General Attorney

General Attorney

Vollzeit Vor Ort
Department of Energy Headquarters

Open: October 22, 2026 — Closes: November 4, 2026

Summary

The Office of Science, Office of Chief Counsel seeks a general attorney to represent assigned site offices, including the Oak Ridge Site Office, as principal attorney advising in numerous legal aspects, such as procurements, ethics, and administrative matters (including EEOC, MSPB, OHA, and OSC cases).

Major Duties

As a full performance General Attorney you will: Provide Legal and Policy Counsel: Deliver authoritative legal analyses, formal opinions, and risk assessments to agency leadership on complex, sensitive, and high-impact program matters, statutory authorities, and policies. Represent the Agency with External and Internal Stakeholders: Serve as a legal representative and liaison in negotiations, task forces, and high-level meetings with other federal agencies, Congress, state/local entities, foreign governments, and industry. Conduct In-Depth Legal Research and Analysis: Perform complex legal research using professional databases to develop sound legal solutions where precedent, caselaw, or agency policies are ambiguous or undefined. Review Legislation, Rulemaking, and Regulations: Analyze and draft comments on proposed federal legislation, administrative rules, and agency directives to protect and advance statutory missions and interests. Manage Administrative Litigation, Procurement, and significant real estate matters; draft legal briefs and pleadings for hearings, lead administrative litigation (e.g., EEOC, MSPB), review major contracts/grants for legal sufficiency, and advise on federal personnel, ethics, and information-access laws (such as FOIA and Privacy). Advise on procurements, including complex Management and Operating (M&O) and Facility contracts and subcontracts.

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General Attorney Arbeitgeber: Department of Energy Headquarters

Als Teil des Department of Energy bietet die Position des Purchasing Agent eine hervorragende Gelegenheit, in einem innovativen und unterstützenden Umfeld zu arbeiten, das sich der Förderung nachhaltiger Energiequellen widmet. Unsere Unternehmenskultur legt großen Wert auf Vielfalt und Inklusion, während wir gleichzeitig die berufliche Weiterentwicklung unserer Mitarbeiter fördern. Zudem sind wir stolz darauf, als bester Arbeitgeber für Veteranen ausgezeichnet worden zu sein, was unser Engagement für die Unterstützung und den Erfolg von ehemaligen Militärangehörigen unterstreicht.

Department of Energy Headquarters

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Department of Energy Headquarters Recruiting-Team