General Attorney (Labor)

The Office of the Solicitor is seeking a talented advice attorney to join the Appropriations Law Counsel team. The person selected will be part of a team of attorneys providing written and oral advice to senior officials and leaders within the Department of Labor on issues involving intellectual property, the scope and application of agency appropriations and authority, agency operations, and financial management in support of Departmental mission priorities. The selected attorney will provide legal advice to Departmental leaders and senior officials on a wide range of matters relating to agency appropriations and authority, including the proper obligation and expenditure of Federal funds, the application of appropriations riders and prohibitions to day-to-day agency operations, and the legal sufficiency of agency re-organizations, intellectual property law (trademark, copyright, and government Data Rights), delegations of authority, draft appropriations and other legislative language, and responses to Congressional and other oversight, among other things. The Appropriations Law Counsel team also advises on how the Department may implement new and exciting program and policy efforts, as well as a wide range of continuing operational matters such as the management of federal intellectual, real, and personal property, Secretarial protection operations, and agency financial reporting. Duties will include analyzing complex legal questions, often with limited precedent and on short deadlines, engaging with agency officials to obtain relevant facts, and providing formal and informal written legal opinions. The selected attorney will regularly review and evaluate interagency agreements, memoranda of understanding, departmental policy documents, and communications to Congress, the Office of Management and Budget, and the Office of Inspector General. The Office of the Solicitor's Management and Administrative Legal Services Division provides legal advice and litigation services critical to the execution of the Department's strategic vision of empowering all workers morning, noon and night, and the Department's mission to foster, promote, and develop the welfare of the wage earners, job seekers, and retirees of the United States; improve working conditions; advance opportunities for profitable employment; and assure work-related benefits and rights. This position is inside the bargaining unit.