Attorney-Advisor (General) - TERM
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), Office of Inspector General (OIG), is seeking a highly qualified Attorney-Advisor to provide expert legal counsel on complex and sensitive matters. The incumbent will report to a Supervisory Attorney- Advisor and support OIG programs by delivering timely advice, ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations, and advancing the OIG's mission to detect and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse.
As an Attorney-Advisor, you will be responsible for: Providing authoritative legal advice and services relating to audits, evaluations, investigations, and other products from SBA-OIG components. Providing expert legal advice and guidance on complex and precedent-setting legal matters in one or more fields, including civil, criminal, and administrative law and procedure; ethics law; appropriations law; procurement law; legislative affairs; information disclosure law (FOIA/Privacy Act); and employment and labor law. Serving as a principal legal advisor on a full range of SBA-OIG programs, operations, policies, and legal interpretations, ensuring legal sufficiency and consistency with applicable laws, regulations, and OIG objectives. Providing legal advice to executive and senior leadership and representing or supporting the OIG in presenting legal positions before administrative or judicial bodies, congressional staff, or other external entities, as appropriate. Resolving complex factual and legal issues by conducting comprehensive legal analyses, developing innovative legal strategies, preparing authoritative legal opinions and recommendations, and advising leadership on matters with significant organizational or government-wide impact. Working independently in formulating legal advice and work products. Serving as a legal advisor on federal employment law and employee relations matters, providing guidance, legal analysis, and recommendations to management on disciplinary and adverse actions, performance matters, workplace conduct, and other personnel issues.