The Attorney Advisor will: 

• Represent OIG in the litigation and settlement of administrative litigation matters involving OIG's administrative sanctions (i.e. civil monetary penalties and exclusions) for false claims, kickbacks, sub-standard quality of care, and grants and contract fraud;
• Represent OIG in civil litigation and settlement, appeals of program exclusions and resolutions of self-disclosed conduct.

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Registration with the Selective Service (if applicable).
• Suitability for Federal employment determined by background investigation.
• Complete the Occupational Questionnaire/submit resume/supporting documents.
• Must submit transcripts and current proof of bar membership
• Completion of initial and annual Confidential Disclosure Report.
• Two-year probationary period may be required.

You must meet all qualifications by the closing date of this announcement.

Qualifications

Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. For this vacancy announcement, applicants must have completed at least 52 weeks at the GS-13 grade level to be eligible for the GS-14 and at least 52 weeks at the GS-14 grade level to be eligible for the GS-15.

Basic Requirements:

• Applicants must have graduated from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association. NOTE: You must submit copies of your transcripts to verify that you meet this requirement; AND
• Applicants must be a current member in good standing of a state, territory of the United States, District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico bar association. NOTE: You must submit copies of your certification to verify that you meet this requirement.

Specialized Experience:

• To qualify for the GS-14 you must have at least one full-time year (12 months) of specialized work experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service and four or more years of professional legal  experience, acquired after being admitted to the bar, which demonstrate accomplishments in litigating and negotiating administrative, civil, or criminal cases. In addition, you must possess strong writing, advocacy and negotiation skills. 
• To qualify for a GS-15 you must have at least one full-time year (12 months) of specialized work experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service and five or more years of professional legal experience, acquired after being admitted to the bar, which demonstrate accomplishments in litigating and negotiating administrative, civil, or criminal cases. In addition, you must possess strong writing, advocacy and negotiation skills. 

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

There is no formal rating system for applying veterans’ preference to attorney appointments in the excepted service; however, the Office of Inspector General considers veterans’ preference eligibility as a positive factor in attorney hiring. Applicants eligible for veterans’ preference must include that information in resume and attach supporting documentation (e.g., the DD 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty and other supporting documentation) to their submissions. Although the "point" system is not used, per se, applicants eligible to claim 10-point preference must submit Standard Form (SF) 15, Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference, and submit the supporting documentation required for the specific type of preference claimed (visit the OPM website, www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf for a copy of SF 15, which lists the types of 10-point preferences and the required supporting document(s). Applicants should note that SF 15 requires supporting documentation associated with service-connected disabilities or receipt of nonservice-connected disability pensions to be dated 1991 or later except in the case of service members submitting official statements or retirement orders from a branch of the Armed Forces showing that his or her retirement was due to a permanent service-connected disability or that he/she was transferred to the permanent disability retired list (the statement or retirement orders must indicate that the disability is 10% or more).