Trial Attorney

Trial Attorney Department of Energy Department of Energy

• Agency Wide Office of the General Counsel Summary The Office of the Assistant General Counsel for Litigion is seeking candides for Trial Attorney positions. The mission of The Office of the Assistant General Counsel for Litigion is to manage, justify, and defend
• in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Justice
• all litigion in Federal courts involving challenges to DOE programs and actions, and concerning the civil enforcement of Federal and DOE stutes, regulions and orders.

Learn more about this agency Summary The Office of the Assistant General Counsel for Litigion is seeking candides for Trial Attorney positions. The mission of The Office of the Assistant General Counsel for Litigion is to manage, justify, and defend

• in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Justice
• all litigion in Federal courts involving challenges to DOE programs and actions, and concerning the civil enforcement of Federal and DOE stutes, regulions and orders. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this month
• Apply in 3 days Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on July 7, 2026 Locion few vacancies in the following locions: Golden, CO Washington, DC Cincinni, OH Oak Ridge, TN Richland, WA No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $74,678
• $197,200 per year Pay scale & grade GS 11
• 15 Promotion potential 15 Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 0905 Attorney Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Not Required Position sensitivity and risk High Risk (HR) Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance . The type depends on the job. Background check type Credentialing Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure required Yes Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number 26-GC-12968860-EX Control number 873583600 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Clarificion from the agency All U.S. Citizens or U.S. Nionals; No prior Federal experience is required. Duties Help We are truly honored th DOE has been named America's #1 Best Employer for Veterans in 2023 by Forbes-not only among Government agencies, but among employers across the U.S. We are so proud of this ranking which reflects our commitment to the employment of veterans. As so many veterans DOE renew their service to our Nion, we are deeply committed to their success and advancement. Veterans shape the future of energy Duties of a Trial Attorney position could include: Represents DOE's interests in all phases of complex Federal court and administrive litigion. Coordines litigion and participes in formuling the stregy and developing the presention of the Government's case. Coordines and furthers litigion with DOJ by preparing litigion assessments and reports, drafting and editing litigion submissions, supplying necessary informion and recommendions, resolving conflicts, and supporting the stregy used in guiding the position taken on legal and factual issues. Advises supervisor, program office legal staff and DOE officials concerning the pending or potential litigion, questions regarding the interpretion of stutes administered by or applicable to DOE and its activities, and DOE issues and actions. Requirements Help Conditions of employment You must be a United Stes Citizen. This employer participes in the e-Verify program. If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify th you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. See www.sss.gov. If selected, your appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determinion, as determined by a completed background investigion. If selected, you may be required to complete a two year trial period. GS-13 and above are required to submit a Financial Disclosure Stement, OGE-450, Executive Branch Personnel Confidential If selected, you must self-identify if you are or were (within the last 5 years) a Schedule A, Schedule C, or non-career SES political appointee as OPM approval is required prior to finalizing your selection. Proof of current active member in good standing in the bar of a Ste, District of Columbia, territory of the United Stes, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Employees must maintain active bar membership while employed as an torney with DOE. This position is NOT included in a Bargaining Agreement. Relocion expenses are NOT authorized. Occasional travel

• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Qualificions You must meet all qualificions and eligibility requirements by the closing de of this announcement.

Basic Requirements:

All applicants

MUST:

Meet the minimum educion requirements of successful completion of a full course of study in a school of law accredited by the American Bar Associion (ABA) with a professional law degree Juris Doctor (J.D); AND Must be a current, active member in good standing of the bar of a ste, territory of the United Stes, District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

: GS-15

Qualificions:

Sound and sophisticed understanding of advanced legal concepts and significant legal policy/regulory issues. Progressively responsible experience handling significant legal mters. Consistent ability to significantly advance Department interests in mters with exceedingly difficult/complex factual or legal questions. GS-14

Qualificions:

Sound legal training and experience in handling significant legal issues and mters. Sound and authoritive knowledge of legal principles, laws, administrive/judicial decisions, stutes, and regulions, and the ability to advance the Department's policies and programmic interests. Ability to provide sound legal advice to DOE officials, handle broad and complex legal issues (including stutory interpretion), prepare litigion documents in complex mters, and review documents for legal sufficiency to minimize litigion risk. GS-13

Qualificions:

Legal training and increasingly responsible experience in effectively handling litigion cases and reled issues. Highly knowledgeable in federal and DOE litigion cases/issues, with a thorough understanding of legal principles, laws, administrive/judicial decisions, stutes, and regulions impacting Departmental legal cases, and the ability to apply this to significant DOE mters. Increasingly responsible experience in litigion mters, and ability to prepare factually/legally sound litigion work products with minimal supervision. GS-12

Qualificions:

Legal training and experience in handling litigion cases and reled issues. Knowledge of federal and Department of Energy litigion cases/issues (including decisions, stutes, regulions), and ability to apply this to significant DOE mters. Experience analyzing litigion, advising on legal mters, and producing litigion documents. GS-11

Qualificions:

Sound legal training from an accredited law school. Knowledge of legal cases, issues, principles, administrive/judicial decisions, stutes, and regulions affecting Department programs and litigion. Ability to analyze litigion, provide legal advice, and prepare legal briefs/documents. "Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizions. Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills; and can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Educion Attorney positions do have an educion requirement. ALL Candides must be a gradue of a law school accredited by the American Bar Associion with a: Professional Law Degree Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree For positions with an educion requirement, you MUST submit: A copy of your transcripts or equivalent . An official transcript required if you are selected.

FOREIGN EDUCATION

If you are using educion completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualificion requirements, you must show the educion credentials have been evalued by a prive organizion th specializes in interpretion of foreign educion programs and such educion has been deemed equivalent to th gained in an accredited U.S. educion program; or full credit has been given for the courses a U.S. accredited college or university. For further informion, : http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/internional/usnei/us/edlite-us-forrecog.html Educion must be obtained from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion. Additional informion The U.S. Department of Energy fosters a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Your position may be eligible for workplace flexibilities which may include remote work or telework options, and/or flexible work scheduling. These flexibilities may be requested in accordance with the DOE Workplace Flexibilities policy. New employees to the Department of Energy required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verificion check. To learn about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, www.dhs.gov/E-Verify . Veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. For more informion, please the links the bottom of this page or the FedsHireVets website. If you believe th you are eligible for the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP), please the

OPM ICTAP/CTAP

website for more informion. In order to be considered under the ICTAP program, your applicion must score within the pre-established "well qualified" cegory as sted in the Qualificions section. More than one selection may be made from this vacancy announcement. Many positions require successful completion of a background investigion. A trial period of up to 2 years for the purpose of assessing the ability of an individual to adequely perform in an torney position established for appointments under these authorities. Previous Federal experience in like positions MAY count toward the completion of this requirement. Your performance appraisal and incentive awards given due considerion in the selection process based on their relion to the duties of the position and the consistency with which they may be considered in evaluing you against other candides. Hiring incentives may be authorized in accordance with agency policy and if funding is available.

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Reasonable Accommodion Policy:

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Veterans Informion:

https://https://www.energy.gov/careers/veterans-military-spouses

Selective Service Registrion:

http://www.sss.gov/ The Fair Chance Act prohibits specific inquiries concerning an applicant's criminal or credit background unless the hiring agency has made a conditional offer of employment to the applicant. An applicant may submit a complaint to the agency within 30 calendar days of the de of alleged noncompliance by completing the Fair Chance Act Intake Form and submitting it to the Administrive Investigions Program AdministriveInvestigions@hq.doe.gov . Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Your evaluion involves determining the relevance and quality of your experience and educion and whether you meet the minimum qualificions as required. You evalued for this job based on the qualificions above, your Writing Sample th shows your knowledge level and ability to put th into words showing your technical abilities, and your Cover Letter (no more than 3 pages) th describes your interest in this role the Department of Energy and describes your experience. When describing your experience, please give examples th demonstre the complexity of the knowledge you possess, the level of the people with whom you interacted, and the sensitivity of the issues you handled. Describe your applicable experience, if any, th touches on the following range of tasks: Undertake legal research and provide written legal analysis, advice, and recommendions on complex legal and policy mters. Prepare and review rulemakings, orders, Federal Register notices and responsive comments, public filings, policy stements, reports to the President and Congress, and congressional testimony. Review and comment on legislion to determine the potential impact on client activities, and draft amendments. Represent clients in meetings, hearings, and other proceedings. Support litigion efforts, including the preparion and filing of motions and other documents, in federal and ste regulory proceedings. Support transactional work, including the preparion of agreements and performance of due diligence and compliance review.

Minimum Requirements:

Your applicion must show th you meet all requirements, including the educion and/or experience required for this position. You found "not qualified" if you do not possess the minimum competencies required for the position. If your applicion is incomplete, we will re you as ineligible.

Referral:

Since this is an Excepted Service position, a non-red method of evaluion used. We will evalue your applicion by comparing your description of your work experience, level of responsibility, and accomplishments with the requirements of the position to determine whether you meet all the qualificion requirements. Although competitive examining rules for ring and ranking and veterans' preference do not apply, veteran's preference considered as a positive factor. Candides who meet all the qualificion and other eligibility requirements referred to the selecting official for considerion and possible interview. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help Please note th if you fail to provide all required informion, as specified in this announcement, you may not be considered for this position (or may not receive the special considerion for which you may be eligible).

RESUME WITH 3 REFERENCES

This can be done by either creing one in USAJOBS or uploading one of your choosing. Applicants evalued based on a comparison of the position requirements against the quality and extent of experience or reled educion as reflected in their resume. Applicants are encouraged to ensure work experiences clearly show the possession of knowledge of the subject mter pertinent to the position and the technical skills to successfully perform the duties of the position.

COVER LETTER

This should be no more than 3 pages and describe your interest in this role the Department of Energy and describes your experience.

WRITING SAMPLE

A writing sample should besufficiently complex in nure to demonstre the applicant's skills in the qualificions of this position.

VETERANS' PREFERENCE DOCUMENTATION

If you are claiming veterans' preference, you may provide a DD-214 Member Copy 4 showing type of discharge/character of service; current active-duty members

• certificion of expected discharge or release from active duty under honorable conditions ded within 120 days; SF-15 Form and reled documention; VA letter.

For more informion the USAJOBS Help Center & OPM CHCOC website for VOW informion.

ACTIVE BAR MEMBERSHIP

You must submit evidence of an Active Bar Membership as described in the Qualificions Section of this announcement.

CAREER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

(CTAP) / INTER

AGENCY CAREER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

(ICTAP): If applicable this would include Certificion of Expected Separion, Reduction-In-Force Separion Notice, or Notice of Proposed Removal; SF-50 th documents the RIF separion action; and most recent performance appraisal.) For more informion see the OPM Guide to Career Transition .

CURRENT OR FORMER POLITICAL APPOINTEES

If this is applicable, please note on your resume and tach an SF-50. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C or Non-Career SES employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this informion to the hiring manager and HR office. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an applicion. To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online applicion, to include submission of the required documention specified in the Required Documents section. A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the announcement closing de to receive considerion. The applicion process is as follows: Read all instructions before you begin. Click "Apply Online." Complete the applicion and tach all required documents. Submit by 11:59 PM ET on the 07/07/2026.

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Managing Your Applicion:

Upde:

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Applicion Issues:

If you have difficulty applying online, contact the Agency Contact listed in this announcement during business hours. Take screenshots of any system errors. To upde your applicion, including supporting documention: During the announcement open period, return to your USAJOBS account, find your applicion record, and click Edit my applicion. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. To verify the stus of your applicion, during and after the announcement open period, log into your USAJOBS account; applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each applicion stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . Agency contact informion Thomas Allred Phone 240-385-4215 Thomas.allred@hc.doe.gov Address Office of the General Counsel Department of Energy Human Capital d Service Center 1000 Independence Ave, SW Washington, DC 20585 US Next steps Once you submit your online applicion, you will receive a confirmion notificion by email th your submission was successful. After the closing of the announcement, we will review applicions. If you are among the most qualified candides and your name is referred to the hiring official, you may be contacted directly for a possible interview. We will notify you of the stus of your Applicion Package the time candides are referred for considerion, and when the selection process is complete. If you are interested in being added to our Schedule A or 30% or more Disabled Veterans repository, please submit your informion by using the below links.

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• 30 Percent or More Disabled Veteran Repository 2026 for Department of Energy Headquarters and their associed field offices.

https:

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• Schedule A Repository 2026 for Department of Energy Headquarters and their associed field offices.

Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help Please note th if you fail to provide all required informion, as specified in this announcement, you may not be considered for this position (or may not receive the special considerion for which you may be eligible).

RESUME WITH 3 REFERENCES

This can be done by either creing one in USAJOBS or uploading one of your choosing. Applicants evalued based on a comparison of the position requirements against the quality and extent of experience or reled educion as reflected in their resume. Applicants are encouraged to ensure work experiences clearly show the possession of knowledge of the subject mter pertinent to the position and the technical skills to successfully perform the duties of the position.

COVER LETTER

This should be no more than 3 pages and describe your interest in this role the Department of Energy and describes your experience.

WRITING SAMPLE

A writing sample should besufficiently complex in nure to demonstre the applicant's skills in the qualificions of this position.

VETERANS' PREFERENCE DOCUMENTATION

If you are claiming veterans' preference, you may provide a DD-214 Member Copy 4 showing type of discharge/character of service; current active-duty members

• certificion of expected discharge or release from active duty under honorable conditions ded within 120 days; SF-15 Form and reled documention; VA letter.

For more informion the USAJOBS Help Center & OPM CHCOC website for VOW informion.

ACTIVE BAR MEMBERSHIP

You must submit evidence of an Active Bar Membership as described in the Qualificions Section of this announcement.

CAREER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

(CTAP) / INTER

AGENCY CAREER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

(ICTAP): If applicable this would include Certificion of Expected Separion, Reduction-In-Force Separion Notice, or Notice of Proposed Removal; SF-50 th documents the RIF separion action; and most recent performance appraisal.) For more informion see the OPM Guide to Career Transition .

CURRENT OR FORMER POLITICAL APPOINTEES

If this is applicable, please note on your resume and tach an SF-50. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C or Non-Career SES employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this informion to the hiring manager and HR office. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an applicion. To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online applicion, to include submission of the required documention specified in the Required Documents section. A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the announcement closing de to receive considerion. The applicion process is as follows: Read all instructions before you begin. Click "Apply Online." Complete the applicion and tach all required documents. Submit by 11:59 PM ET on the 07/07/2026.

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Managing Your Applicion:

Upde:

Edit your applicion in USAJOBS before the closing de.

Stus:

Log into USAJOBS to view your applicion stus.

Learn more here:

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Support:

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Visit https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/ for login.gov or USAJOBS assistance.

Applicion Issues:

If you have difficulty applying online, contact the Agency Contact listed in this announcement during business hours. Take screenshots of any system errors. To upde your applicion, including supporting documention: During the announcement open period, return to your USAJOBS account, find your applicion record, and click Edit my applicion. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. To verify the stus of your applicion, during and after the announcement open period, log into your USAJOBS account; applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each applicion stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Thomas Allred Phone 240-385-4215 Thomas.allred@hc.doe.gov Address Office of the General Counsel Department of Energy Human Capital d Service Center 1000 Independence Ave, SW Washington, DC 20585 US Next steps Once you submit your online applicion, you will receive a confirmion notificion by email th your submission was successful. After the closing of the announcement, we will review applicions. If you are among the most qualified candides and your name is referred to the hiring official, you may be contacted directly for a possible interview. We will notify you of the stus of your Applicion Package the time candides are referred for considerion, and when the selection process is complete. If you are interested in being added to our Schedule A or 30% or more Disabled Veterans repository, please submit your informion by using the below links.

https:

//www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/859568600

• 30 Percent or More Disabled Veteran Repository 2026 for Department of Energy Headquarters and their associed field offices.

https:

//www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/859568900

• Schedule A Repository 2026 for Department of Energy Headquarters and their associed field offices.

Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Additional locions Richland, WA Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this month

• Apply in 3 days Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on July 7, 2026 Locion few vacancies in the following locions: Golden, CO Washington, DC Cincinni, OH Oak Ridge, TN Richland, WA No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $74,678
• $197,200 per year Pay scale & grade GS 11
• 15 Promotion potential 15 Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Not Required Position sensitivity and risk Jobs require a and some require a . The type depends on the job. Background check type Financial disclosure required Yes Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number 26-GC-12968860-EX Control number 873583600