Attorney-Advisor

About the Position: The Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA) Office of the General Counsel (OGC) facilitates DoWEA's global educational mission by providing high quality and timely legal advice and counsel, effective advocacy, and creative problem-solving. This position serves as an Associate General Counsel - Administrative & Investigations Law Division-HQ, DoWEA.

Provides legal advice, advocacy, and other support on a full range of matters of administrative law.

Serves as an Ethics Official and manages the Activity's Ethics Program

Provides ethics training and counseling to employees

Manages the activity's financial disclosure program and reviews employees' financial disclosure reports, including OGE forms 278 and 450

Conducts research of laws, legal opinions, precedent cases, and relevant Agency guidance and actions, as needed, and drafts legal memoranda to address complex and difficult legal issues impacting DoWEA operations.

Conducts legal reviews and provides advice and advocacy on legislative proposals and draft regulations, policy documents, correspondence, and publications related to DoWEA operations.

Advises on policies governing DoWEA investigative practices and provides advice to investigators on applicable laws, regulations, and policy.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html