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The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of the General Counsel is seeking attorneys to provide legal advice and counsel to DOE offices overseeing a wide range of energy infrastructure security, grid modernization, and carbon management programs. These programs include cybersecurity, transmission development, electric and natural gas policy, and related research and development at the National Laboratories. Each successful applicant will have the opportunity to focus on specific programs.
Learn more about this agency01/10/2022 to 01/31/2022
$74,950 - $176,300 per year
GS 11 - 15
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
No
Permanent
Full-time
Excepted
15
No
No
22-GC-76-11345471
630433200
Open to all U.S. Citizens, nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Attorney-Advisers in the Office of the Assistant General Counsel for Energy Delivery and Resilience will provide analyses of issues that range from relatively straightforward to extremely complex and involve the issuance of DOE legal and policy documents. Such analyses may substantially affect the scope of DOE activities or have a significant impact on major energy industries and the public. Other responsibilities may include the following:
1. Provide legal counsel to officials within DOE's Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response; Office of Electricity (including the federal power marketing administrations); Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management; Office of Policy; Arctic Energy Office; and other program offices concerning resilience and resource sustainability issues. Provide legal assistance and guidance to DOE officials concerning studies, reports, analyses, and agreements prepared by or for DOE program offices.
2. Advise DOE officials on pending and proposed legislation that significantly impacts the energy sector and related sectors, the general public, and DOE's responsibilities and authority. Advise on rulemakings, correspondence, comments, policy statements, speeches, and testimony of DOE officials for presentation before congressional committees and other entities.
3. Represent DOE in meetings with federal, state, local, and foreign government officials and energy sector representatives to deliberate the legal and policy aspects of proposed legislation, regulations, and activities as they affect DOE, other governmental organizations, the energy sector, or the general public.
4. Represent DOE and other federal executive agencies before federal and state regulatory bodies involving the consumer interests of DOE or energy policy matters. Provide counsel on relevant Federal Energy Regulatory Commission opinions, rules, policies, and electric reliability standards. Assist in legal matters involving the federal power marketing administrations including review of rate filings.
BASIC REQUIREMENTS:
All candidates must meet the minimum education requirements of successful completion of a full course of study in a school of law accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) with a professional law degree (LL.B. or J.D.) and must be a current, active member in good standing of the bar of a state, territory of the United States, District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
QUALIFICATIONS:
GS-11: Must have a professional law degree (LL.B. or J.D.) and active membership in a state or District of Columbia bar and advanced educational attainments that clearly indicate the ability to independently perform legal work. The educational background should include course work beyond the first professional degree in a field directly related to the work for which he/she is being considered.
GS-12: Must have a professional law degree (LL.B. or J.D.) and active membership in a state or District of Columbia bar and one year of professional (attorney) legal experience and advanced educational attainments that clearly indicate the ability to independently perform complex legal work. The educational background should include course work beyond the first professional degree in a field directly related to the work for which he/she is being considered.
GS-13: Must have a professional law degree (LL.B. or J.D.) and active membership in a state or District of Columbia bar and one year of professional (attorney) legal experience and advanced educational attainments that clearly indicate the ability to independently perform complex legal work and one additional year of professional (attorney) experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to that of an attorney at the grade immediately below the one being filled.
GS-14: Must have a professional law degree (LL.B. or J.D.) and active membership in a state or District of Columbia bar and three years of professional (attorney) legal experience and advanced educational attainments that clearly indicate the ability to independently perform complex legal work, plus one additional year of professional (attorney) experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to that of an attorney at the grade immediately below the one being filled.
GS-15: Must have a professional law degree (LL.B. or J.D.) and active membership in a state or District of Columbia bar and four years of professional (attorney) legal experience and advanced educational attainments that clearly indicate the ability to independently perform complex legal work, plus one additional year of professional (attorney) experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to that of an attorney at the grade immediately below the one being filled.
FEDERAL REQUIRMENT FOR COVID-19 VACCINATION:
To ensure compliance with an applicable preliminary nationwide injunction, which may be supplemented, modified, or vacated, depending on the course of ongoing litigation, the Federal Government will take no action to implement or enforce the COVID-19 vaccination requirement pursuant to Executive Order 14043 on Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees. As part of onboarding, you will need to submit DOE's Certification of COVID-19 Vaccination for Prospective Federal Employees attesting to truthfulness prior to onboarding. Once onboard, you will then be required to complete the DOE's MyEnergy system in order to implement workplace safety protocols, such as protocols related to masking, physical distancing, testing, travel, and quarantine.
Candidates must be a graduate of a law school accredited by the American Bar Association with a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree or a Bachelor of Law (LL.B.) degree.
Foreign education must be reviewed by an organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For special instructions pertaining to foreign education and a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, see the Department of Education website. Transcripts must be provided with application package.You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above. That evaluation involves determining the relevance and quality of your experience and education and whether you meet the minimum qualifications required.
Please provide a written statement (no more than 3 pages) that describes your interest in this role at the Department of Energy and describes your experience. When describing your experience, please give examples that demonstrate the complexity of the knowledge you possess, the level of the people with whom you interacted, and the sensitivity of the issues you handled. Describe your applicable experience, if any, that touches on the following range of tasks:
You must have a professional law degree and be an active member of the bar in good standing in a state or territory of the United States. You do not need to provide official documentation at the time of application, official proof of bar membership and law degree will be requested if selected.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions. To apply for this position, you must email your resume and other required documents by 11:59 PM (EST) on the announcement closing date to receive consideration to: GC-21-0006@hq.doe.gov
You will be contacted directly by the hiring organization if you are found qualified and a decision is made to conduct an interview.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/630433200. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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The General Counsel is charged by the Secretary of Energy with the authority to determine the Department's authoritative position on any question of law. The Office of the General Counsel provides legal advice, counsel, and support to the Secretary, the Deputy Secretary, and program offices throughout DOE to further the Department's mission of advancing the national, economic, and energy security of the United States through scientific and technological innovation and the environmental cleanup of the national nuclear weapons complex.