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Attorney Advisor
National Endowment for the Humanities
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities
Location
Washington, District of Columbia
Salary
$102,415 - $133,142
per year
Type
Full-Time
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March 12, 2026
GS-12 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $74,441 - $96,770
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-11. Advanced degree + significant experience.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job is for a lawyer who provides legal advice to officials at a government agency that funds humanities projects, helping with issues like contracts, ethics rules, and public information requests.
It involves researching laws, drafting documents, and supporting programs related to agency operations.
A good fit would be someone with a few years of legal experience in government or federal matters, who can work independently or in a team and explain complex ideas clearly.
Key Requirements
- J.D. degree from an accredited law school
- At least 2 years of experience as a practicing attorney
- Ability to analyze complex legal and factual issues and communicate them orally and in writing
- Knowledge of legal and administrative processes, including litigation practice
- Experience with federal grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements
- Familiarity with federal ethics rules, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), and personnel laws
Full Job Description
NEH is an independent grant-making agency of the government dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities.
This position description is for an Attorney-Advisor in the Office of the General Counsel (OGC) at the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).
The OGC provides legal advice and assistance to the Chairman of the NEH and other officials on a variety of matters concerning the activities of the NEH.
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 the Freedom of Information Act; 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.
Major Duties:
Renders legal advice to key agency officials on a broad range of legal questions concerning the activities of the NEH.
Researches, interprets, and provides verbal and written analysis of NEH enabling legislation, federal ethics laws, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) matters, regulatory requirements, the law of government grants and contracts, appropriations law, and personnel regulations, among other areas of the law.
Reviews and analyzes contracts, interagency agreements, grant guidelines, administrative directives and other legal documents.
Drafts regulations, legal opinions and briefs, memoranda, directives, meeting minutes, and reports to other federal agencies.
Assists in the administration of NEH's ethics and Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) programs; coordinates agency's responses and obligations under FOIA.
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