Attorney Advisor (Admin Law)

Attorney Advisor (Admin Law)

Department: Other Agencies and Independent Organizations

Location(s): Washington, District of Columbia

Salary Range: $169279 - $197200 Per Year

Job Summary: The U.S. International Trade Commission is an independent Federal agency that provides the President and Congress with high-quality analysis and technical support on international trade, tariff and competitiveness issues; investigates and makes determinations in proceedings involving imports claimed to injure a domestic industry or violate U.S. intellectual property rights; and maintains the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule.

Major Duties:

• The ideal candidate for this position would possess experience in Federal procurement/government contracts; Federal appropriations law; fiscal law; Federal information law, including the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and FOIA appeals, the Privacy Act, the Government in the Sunshine Act, and the Paperwork Reduction Act. As an Attorney-Advisor for Administrative Law, you would provide: (1) Oral and written legal advice and legal-sufficiency reviews for the management officials on a wide variety of administrative-law matters that are generally applicable to Executive Branch agencies, including interpretation and application of statutes, executive orders, regulations, guidance, and precedent in the following areas: (1a) Federal procurement/government contracts; federal appropriations law; the budget-formulation process and procedures; fiscal law; (1b) Federal information law, including the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and FOIA appeals, the Privacy Act, the Government in the Sunshine Act, and the Paperwork Reduction Act; and (1c) Rulemaking; external reporting requirements. (2) Development and legal-sufficiency review of agency internal rules (e.g., policy directives, handbooks, forms); identification of agency interests, legal risks and liabilities, and other issues relevant to advice requests; the provision of sound and thorough legal research; and the ability to timely and effectively respond to complex legal questions in a clear and concise manner. (2a) Advice on the Commission's organic statute as it relates to the Commission's structure, the Chair or Vice Chair's authority, the Commissioners' terms of office, and other related administrative matters; (2b) Advice on procedural aspects of new, existing, or revised programmatic statutes that the Commission administers; and (2c) Identify and assess the impact of new government-wide mandates or quickly evolving situations, such as lapses in appropriations, and adjust work priorities to timely address them. You will work under the supervision of the Assistant General Counsel for Administrative Law. The ideal candidate is experienced in providing legal advice to Executive Branch officials on a variety of legal matters of general applicability to Federal government agencies; has expertise in procurement and Federal government contracting, to include experience drafting briefs in a Federal-contract bid protests and engaging in all other aspects of a bid protest; has expertise in Federal information law, including the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), the Privacy Act, the Government in the Sunshine Act, and the Paperwork Reduction Act; experience conducting legal-sufficiency reviews and risk-assessments of proposed agency actions; and demonstrates an understanding of and adherence to plain-language principles in written communications.

Qualifications: Applicants must meet all of the qualification requirements, including education and any selective placement factors described below by the closing date of this announcement. Education may only be substituted in accordance with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook. Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order to be credited towards qualifications. Applicants must have the general and specialized experience outlined below which provided the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position. To be hired as an Attorney Advisor (Admin Law), you must: possess at least a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) degree or a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association; AND currently be a member in good standing of the Bar of a state or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. In addition to meeting the basic qualification requirements above, for the GS-15: applicants must have at least five years of experience which provided the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position. This experience must consist of the following: one year of specialized experience which demonstrates the engagement of general law practices; or experience and knowledge of legal theories, or principles, methodologies, and practices of the application of legal skills in a field closely related to the duties to be filled AND at least four (4) years of specific experience defined as professional legal experience in areas such as: federal procurement/government contracts; federal appropriations law; the federal-agency budget-formulation process and procedures; fiscal law; federal information law (including the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), the Privacy Act, the Government in the Sunshine Act, and the Paperwork Reduction Act); rulemaking; and external reporting requirements. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through national service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills, and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

How to Apply: To apply for this position, you must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 03/25/2026 to receive consideration. 1. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire. 2. Click the Submit My Answers button to submit your application package. It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation are submitted prior to the closing date. 3. To verify that your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login, select the Application Status link and then select the More Information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. 4. To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete. The Vacancy ID is 12904031.

Application Deadline: 2026-03-25