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Assistant Section Chief - Appellate
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About the Role
The Appellate Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division is responsible for handling most Division cases in federal and state appellate courts, for preparing appeal and amicus recommendations for the Solicitor General, and for preparing drafts for the Office of the Solicitor General of petitions and briefs in these cases if there is activity in the U.S. Supreme Court. The Appellate Section is hiring an attorney to serve as one of three Assistant Section Chiefs within the Section.
What You'll Do
- →The Appellate Section is responsible for civil and criminal appeals in all cases handled by an ENRD trial section in federal or state trial courts.
- →It also handles directly, or coordinates with the United States Attorney offices (USAOs), on civil and criminal appeals in cases involving Division subject matters that were handled by a USAO in the trial court.
- →In addition, the Section has responsibility for certain petitions for review filed directly in the courts of appeals that seek review of decisions of the Energy and Interior Departments and of the FAA, NRC, STB, and in some instances FERC.
- →The Section works closely with the Office of the Solicitor General in determining whether to appeal adverse district court decisions to the courts of appeals, to seek further review of adverse court of appeals decisions, and to participate as amicus in federal and state courts of appeals and the Supreme Court.
- →The Section prepares initial drafts of briefs filed in the Supreme Court in Division cases handled by the Section and works closely with the Solicitor General's Office in Division cases before the Supreme Court.
- →The Section's management consists of a Chief, a Deputy Section Chief, and three Assistant Section Chiefs.
- →The Deputy and Assistant Chiefs divide management of the work of the Section by subject matter and have direct supervisory responsibility for all aspects of this work in their respective subject areas.
- →The Assistant Section Chiefs also are responsible for performance management and serve as the rating official for attorneys.
- →The Assistant Section Chiefs also assist the Section Chief and Deputy Chief on non-litigation and administrative matters, and with overall management of the Section.
- →We are currently seeking to hire an Assistant Chief to manage many of the cases in the Section's docket involving natural and marine resources.
Requirements
- ✓All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education.
- ✓For a list of schools that meet this criteria, see www.ed.gov.
- ✓Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States.
- ✓It is your responsibility to timely provide such evidence by submitting proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency with your application materials.
- ✓More information may be found at https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.
- ✓All documentation must be in English or include an English translation. https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 48798ed5-a389-4017-a7d9-e284ef1e9d01
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