Current jobs related to Associate Special Counsel, General Law Division - Washington DC - USAJobs
-
Associate General Counsel for Enforcement
2 weeks ago
Washington, DC , USA, United States Law Journal Press Full timeLaw Journal Press is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Associate General Counsel for Enforcement to join our team. As a key member of our Office of General Counsel, you will oversee the Enforcement Division, responsible for ensuring the integrity of the federal campaign finance process. Your expertise in federal campaign finance law, including...
-
General Counsel
2 months ago
Washington, United States ACC - Association of Corporate Counsel Full timePosition SummaryThe General Counsel is a strategic partner and expert legal advisor to the President of NAIS and leadership team. In addition to leading NAIS’s internal legal and risk management work, the General Counsel leads NAIS work in providing NAIS members with just in time resources, information, and support on a wide range of legal issues impacting...
-
Associate General Counsel
1 week ago
Washington, United States National Women's Law Center Full timeJob SummaryThe National Women's Law Center seeks a highly skilled and experienced Associate General Counsel to join our team. As a key member of our legal department, you will provide strategic advice and support to our leadership and staff on all legal, compliance, and risk management matters.Key ResponsibilitiesAssist the Deputy General Counsel in advising...
-
General Counsel
2 months ago
Washington, United States ACC - Association of Corporate Counsel Full timeAmerican Public Transportation Association (APTA) General Counsel The American Public Transportation Association (APTA), a private, nonprofit trade association that serves the North American public transportation industry is searching for a highly dynamic, engaged, and visionary General Counsel. ABOUT APTA’s mission is to strengthen and improve public...
-
Assistant General Counsel
2 weeks ago
Washington, United States Office of the General Counsel Full timeJob Title: Assistant General CounselThis is a challenging and rewarding opportunity to join the Office of the General Counsel as an Assistant General Counsel. As a key member of our team, you will provide expert legal advice to senior managers and policy officials, and play a critical role in shaping the Department's legal strategy.Key...
-
General Counsel
2 weeks ago
Washington, United States ACC - Association of Corporate Counsel Full timeAbout the RoleThe American Public Transportation Association (APTA) is seeking a highly skilled and experienced General Counsel to join its leadership team. As the chief legal officer, you will be responsible for providing strategic legal advice and guidance to the organization, ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations, and managing the...
-
Associate General Counsel
2 weeks ago
Washington, DC , USA, United States National Women's Law Center Full timeAbout the RoleThe National Women's Law Center seeks a highly skilled Associate General Counsel to join our team. As a key member of our Office of the President & CEO, you will play a critical role in advising the organization on all legal, compliance, and risk management matters.ResponsibilitiesProvide strategic guidance to the Deputy General Counsel and...
-
General Counsel
1 month ago
Washington, United States ACC - Association of Corporate Counsel Full timeJob SummaryThe General Counsel will serve as a strategic partner and expert legal advisor to the President and leadership team. This role will lead NAIS's internal legal and risk management work, providing just-in-time resources, information, and support on a wide range of legal issues impacting independent schools.Key ResponsibilitiesDevelop and direct the...
-
Washington, United States Department of Education Full timeThe Department of Education seeks a highly skilled and experienced Assistant General Counsel to join its Division of Postsecondary Education. As a key member of the team, you will provide expert legal counsel to the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, and other Department officials on matters related to postsecondary education and student aid programs.The Division...
-
Washington, Washington, D.C., United States DHS Headquarters Full timeJob SummaryThis position is located in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of the General Counsel (OGC), Intelligence Law Division (ILD). The primary purpose of this position is to support the authorized activities of the Office of Intelligence & Analysis (I&A).Key ResponsibilitiesProviding a broad range of legal support services, including...
-
Associate General Counsel
3 weeks ago
Washington, United States Guidehouse Full timeJob SummaryThe Associate General Counsel will be responsible for managing all aspects of commercial contract negotiations with clients and vendors, specializing in healthcare clients. This role will involve project managing commercial contract negotiations, renewals, and amendments, as well as collaborating with other members of the Office of the General...
-
General Counsel
2 weeks ago
Washington, United States ACC - Association of Corporate Counsel Full timeAbout the RoleThe American Public Transportation Association (APTA) is seeking a highly skilled and experienced General Counsel to join its leadership team. As the chief legal officer, you will be responsible for providing strategic legal advice and guidance to the organization's leadership and Board of Directors.Key ResponsibilitiesProvide legal counsel on...
-
Washington, Washington, D.C., United States Planned Parenthood Federation of America Full timeWe're seeking a skilled Associate General Counsel to join our Office of the General Counsel at Planned Parenthood Federation of America. This role will specialize in providing first-rate legal advice and business leadership on a wide range of matters, including intellectual property and litigation, to support our organization's mission.Key...
-
Associate General Counsel
4 weeks ago
Washington, United States The Catholic University of America Full timeJob SummaryThe Office of General Counsel at The Catholic University of America seeks a highly skilled and experienced Associate General Counsel to support the General Counsel in providing counsel in all areas of the University, including employment law, procurement, and student affairs.Key ResponsibilitiesAdvise the University on legal compliance obligations...
-
Washington, Washington, D.C., United States Planned Parenthood Federation of America Full timeJob Title: Associate General Counsel for Transactional Law and Intellectual PropertyPlanned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Associate General Counsel to join our Office of the General Counsel. The successful candidate will provide first-rate legal advice and business leadership on a wide range of matters,...
-
Washington, Washington, D.C., United States Planned Parenthood Federation of America Full timeJob Title: Associate General Counsel for Transactional Law and Intellectual PropertyPlanned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) is seeking a highly skilled Associate General Counsel to join our Office of the General Counsel. As a key member of our team, you will provide first-rate legal advice and business leadership on a wide range of matters, including...
-
Washington, Washington, D.C., United States Planned Parenthood Federation of America Full timeJob Title: Associate General Counsel for Transactional Law and Intellectual PropertyPlanned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) is seeking a highly skilled Associate General Counsel to join our Office of the General Counsel. As a key member of our team, you will provide first-rate legal advice and business leadership on a wide range of matters, including...
-
Associate General Counsel
1 month ago
Washington, United States Anduril Industries Full timeJob Title: Associate General CounselWe are seeking an experienced Associate General Counsel to join our dynamic Legal Team at Anduril Industries. As a key member of our team, you will play a critical role in driving customer growth by executing new government contracts and growing existing ones.Key Responsibilities:Drive customer growth by executing new...
-
Associate General Counsel
1 month ago
Washington, Washington, D.C., United States Cornerstone Research Full timeJob Title: Associate General CounselCornerstone Research is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Associate General Counsel to join our team. As a key member of our legal department, you will provide legal counsel and support to our corporate groups and consultants, ensuring that our business operations are conducted in compliance with applicable laws and...
-
Law Firm General Counsel
2 weeks ago
washington, United States Holtzman Vogel Full timeHoltzman Vogel is seeking an experienced Law Firm General Counsel to work in any of one of the following offices – Washington DC, Northern Virginia, Tallahassee or Phoenix. The Law Firm General Counsel will work closely with firm management and with attorneys to resolve professional ethics conflicts and other compliance issues related to the law firm, new...
Associate Special Counsel, General Law Division
2 months ago
As Associate Special Counsel, you will be a key advisor to the Special Counsel, and directly oversee a broad portfolio of prohibited personnel practice matters, Hatch Act matters, disclosures of wrongdoing, and USERRA, as well as Diversity, Outreach and Training. A number of matters under the Associate Special Counsel's purview will involve investigations, litigation before the Merit Systems Protection Board, Alternative Dispute Resolution, and written advisory opinions.
Duties performed: Provides executive direction to all Units within the General Law Division (GLD), effectively achieving OSC legislative mandate in protecting federal employees, applicants, and former employees from prohibited personnel practices, especially reprisal for whistleblowing. Reviews all recommendations and memoranda, including corrective action letters, before submission to the Principal Deputy Special Counsel, to ensure compliance with and reflect consistent application of appropriate laws, rules, regulations, and OSC policies and procedures. Advises the Principal Deputy Special Counsel and Special Counsel on the appropriate enforcement actions, which may include referring cases for disciplinary action, filing complaints with the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), or seeking corrective actions. Supervises negotiations with other federal agencies and departments to resolve cases efficiently. Participates with Senior Staff in establishing and accomplishing OSC's organizational objectives, policies, programs and personnel decisions. Provides technical expertise, support and leadership to implement policies and procedures for the integration of an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) program with the Special Counsel's handling of prohibited personnel practice complaints. Engages with federal agencies, Congress, and the public to promote awareness of OSC's mission and to provide training and outreach on prohibited personnel practices and whistleblower protections. Promotes and protects whistleblowers by ensuring their disclosures are properly investigated and that they are protected from retaliation. Serves as an authoritative advisor to the Special Counsel and Principal Deputy Special Counsel. Provides supervision to Division Chiefs to ensure optimal coordination, resource allocation and efficiency and fairness in operations.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
U.S. Citizen or national authorized to work in the U.S. Individuals born after 12-31-1959 and required to register for Selective Service under the Military Selective Service Act of 50 USC App. 453, must be registered or otherwise exempt from Selective Service. See "Additional Information" section below. Direct Deposit of pay is required. E-Verify will be used to confirm employment eligibility on new employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov Suitable for Federal employment as determined by appropriate background investigation/security clearance. Probationary period may be required. Veterans' preference is not applicable to the Senior Executive Service. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is required by law to review the executive qualifications of each new career appointee to the Senior Executive Service (SES) prior to appointment. All members of the SES are subject to geographic relocation/mobility requirements. Public Financial Disclosure required.
Qualifications
To be qualified for an SES job, you must demonstrate exceptional leadership, managerial and people skills and know how to build partnerships and communicate with customers. Senior executives in the SES share a broad perspective of government grounded in the Constitution and make sure federal executive management is responsive to the needs, policies and goals of the nation.
To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, your resume (limited to a maximum of seven (7) pages) must demonstrate that you possess: Basic SES Requirement; and Basic Education; and Five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQS); and Two Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs). Basic SES Requirements
Your resume must provide evidence of progressively responsible executive leadership and supervisory experience indicative of senior executive level management capability, and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined below. Typically, experience of this nature will have been gained at or above the GS-15 grade level in the Federal service, or the equivalent grade level in the private sector, state government, local government, etc. Your resume must demonstrate that you have the knowledge, skills and abilities for this position, and can successfully fulfill the responsibilities of an SES, such as: Directing the work of an organizational unit; Ensuring the success of one or more major programs or projects; Monitoring progress towards strategic organizational goals; Evaluating organizational performance to take action in improving performance; Supervising the work of employees; Exercising important policy making, policy determining, or executive functions. Your resume must explicitly outline your qualifications. We will not make assumptions on your experience.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g. professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer. Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
Basic Education
You must provide documentation that you meet the following requirements: A professional law degree (L.L.B., J.D., L.L.M.) from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association; and An active membership in good standing in a bar of a state, U.S. Territory, District of Columbia, or Commonwealth or Puerto Rico. Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ):
Your resume must also clearly provide information regarding your professional experience and accomplishments that demonstrate you meet the ECQs outlined below and identified in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Guide to Senior Executive Service Qualifications .
(See "Note" below for current/previous SES members or SES Candidate Development Program graduates.) Leading Change: This core qualification involves the ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment. Leadership Competencies for ECQ-1: creativity and innovation, external awareness, flexibility, resilience, strategic thinking, vision. Leading People: This core qualification involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts. Leadership Competencies for ECQ-2: conflict management, leveraging diversity, developing others, team building. Results Driven: This core qualification involves the ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks. Leadership Competencies for ECQ-3: accountability, customer service, decisiveness, entrepreneurship, problem solving, technical credibility. Business Acumen: This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically. Leadership Competencies for ECQ-4: financial management, human capital management, technology management. Building Coalitions: This core qualification involves the ability to build coalitions internally and with other federal agencies, state and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals. Leadership Competencies for ECQ-5: partnering, political savvy, influencing/negotiating. NOTE: If you are a current Senior Executive Service (SES) career appointee, a former SES member having reinstatement eligibility, or an OPM-certified graduate of an approved SES Candidate Development Program, you are not required to submit ECQs within your resume . However, you must submit the appropriate SF-50 (showing SES status) or an OPM Qualifications Review Board certificate.
Mandatory Technical Qualifications:
Your resume must clearly identify that you have demonstrated progressively responsible leadership experience directly related to the Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs) related to this position as outlined below. MTQ - Demonstrated the ability to manage a legal services program, including the ability to review and assess the organizational effectiveness of program services and policies, and to design and implement procedures to improve/optimize organizational performance. MTQ - Demonstrated experience effectively communicating complex legal and technical issues through oral and written communications, including the ability to interact with career and political senior officials, external partners, and internal organizational entities that have differing and often conflicting interests.
Additional information
SELECTIVE SERVICE: Individuals born after December 31, 1959, must be registered or exempt from Selective Service. You can find more information on Who Must Register and Exemptions here . In addition, you can find more information on what to do if you failed to register here .
Additional information about the SES and Executive Core Qualifications can be found on the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) SES Website .
You are strongly encouraged to review OPMs Guide to SES Qualifications for specific examples and guidance on writing effective ECQ descriptions and executive resumes.
