Supervisory Attorney Advisor

Closing Date: 27th November, 2026

Description:

Summary:
The Office of General Counsel (OGC) seeks a highly qualified and experienced attorney to serve as a Supervisory Attorney Advisor. In this role, the incumbent acts as a senior legal advisor to agency leadership and provides supervisory and managerial oversight of attorneys delivering legal counsel and services across a broad range of internal and governmentwide programs affecting more than 8 million Federal employees, retirees, and family members.

Duties:
The Supervisory Attorney Advisor provides authoritative legal advice on complex and sensitive matters and is responsible for directing legal work, managing staff performance, establishing priorities, and ensuring high-quality legal services that support the agency's mission and strategic objectives.

OGC Attorneys provide legal counsel and services across a diverse range of matters that support OPM's mission and operations. While candidates are not expected to have expertise in every area of OGC's practice, competitive candidates will demonstrate experience in two or more of the following areas:

• Federal employee benefits, compensation, leave, and retirement programs, including the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program, other federal insurance and health benefits programs, and the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS)
• Internal and governmentwide labor relations matters, including advising agency leadership and human resources officials on collective bargaining and related labor-management issues
• Personnel law and administrative litigation, including handling complex, high-impact, and novel matters before the MSPB, EEOC, and FLRA, as well as mentoring and advising attorneys throughout all stages of litigation
• Contract and procurement law, including government contracts, acquisitions, interagency and intergovernmental agreements, and representation before the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (CBCA)
• Fiscal and appropriations law matters, including bona fide needs, augmentation, interagency funding arrangements, and authorization issues
• Federal ethics law and standards of conduct, including conflicts of interest, post-government employment restrictions, outside activities, gifts, financial disclosure requirements, employee counseling, and ethics training
• Information and technology law, including the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Privacy Act, cybersecurity, information security, artificial intelligence, and related legal issues
• Supporting the Department of Justice in federal court litigation involving agency interests
• Oversight, compliance, and investigative matters, including advising agency officials in connection with inquiries, audits, and investigations conducted by Congress, Inspectors General, the Government Accountability Office, and other oversight entities.

Requirements:
Conditions of Employment:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
• Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• You will be required to report to an OPM assigned office.
• Candidates will not be hired based on their race, sex, color, religion, political affiliation or national origin.
• This position is not eligible for inclusion in a bargaining unit
• As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be serving in a position in Schedule Policy/Career of the excepted service. Employment in this position will be at-will. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) appeals of adverse actions concerning performance, discipline, and other matters arising under chapters 23, 43, and 75 of title 5, United States Code will not be available to an individual serving in this position. Prohibitions on prohibited personnel practices will be enforced by the Office of General Counsel or agency equivalent position and not the Office of Special Counsel. As described in Executive Order 14171 dated January 20th, 2025, this position is covered by the Schedule Policy/Career. Any questions should be sent to the email address identified in the agency contact information of the Job Opportunity Announcement.

Qualifications:

• A J.D. from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association;
• Active membership, in good standing, of the Bar of a State, territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia; and
• At least one full year of experience comparable in difficulty and responsibility to at least the GS-14 level in the Federal service.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior supervisory or leadership experience;
• Experience reviewing, revising and commenting on written legal work products by other staff, including but not limited to, motions, briefs, discovery, pleadings, advisory memoranda, and client advice;
• Demonstrated excellence in written and oral advocacy, including the ability to produce high-quality work under demanding time constraints;
• Proven ability to analyze and resolve complex legal issues and provide practical, well-reasoned legal advice;
• Strong customer service orientation and sound judgment in handling sensitive or challenging matters;
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills;
• Superior legal research, analytical, and problem-solving abilities, including the capacity to synthesize facts and law and reach legally supportable conclusions within compressed timeframes;
• Ability to work effectively both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, high-demand environment;
• Openness to diverse viewpoints and adaptability in responding to evolving priorities and circumstances;
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple assignments and competing priorities simultaneously; and
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, clients, and stakeholders both within and outside OGC.

You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Education:
This position has a basic education requirement listed under the Qualifications section of this announcement

Additional Information:
Incentive payments may be considered.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional similar vacancies across OPM.

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may have to serve a 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Additional Information:
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits: