JOB SUMMARY: EPA's Office of General Counsel (OGC) is the chief legal advisor to EPA. The lawyers in the office provide legal advice on all federal environmental statutes, federal procedural statutes, and the federal statutes that govern EPA's day-to-day operations and international laws and treaties. Headquarters, Washington, DC. For more information, visit our website: https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-office-general-counsel-ogc. MAJOR DUTIES: OGC serves as the chief legal advisor to the Agency's senior management and program offices on Agency rules, permits, response actions, implementation actions, litigation and legislation. Some offices independently handle litigation in front of the Environmental Appeals Board to defend EPA actions, or work to prepare to defend Agency decisions in formal hearings. The Attorney-Adviser works under the administrative supervision of the Associate General Counsel and the Deputy Associate General Counsel. From this posting we may hire multiple selections for the following law offices: Air and Radiation: Air and Radiation Law Office provides legal support for EPA to reduce threats to public health and the environment by cleaning up the nation’s air and dealing with radiation issues. Cross-Cutting Issues: Cross-Cutting Issues Law Office provides legal advice under the numerous federal statutes, Executive Orders, and policies that affect all of EPA’s programs, including the Administrative Procedure Act, Environmental Justice, the National Environmental Policy Act, the Endangered Species Act, Indian law and Children's Health issues. Pesticides & Toxic Substances: Pesticides and Toxic Substances Law Office handles legal issues for the EPA programs that address pesticides and toxic chemicals, including implementation of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act which substantially revised the Toxic Substances Control Act. Solid Waste and Emergency Response: Solid Waste and Emergency Response Law Office provides legal support for the Agency's hazardous and solid waste programs and cleanup initiatives. Water Law Office: Water Law Office provides legal support for Agency programs that ensure drinking water is safe, that restore and maintain oceans, watersheds, and their aquatic ecosystems to protect human health, support economic and recreational activities, and provide healthy habitat for fish, plants, and wildlife. Civil Rights & Finance Law Office: Civil Rights & Finance Law Office provides legal counsel and legal services to EPA offices with respect to civil rights, equal employment opportunity, contracts, claims by and against the Agency, real and personal property, financial assistance awards and appropriations law. Ethics Office: Ethics Office oversees all aspects of the Agency's ethics program including the Standards of Ethical Conduct, conflicts of interest statutes, financial disclosure, ethics training and the Hatch Act. National FOIA Office: National FOIA Office discharges the Agency's responsibilities under the Freedom of Information Act by providing centralized intake for all EPA FOIA requests, developing and issuing FOIA compliance guidance and training managers, staff and FOIA professionals. General Law Office: General Law Office provides legal advice to the Agency under numerous federal statutes, including the Freedom of Information Act, the Federal Records Act, the Inspector General Act, the Copyright Act and the Rehabilitation Act. An Attorney Advisor GS 905-15, will: Serve as a national expert in various regulations and statutes and will serve as a senior attorney on highly complex matters and litigation that falls within the incumbent's area of expertise, and is responsible for recognizing those questions which require an interpretation by such legal authority. Provide expert legal advice to the General Counsel, to the heads of EPA program offices, the pertinent Assistant Administrator and the Deputy Administrator. Independently conduct and draft legal research and prepare memoranda, briefs or reports stating facts, legal issues and justifying recommendations and conclusions that are persuasive, legally sound, clearly written, and require minimal editing by supervisors or others. Participates in one or more practice groups and identifies and assesses overlapping legal issues in the assigned group to ensure consistency to legal counseling. Represents the office or the agency in high level inter-agency meetings, to include advising and assisting congressional committees and their staffs in drafting legislation, or negotiating with top administrative personnel in the agency, private business, or State, local, or foreign governments on complex and difficult factual, legal and policy questions. Independently perform the highest level of drafting or reviewing of complex proposed agency decisions, to include analyzing the records, evaluating facts, determining complex and difficult questions of law, and providing the legal advice. Works closely with client offices to ensure that their respective written products (which include (among other things) regulations, guidance, policies, determinations, and communications) are legally sound, clear, and avoid legal pitfalls. Prepares, presents and provides technical guidance for litigation, participates in pretrial and prehearing conferences, and examines formal findings for legal sufficiency. IMPORTANT: Click the 'Apply for this job' button to view a complete job description.