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Office of the Chief Financial Officer
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Base salary range: $123,041 - $159,950
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-14. Senior leader or top expert.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
This job involves leading a team of lawyers who advise on federal budget laws for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, ensuring the agency follows rules for spending government money correctly.
It requires supervising staff, handling complex legal issues related to funding, and working closely with government officials and Congress.
A good fit would be an experienced attorney with strong leadership skills, deep knowledge of federal finance laws, and the ability to manage high-pressure workloads while building partnerships.
This position is located in the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of the Chief Financial Officer. Washington D.C. is the duty location for this position. The Washington, D.C.
office is anticipated to relocate to Alexandria, Virginia. Applicants selected for the Washington, D.C. duty location may be required to report to the Washington, D.C.
office upon entry on duty and subsequently transition to reporting to the Alexandria, Virginia location. You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
Basic Requirements: Applicants MUST: (1) be a graduate of an accredited law school with an LL.B.
or J.D.; (2) be a current member of a bar with a valid license to practice law in a state, territory of the United States, District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and (3) meet all specialized experience requirements as described in the vacancy announcement.
AND Specialized Experience: for GS-15 is defined as: - Experience with Federal Fiscal Laws and the Federal Appropriations process and requirements, including the GAO Redbook and the Anti-deficiency Act; AND - Providing effective legal advice on novel complex issues, managing a heavy workload, and developing and maintaining highly collaborative and productive working relationships with clients, other agencies, stakeholders, and the public; AND - Experience in managing or supervising attorneys and non-attorney staff.
For the GS-15, you must: Have a professional law degree (LL.B.
or J.D.), plus five (5) years of professional legal experience, at least one of which must be specialized experience at a level of difficulty comparable to the GS-14 level in the Federal service.
OR Have a second professional law degree (LL.M.) plus four (4) years of professional legal experience, at least one of which must be specialized experience at a level of difficulty comparable to the GS-14 level in the Federal service.
OR Have a first professional law degree (LL.B., or J.D.), plus superior law student work (academic standing in upper 1/3 of the law school graduating class, high-level honors for academic excellence in law school, winning of a moot court competition with other law schools, significant work or achievement on the school's official law review, significant summer clerkship or other evidence of clearly superior achievement) plus four (4) years of professional legal experience, at least one of which must be specialized experience at a level of difficulty comparable to the GS-14 level in the Federal service.
The experience may have been gained in either the public or private sector. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis.
To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/date/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resume. Major Duties:
As a/an Supervisory Attorney-Adviser (General) (Director of Appropriations Law Division), you will: Represent the CFO on matters of appropriations law, and provides legal advice to HUD management, OMB, and Congressional sources to assist in the development of HUD's budget and enactment of HUD's Appropriations Act, and to assure HUD's compliance with appropriations law in the pursuit of its mission.
Assign lead responsibility for new ADA investigations, actively participates in the review and assessment of new ADA investigations, and effectively works with others to implement corrective actions in order to minimize current impacts and eliminate future occurrences of potential ADA violations.
Provide direct supervision to subordinate attorneys and support staff within the Division.
Supervisory authority includes identifying individuals for training and reviewing training applications or providing training personally, as appropriate.
Ensure lead Attorneys and Division staff complete timely final analyses and drafts, including all necessary factual, financial, legal, and funds control elements for draft and final reports, including reports to the President and Congress where determinations show ADA was violated, and closing memoranda where determinations show ADA was not violated.
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