With an emphasis on high ethical standards, excellence in public service and the delivery of superlative advice and counsel, DOI Solicitor's Office performs the legal work for the U.S. Department of the Interior, and manages the Departmental Ethics Office and Departmental FOIA Office. The Boise Field Solicitor Office strives to provide sound legal services to its client agencies in an effort to fulfill the Department's diverse and wide-ranging mission.
This position is located within the Office of the Secretary of the Interior, Pacific Northwest Region, Boise, ID Field Office, BOISE,IDAHO. At the full performance level GS-14 the major duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following: Providing legal support primarily to the Bureau of Reclamation, within the Department of the Interior.
This support will include counseling and litigation work on legal issues related to its work within the Pacific Northwest Region and will involve coordination of agency or departmental positions with other federal agencies and the Department of Justice.
Providing oral and written legal advice and counseling on matters and helping the Department of Justice trial attorneys defend the same, on legal issues involving state water law, Reclamation law, Indian Law, the National Environmental Policy Act, the Endangered Species Act, National Historic Preservation Act, and Clean Water Act, and other environmental laws.
Providing oral and written legal advice and counseling on matters involving Federal Acquisition Regulation, the Freedom of Information Act, federal appropriation law, contract law, and property/land use law. Lead attorney in both federal administrative litigation for federal procurement contracts (Federal Acquisition Regulations) and state water agency administrative litigation.
Salary Information: First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the lower salary range of the grade level. GS-13: $106,437 (step 1) - $138,370 (step 10) per annum. GS-14: $125,776 (step 1) - $163,514 (step 10) per annum.
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
This position is with Office of the Solicitor, Department of the Interior.
The posted pay range is $106437 – $163514/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
Applications close on 2026-09-25.
There are 2 openings for this position.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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