Ethics Attorney Jobs

Duties
The Office of General Counsel (OGC) of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) provides legal advice and policy counsel to the Director of the CIA (DCIA) and other CIA officers on a variety of legal issues, to include intelligence and national security law; procurement and acquisition law; employment and personnel law; government ethics; fiscal law; general administrative law; privacy and civil liberties, and legislative affairs.
Responsibilities Include

• Providing legal advice and policy counsel to CIA leadership on complex areas of law affecting the CIA's duties and responsibilities under authorities including the National Security Act, the CIA Act, and Executive Orders.
• Conducting legal research and analysis on sensitive matters.
• Providing training on a variety of laws and policies affecting CIA personnel, including but not limited to collection of intelligence, employment and anti-discrimination laws, and government ethics.
• Maintaining productive working relationships with other Intelligence Community elements, federal agencies, and congressional committees.

As an Ethics Attorney you will provide ethics advice to Agency personnel, review financial disclosure forms, conduct ethics training, and consult with the Office of Government Ethics on relevant issues.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment

• You must be physically in the United States or one of its territories when you submit your resume via MyLINK.
• You must be willing to move to the Washington, DC area.
• You must be a U.S. citizen and at least 18 years of age (dual-national US citizens are eligible).
• For further information, please visit: https://www.cia.gov/careers/how-we-hire/
• You must successfully complete a thorough medical and psychological exam, a polygraph interview, and a comprehensive background investigation.
• You must be registered for the Selective Service, if applicable.

Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications

• Consulting with the Office of Government Ethics on ethics issues
• Providing ethics advice to current and former Executive Branch employees
• Conducting ethics training
• Ability to meet the minimum requirements for joining CIA , including U.S. citizenship and a background investigation
• Active bar membership from any of the 50 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands
• Minimum of three (3) years of attorney experience in Executive Branch ethics issues doing the following:
• Reviewing confidential and public financial disclosure forms (OGE 450 and OGE 278, respectively)

Desired Qualifications
All candidates are reviewed for the following competencies:

• Interpersonal and communication skills
• The ability to work both independently and as a team member in a demanding environment
• The ability to exercise sound judgment in challenging situations
• Ability to effectively manage multiple work assignments and competing priorities concurrently
• Willingness to consider diverse perspectives and ability to navigate changing circumstances
• Ability to develop and maintain close and collaborative working relationships inside and outside the CIA.
• Legal analysis, reasoning and writing, including the ability to quickly integrate and synthesize facts and law to make legally sound decisions in compressed timeframes

Education
Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an ABA-accredited law school