IG Associate Counsel

4-4 yrs required

Full-time

No

# IG Associate Counsel

## Summary
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) is seeking an experienced attorney to serve as Associate Counsel to the Audit, Inspections, and Investigations Staffs of OIG and as an advisor to OIG leadership. The position requires an understanding of CIA and its authorities, the Intelligence Community, the applicable laws, and statutes under which OIG operates, and its relationship to the rest of the Inspector General (IG) community.

## This job is open to
- Federal employees - Competitive service: Current or former competitive service federal employees.
- Federal employees - Excepted service: Current excepted service federal employees.
- The public: . Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the .

## Duties
As Associate Counsel with OIG, you will work independently and with minimum supervision using your skills as an attorney to:

- Provide cogent legal advice and guidance to the highest-level government officials both orally and in all types of written products.
- Provide legal advice and guidance to the IG, the Assistant Inspectors General for Audit, Inspections, and Investigations, and their staffs.
- Provide research, analysis, and resolutions in a wide range of legal areas, including statutory interpretation of the National Security and Central Intelligence Agency Acts, congressional oversight, constitutional principles, federal criminal law and procedure, Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act matters, procurement and fiscal law, conflicts of interest, and ethics.
- Review and comment on proposed legislation and interact with other IGs, the Department of Justice, and Congress.

## Requirements
### Conditions of Employment
- You must be physically in the United States or one of its territories when you submit your resume via MyLINK.
- You must be registered for the Selective Service, if applicable.
- You must be a . citizen and at least 18 years of age (dual-national US citizens are eligible).
- You must be willing to move to the Washington, DC area.
- You must successfully complete a thorough medical and psychological exam, a polygraph interview, and a comprehensive background investigation.

### Minimum Qualifications
- Active membership in the Bar of one of the fifty states or the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or the US Virgin Islands
- Minimum of 4 years of experience practicing law
- Knowledge of Federal criminal law and procedure and its application in a classified environment
- Demonstrated excellence in research and writing
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Demonstrated experience collaborating with others to achieve effective and proactive resolution of legal and policy issues
- Knowledge of administrative law, including procurement and fiscal law, conflicts of interest, ethics, Freedom of Information Act, or Privacy Act
- Ability to meet the minimum requirements for joining CIA, including . citizenship and a background investigation

### Desired Qualifications
- A broad understanding of the Intelligence Community and the role and responsibilities of Inspectors General
- Experience or knowledge in some of the following areas of law:
- Administrative law
- Government contracts
- Appropriations law
- Federal criminal law and procedure
- National security litigation
- Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
- Privacy Act
- Whistleblower law
- Prior legal experience in a federal Inspector General's Office
- Prior experience in the Intelligence Community

### Education
- Juris Doctor Degree from an ABA-accredited law school

## Salary
The salary range for this position is between $94,199 and $183,500 per year.

## How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

## Required Documents
- Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the . Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications.
- 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.

## How to Apply
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Relocation expenses reimbursed

Legal Research and Writing, Interpersonal and Communication Skills, Collaborating with Others to Achieve Effective and Proactive Resolution of Legal and Policy Issues

Juris Doctor Degree from an ABA-accredited law school

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Qualification and Experience Active membership in the Bar of one of the fifty states or the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or the US Virgin Islands, Minimum of 4 years of experience practicing law, Knowledge of Federal criminal law and procedure and its application in a classified environment, Demonstrated excellence in research and writing, Strong interpersonal and communication skills, Demonstrated experience collaborating with others to achieve effective and proactive resolution of legal and policy issues, Knowledge of administrative law, including procurement and fiscal law, conflicts of interest, ethics, Freedom of Information Act, or Privacy Act, Juris Doctor Degree from an ABA-accredited law school

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