New Vacancy Alert New Position: Attorney Salary Range: This position will be filled at the GS-11 to GS-14 levels ($59,987 to $131,343). Location: Atlanta, GA Application Dates: Applications must be received by August 23, 2013 Job Summary: The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Office of the General Counsel is seeking one or more attorneys in its Region IV office in Atlanta. The Atlanta regional office provides legal counsel to many DHHS components, including but not limited to, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The work will involve a variety of responsibilities that may include the following: representing HHS in cases before the HHS Departmental Appeals Board, federal district and appellate courts and offering legal advice on Medicare certification and enforcement matters, Medicare overpayment issues, Medicare fraud and abuse matters and Medicaid matters; representing DHHS in litigation involving the Head Start program and state program disallowance cases; giving advice on and serving as agency counsel in employment litigation before the MSPB and EEOC for DHHS components in the regional office and at the CDC; and providing advice to the CDC on contract and procurement matters, including litigation before the GAO and BCA. Some travel is required. This position will be filled at the GS-11 to GS-14 levels ($59,987 to $131,343), depending on experience and qualifications. Relocation expenses will not be covered. All candidates must have graduated from an accredited law school and hold an active license to practice law or, if a 2013 graduate, have taken a summer 2013 bar exam. Candidates must be a U.S. citizen to qualify for this position. Additional details are set forth below. For the GS-11 position: A record of strong academic achievement in law school and excellent research, analytical, and writing skills are essential. Qualifications include graduation in the top one third of the law school graduating class, if students are ranked. Favorable consideration will be given to participation in law review, law journal, moot court or other academic achievement and relevant work experience or judicial clerkship. For the GS-12 position: A record of strong academic achievement in law school as evidenced by superior grades, participation in law review, law journal or moot court. Excellent research, analytical, and writing skills are essential. In addition, one year of recent legal practice as an attorney is required and favorable consideration will be given to candidates with litigation experience, especially in employment and labor law. GS-13 and GS-14 positions include the above requirements and additional years of work experience. Interested candidates should send: (1) a letter summarizing relevant experience; (2) a resume; (3) a list of references; (4) a certificate of good standing from all jurisdictions in which the applicant holds an active license to practice law; (5) law school transcripts (required only if the applicant has graduated within the last three years); and (6) a recent writing sample that demonstrates excellent writing skills, legal analysis and reasoning, presentation of facts, and legal argument. The comprehensive application packet should be sent to Kathleen Duffield, Deputy Chief Counsel, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the General Counsel, 61 Forsyth Street, Suite 5M60, Atlanta, GA 30303, or by email to [email protected]. Applications must be received by August 23, 2013.
Posted on: Mon, 05 Aug 2013 14:43:43 +0000
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