Attorney Advisor - HHS Office of the General Counsel (Seattle)

Agency Name: HHS Office of the General Counsel

Position / Job Title : Attorney-Advisor

Location: Seattle, WA

Category : Attorney 

Job Description: The Office of the General Counsel (OGC) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is seeking an attorney to join its office in Seattle, Washington (also referred to as Region 10 or Region X) The Seattle office provides comprehensive litigation services (both administrative and judicial litigation), legal advice, counseling, and negotiation services to the Department, with an emphasis on services to those HHS agencies that have staff present in the Region 10 states of Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. Primary legal services involve Medicare enforcement actions and grant disallowances appealable to the Departmental Appeals Board, programs and services provided through the Indian Health Service in Alaska and Portland Areas, contracts and compacts under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEAA), employment and information law matters, and Medicare and Medicaid financing, and bankruptcy. We have a diverse and collegial office with eight (8) attorneys and two administrative legal resources staff. Attorneys are expected to work independently and as a team with more than 500 OGC colleagues around the nation. As set out in Executive Order 14035, the office strives to cultivate a workforce that draws from the full diversity of the Nation, and to be a model for diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, where all employees are treated with dignity and respect.

Link to Application: https://www.hhs.gov/about/agencies/ogc/careers/open-opportunities/index.html

Other Relevant Links: https://www.hhs.gov/about/agencies/ogc/careers/open-opportunities/index.html#ga-ogc-reg10