Attorney-Adviser (General)

Full Job Description

OIG is organized into six operational units: the Immediate Office of the Inspector General, Office of the Counselor, Office of Audits and Evaluations, Office of Healthcare Inspections, Office of Investigations, and Office of Management and Administration.

In addition to the Washington, DC, headquarters, OIG has offices located in more than 60 locations throughout the country.

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Be a current member of a bar with a valid license to practice law in a state or territory of the United States, District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

To qualify at the GS-15 level, you must have four (4) or more years of post-J.D. legal experience, two of which were specialized experience at, or equivalent to, the GS-14 grade level.

Examples of specialized experience must include: Representing Federal agencies or other entities in litigation; OR Serving as first-chair in hearings before administrative entities or courts; OR Providing independent legal advice and guidance on a wide range of complex agency programmatic responsibilities; OR Serving as a liaison with high-level Federal agency program officials.

Major Duties:

As an Attorney-Adviser (General), you will: - Provide expert legal advice and guidance on issues relating to the review and coordination of OIG audits, reviews, investigations, inspections, and other initiatives designed to prevent or detect inefficiency, waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement in VA programs and operations, including routine and dynamic technical legal assistance for planning, conducting and reporting the results of OIG investigations, inspections, reviews and audits.

- Collaborate with attorney colleagues in the office and the OIG's nationwide staff of auditors, analysts, criminal and administrative investigators, and healthcare inspectors.

- Conduct legal research and analysis on complex, difficult, and controversial legal issues concerning the application of criminal, civil, and administrative laws and practices; civil and criminal remedies and enforcement mechanisms; and the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended.

- Play a critical role in the operational planning and report writing activities of OIG work projects.

- Provide expert legal advice on all aspects of the federal procurement process within the OIG, including reviewing and providing opinions on documents and tasks associated with acquisition procedures, source selection and contract administration, such as market research, solicitations, statements of work, contract interpretation, and claims/disputes that require working knowledge of government contract law, including the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

- Provide assistance to Federal prosecutors and other DOJ attorneys in preparation and conduct of criminal and civil proceedings involving VA incumbents, incumbents of other government agencies, and other matters implicating the interests of the OIG or Department.

- Maintain cooperative working relationship with all Department components, other OIGs and government agencies, representatives of Congressional committees, and other entities associated with the operations of the OIG.