Attorney-Advisor (General)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

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Responsibilities

• Identify and analyze problems and render legal opinions on complex legal questions including questions which implicate multiple areas of law for which there is often no clear legal precedent.
• Attend to complex, sensitive, and highly controversial legal problems that result from the implementation of the programs and activities of the Department.
• Provide advice to program directors, managers, and staff to ensure that the established policies, standards, and procedures pertaining to legal matters are appropriately carried out and performed.
• Be responsible for advising on and ensuring that policies, procedures, and regulations are consistent with the intent of the law and are administratively sound, efficient, and economical in operation.

Summary

This position is located in the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of General Counsel.

Duties

The following are the duties of this position at the GS-14. If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties, and will receive training to help you grow in this position.

As an Attorney-Advisor (General), you will :

• Identify and analyze problems and render legal opinions on complex legal questions including questions which implicate multiple areas of law for which there is often no clear legal precedent.
• Attend to complex, sensitive, and highly controversial legal problems that result from the implementation of the programs and activities of the Department.
• Provide advice to program directors, managers, and staff to ensure that the established policies, standards, and procedures pertaining to legal matters are appropriately carried out and performed.
• Be responsible for advising on and ensuring that policies, procedures, and regulations are consistent with the intent of the law and are administratively sound, efficient, and economical in operation.

Company Information

HUD’s mission is to create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality affordable homes for all. HUD is working to strengthen the housing market to bolster the economy and protect consumers;

meet the need for quality affordable rental homes; utilize housing as a platform for improving quality of life; build inclusive and sustainable communities free from discrimination, and transform the way HUD does business.

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