Associate Counsel

1 month ago

Reston, Virginia, United States USAJobs Full time
Duties


The Office of the Counsel to the IC IG ensures that the IC IG team receives independent, confidential legal advice and policy counsel.

The Counsel team supports each IC IG Division by providing counsel; reviewing reports; highlighting and offering guidance on potential legal issues; identifying and interpreting key policy, contract and statutory or regulatory provisions; assisting in the evaluation of whistleblower disclosures and requests for External Review Panels; and reviewing matters related to IC IG personnel, administration, training, ethics, independence, and budgetary functions.

The Counsel team participates in the Intelligence Community Inspectors General Forum, chairs the Forum's Counsels Committee and Legislative Subcommittee, and takes part in multiple associated working groups.

The Counsel team leads IC IG's interactions with Congress and coordinates legislative matters on behalf of the Forum.


Expertly interpret and explain laws, regulations, policies, and other legal authorities related to the IC IG and authority of the Director of National Intelligence.


Provide expert oral and written legal advice and guidance addressing novel or complex legal issues, with appropriate input from supervisors and colleagues.

Develop innovative and legally sound advice and guidance outlining possible courses of action and assessing risk.


Expertly prepare complex, high profile, and persuasive legal documents on complex legal issues for a variety of internal and external recipients.

Expertly review IC IG documents for legal sufficiency.


Expertly draft policies and procedures to ensure IC IG's activities are effective, efficient, and compliant with all applicable law and policy.


Adroitly coordinate on legal matters with internal and external organizations, including the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the IC, the Executive Branch, and Congress.

In doing so, expertly mediate, negotiate, and resolve intra- and inter-agency disputes covering a wide range of topics across legal practice areas.

Consistently demonstrate "strategic lawyering" practices that anticipate or prevent legal problems.


Expertly conduct, or direct the conduct of, legal research and analysis on extremely complex or sensitive legal issues that have a significant impact on IC IG equities.

Respond to requests from IC elements and other federal agencies.


Expertly analyze laws, bills, reports, and Congressional records, as well as proposed Executive Branch orders, directives, regulations, and policy statements, to determine their effect on IC IG equities.

Provide authoritative advice and counsel to IC IG senior management on relevant legislative proposals and congressionally directed actions. Draft legislative proposals to ensure IC IG independence and the protection of whistleblowers.


Prepare IC IG senior officials for written or oral testimony, briefings, or other engagements before the congressional intelligence committees, and perform other congressional engagement coordination functions as needed.


Foster and maintain cordial, professional, and productive relationships with counterparts within the ODNI, the public, other Offices of Inspectors General, congressional intelligence committees, Intelligence Community elements, the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, and other entities.


Counsel clients, including executive-level government officials, on the most complex legal issues and provide innovative and highly effective guidance on possible courses of action; expertly prepare complex, high profile, and persuasive legal documents on the most complex legal issues for a variety of internal and external recipients.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment
  • Applicants may be considered for this position as a reimbursable detailee, if endorsed by the employing agency. Applicants must have current TS/SCI clearances with polygraph or have the ability to obtain one. The ODNI does not conduct polygraphs or provide security clearances for detailees.

    Qualifications

Mandatory Requirements:


Expert level knowledge of one or more of the general or specialized areas of IC IG's law practice, including: the Inspector General Act, National Security Act of 1947, as amended, administrative and criminal investigations, administrative law, federal employee ethics, intelligence oversight, acquisition law, appropriations law, and privacy and civil liberties.

Broad knowledge of the mission, organization, and functions of the IC IG, ODNI, and IC.


Expert ability to interpret laws, regulations, judicial decisions, Executive orders, and statutes involving complex concepts and issues, as well as expert-level research, analytical, and organizational skills.


Superior ability to quickly integrate and synthesize the facts and law to make legally sound decisions and recommendations pertaining to the most complex situations, or in the context of ambiguous or ill-defined situations.


Expert ability to prepare and edit logical, concise, and accurate written materials on the most complex topics, in ways that are easy to understand, persuasive, and grammatically correct.

Expert ability to communicate the most complex concepts and issues in a manner well-matched to the audience.

Demonstrated ability to consistently make sound, timely decisions in complex situations.

Ability to foster trust within the IC IG and with colleagues, partners, and stakeholders.

Prior experience drafting and coordinating organization-level policies and/or legislative proposals.

Demonstrated ability to exemplify IC IG core values of Integrity, Independence, Accountability, Diversity, and Transparency.

Demonstrated commitment to public service.

Strong interpersonal skills in establishing and maintaining effective and collaborative working relationships with others.


Superior ability to quickly integrate and synthesize the facts and law to make legally sound decisions pertaining to the most complex situations, or in the context of ambiguous or ill-defined situations.

At least five years of relevant or readily transferable post Juris Doctor (J.D.) legal experience.

Active membership in good standing of the Bar of the highest court of a U.S. State, Territory, Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia.

Education

Bachelor's degree from an accredited university.

J.D. or equivalent from an American Bar Association accredited university.

Additional information

Job Interview Travel:
Candidates from outside the Washington, D.C. area may be selected for a telephone, teleconference, or in-person interview.

Salary Determination:

A current Federal Government employee, selected for a detail, will be assigned to the position at their current grade and salary.

Other Information

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES:
The ODNI provides reasonable accommodations to otherwise qualified applicants with disabilities.

IF YOU NEED A REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the Reasonable Accommodation Office Representative by classified email at , by unclassified email at , by telephone at or by FAX at Your request for reasonable accommodation will be addressed on a case-by-case basis.

PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION TO THE EEOD EMAIL ADDRESS. THIS EMAIL IS FOR REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS ONLY.

The ODNI is an equal opportunity employer and abides by applicable employment laws and regulations.

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