Attorney-Advisor (Ethics Attorney)

Closing Date: 12th June, 2026

Description:

Job Description:
Among other responsibilities, DEO staff members provide ethics advice and support to various DOJ offices, including the Office of the Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General, Solicitor General, and the Justice Management Division. The incumbent serves as an ethics attorney and must have in-depth knowledge of Federal ethics laws and regulations. The selected attorney's work will include assisting Deputy DAEOs in the Department's components on matters relating to the Federal ethics program. The work of the attorney also includes communicating with ethics officials in the U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE), U.S. Office of Special Counsel, and other Executive Branch departments and agencies to address issues related to the Department's ethics program.

Qualifications:
Applicants must be United States citizens, have a J.D. degree (or equivalent), be an active member of the bar (any U.S. jurisdiction) and have at least four (4) years of post-J.D. (or equivalent) experience in a Federal executive branch ethics office responsible for an agency or component ethics program, at least three (3) of which were equivalent to the GS-14 grade level or higher. While job duties need not have been exclusively related to ethics, at least 50% of work time must have been dedicated to applicable Federal executive branch ethics experience.

Applicable Federal executive branch ethics experience includes: independently performing legal analysis and composing memoranda or other documents on Federal ethics issues; providing legal advice to senior officials, managers, and employees on Federal ethics statutes and regulations; experience administering Federal financial disclosure requirements, including the use of Integrity or FDOnline; experience reviewing PAS nominee financial disclosure reports, advising nominees, and preparing nominee ethics agreements in coordination with the Office of Government Ethics; training Federal employees on the Standards of Conduct, ethics requirements, and related issues; experience preparing waivers under 18 U.S.C. 208 and authorizations under 5 C.F.R. 2635.502; experience advising on issues relating to the Hatch Act and the Foreign Gifts and Decorations Act; experience advising on DOJ supplemental regulations including 5 C.F.R. 3801 and 28 C.F.R. 45; experience responding to OGE-201 requests or requests under the FOIA for ethics related documents; experience advising on issues relating to 18 U.S.C. 203 and 205; and, experience advising current and former employees on matters relating to 18 U.S.C. 207.

DEO is looking for candidates with experience in as many of the areas listed in the preceding paragraph as possible. DEO is also interested in candidates with demonstrated ability to efficiently and thoroughly research and incisively analyze a wide variety of complex issues; express themselves clearly and persuasively orally and in writing; exercise sound judgment; manage a workload consisting of a number of varied projects, without specific guidelines and often with short deadlines; and contribute to and work in a supportive and collaborative environment.


Salary:
The salary range for the position is $169,279 - $197,200 (GS-15).

Number of Positions
1

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