit either a copy of your Official or Unofficial Transcripts)Bar Membership: An applicant must currently be a member in good standing of the Bar of the highest court of any state, U.S. commonwealth, U.S. territory or the District of Columbia. (Submit a copy of your membership) Experience: Applicant must have four years of specialized legal experience relevant to the duties of the position or education beyond the first professional degree which included courses directly related to the duties of the position and which has enabled the applicant to step into complex legal work and to operate with a substantial degree of independence and responsibility at the grade 14 level. For this position, specialized experience is defined as extensive knowledge of non-profit tax and contract law and their application to a wide array of binding and non-binding arrangements with donors and domestic and foreign governmental, non-profit, and for-profit entities. 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. Part-time and/or unpaid experience related to this position will be considered to determine the total number of years and months of experience. Be sure to note the number of paid or unpaid hours worked each week.

Education

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Contacts

• Address SMITHSONIAN Office of Human Resources POB 37012, 600 Maryland Avenue, MRC 517 Suite 5060 Washington, District of Columbia 20013-7012 United States
• Name: Fallon Lawson
• Phone: 202-601-9494
• Email: [email protected]