This vacancy is for a General Attorney (Public Notice Flyer) in the Office of the Secretary within the Department of Commerce.
The Office of the General Counsel ("OGC") is seeking highly qualified candidates to fill numerous vacancies, across multiple practice areas, within the Office of the Deputy General Counsel for Administration ("DGCA"): Employment Litigation and Information (ELI) is responsible for all litigation brought by or against the Department and oversees matters involving information law.
The office is comprised of three divisions: the Employment and Labor Law Division, the General Litigation Division, and the Information Law Division. Ethics Law and Program (ELP) is accountable for administration of Commerce's government ethics program. This encompasses all bureaus and offices. The primary mission is to prevent conflicts of interest arising for Commerce personnel, through rigorous training, financial disclosure reviews, and advice and counsel activities.
ELP supports departmental risk mitigation and provides support related to guidance on the Hatch Act. Common guidance areas include financial and personal conflicts of interest, outside activities, gifts, and post-employment restrictions. Legislation and Regulation (L&R) manages the Department's legislative and regulatory legal functions.
L&R oversees the Department's legislative review process, reviews and clears rulemaking proposals prepared by bureaus and offices, and serves as the Department's liaison with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on legislative and regulatory matters. The office consists of the Legislative Division and the Regulatory Division.
Office of Accountability (OA) is responsible for ensuring that the Department maintains the highest standards of performance and conduct across its 40,000+ person workforce. OA attorneys investigate instances of serious misconduct and poor performance and initiate appropriate corrective action. OA attorneys work on high-profile, sensitive personnel matters that threaten the Department's mission.
Transactions and Program Management's (TPM) three divisions provide legal services and guidance to the Department's senior leadership and bureau program offices regarding procurement, real property, financial assistance, interagency, and other special agreement transactions with outside parties and represents the Department in any litigation arising from procurement and real property matters.
The office also provides legal advice on areas of environmental compliance and regulation, and general administrative law and agency operations not covered by other components of OGC, including fiscal law, trademark and copyright law, directives management and delegations of authority, personal property law, and travel and transportation law, among other issues.
This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other General Attorney (Public Notice Flyer) GS-0905-11/12/13/14/15, FPL GS-15 positions within the Office of the Secretary in the same geographical location with the same qualifications and specialized experience.
See Qualifications Above.
This position is with Office of the Secretary, Department of Commerce.
The posted pay range is $85447 – $197200/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
Applications close on 2027-05-10.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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