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Summary This position serves as an Attorney Advisor (Employment/Ethics Counsel), located in the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office). The primary purpose of this position is to represent the COPS Office in all aspects of the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) process, including Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and federal court litigation, and provide advice and training to management and staff on employment issues. Responsibilities The duties and responsibilities for a Attorney Advisor (General) generally include, but are not limited to, the following: Oversee the legal representation of the COPS Office in all employment and labor matters, including EEOC and Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) cases, Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) issues, Provide legal advice and counsel to the Office of the Director, Deputy Directors, General Counsel, Deputy General Counsel, and other program management and staff on all EEO, employment, and labor issues. Manage the office's ethics program and provides ethics advice and training to COPS Office staff on the Executive Branch Standards of Conduct, and coordinates ethics approvals with DOJ and COPS Office leadership as necessary. Compile and edit policy and legal materials related to ethics to ensure conformity with legal requirements. Consult with EEO staff, COPS Office and DOJ personnel offices, and other DOJ legal counsel on employment matters to provide advice to ensure internal agency consistency and compliance with applicable statutes, regulations, orders, or other legal guidance. Provide advice and counsel to management and supervisors on labor relations and bargaining units. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Applicants must have a J.D. degree, be an active member of the bar, and have a minimum of five years of professional legal experience. A minimum of two years of litigation and advisory employment law experience. Employee represents the office in all aspects of EEO and labor proceedings, ranging from the complaint stage to formal legal hearings before the EEOC, district courts, and appellate courts. If applicable, the employee represents the office in all labor negotiations, including collective bargaining, and related meetings, briefings, and training sessions. Employee also has the responsibility of ensuring compliance with applicable EEO and labor laws, regulations, orders, and other precedent by providing briefings, trainings, and written and oral guidance to COPS Office management and staff to prevent violations of applicable requirements. The employee maintains strong interpersonal and negotiating skills to provide the optimal legal representation for the office. The employee may also represent the office in all aspects of federal ethics proceedings, ranging from providing ethics training and ethics advice to COPS Office management and staff to coordinating ethics-related investigations with DOJ's Ethics Office and/or the Office of the Inspector General. The employee demonstrates exceptional sensitivity and discretion in handling confidential ethics matters and provides timely and expert advice to assist management and staff in complying with federal ethics requirements. The employee may also represent COPS Office management in labor-relations matters, coordinating and effectively communicating decisions with designated labor relations liaisons. Education Additional Information Equal Employment Opportunity: The U.S. Department of Justice is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Except where otherwise provided by law, there will be no discrimination because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex - including gender identity, sexual orientation, or pregnancy status - or because of age (over 40), physical or mental disability, protected genetic information, parental status, marital status, political affiliation, or any other non-merit based factor. The Department of Justice welcomes and encourages applications from persons with physical and mental disabilities. The Department is firmly committed to satisfying its affirmative obligations under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to ensure that persons with disabilities have every opportunity to be hired and advanced on the basis of merit within the Department of Justice. For more information, please review our full EEO Statement. Reasonable Accommodations: This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Outreach and Recruitment for Qualified Applicants with Disabilities: The Department encourages qualified applicants with disabilities, including individuals with targeted/severe disabilities to apply in response to posted vacancy announcements. Qualified applicants with targeted/severe disabilities may be eligible for direct hire, non-competitive appointment under Schedule A (5 C.F.R. § 213.3102(u)) hiring authority. Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to contact one of the Department's Disability Points of Contact (DPOC) to express an interest in being considered for a position. See list of DPOCs. COVID-19 Vaccination: 1 . To ensure compliance with an applicable preliminary nationwide injunction, which may be supplemented, modified, or vacated, depending on the course of ongoing litigation, the Federal Government will take no action to implement or enforce the COVID-19 vaccination requirement Safer Federal Workforce Task Force 2 pursuant to Executive Order 14043 on Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees. Therefore, to the extent a Federal job announcement includes the requirement that applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 pursuant to Executive Order 14043, that requirement does not currently apply. Federal agencies may request information regarding the vaccination status of selected applicants for the purposes of implementing other workplace safety protocols, such as protocols related to masking, physical distancing, testing, travel, and quarantine. 2. Due to COVID-19, if selected, you may be expected to telework for an undefined period under the Department's evacuation authority, even if your home is located outside the local commuting area. Employees in this status may be notified of a requirement to report in person to the component workplace with an advance notice of not less than 30 days. Prior to a requirement to report to the workplace, employees may be eligible to request to continue to telework one or more days a pay period depending upon the terms of the component's telework policy.