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Attorney Advisor (CLC Attorney)
Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System · Posted 50 days ago
About the Role
Corrections professionals who foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities. Our highly-skilled, diverse, and innovative workforce creates a strong foundation of safety and security. Through the principles of humanity and normalcy, we develop good neighbors.
What You'll Do
- →The legal practice at the North Central Regional Office covers a wide variety of issues focusing on correctional law, either through administrative channels or litigation in federal court.
- →Issues include such matters as inmates' reasonable access to the courts (e.g. access to legal materials, legal correspondence, and attorney-client visits), conditions of confinement (e.g. medical care, diet and religious accommodations, housing assignments, hygiene & sanitation, and post-sentence administration (e.g. sentence computation and inmate discipline).
- →The legal practice at the North Central Regional Office oversees legal issues arising from the following Districts: Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois, and Colorado.
- →The position of Consolidated Legal Center (CLC) Attorney handles a wide variety of legal issues focusing on correctional law, which is a practice that relies heavily on constitutional law, tort law, and other administrative law.
- →This practice is primarily civil in nature and involves providing extensive litigation support to the U.S.
- →Attorney's Offices.
- →When the duty location or client is a Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) pretrial facility, the practice may also include time-sensitive advocacy in pretrial matters.
- →This practice also involves providing legal guidance and support to BOP employees and through internal and administrative processes (e.g., administrative claims).
- →The legal issues covered include, but are not limited to,inmates' access to the courts (e.g., access to counsel and legal materials, etc.),conditions of confinement (e.g., medical care, religious accommodations, etc.), and post-sentencing processes (e.g., sentence computations and inmate discipline).
- →The core functions described above require the ability to independently conduct thorough legal research and provide well-reasoned work products in a timely fashion, that is tailored to the audience.
- →In addition, the ability to communicate between different groups within the BOP, and to communicate on behalf of the BOP with external stakeholders, is critical to be an effective advocate for BOP.
- →The incumbent may also be required to handle other BOP legal matters as assigned, including issues arising from institutions in the North Central Region or the districts listed above.
- →In addition to the above, the incumbent is expected to provide advice and guidance to all levels of staff at these correctional facilities, including members of the Executive Staff.
- →The incumbent will also be expected to communicate with defense attorneys, prosecutors, federal courts, and agency officials.
Requirements
- ✓Veterans: There is no formal rating system for applying veterans' preference to attorney appointments in the excepted service; however, the Department of Justice considers veterans' preference eligibility as a positive factor in attorney hiring.
- ✓Applicants eligible for veterans' preference must include that information in their cover letter or resume and attach supporting documentation (e.g., the DD 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty and other supporting documentation) to their submissions.
- ✓See Qualifications Section for education requirements, if applicable.
- ✓ONLY if education is a requirement/substitution for specialized experience, applicant MUST upload legible transcripts as verification of educational requirement.
- ✓Transcripts MUST be uploaded and electronically linked from USAJOBS at the time you apply and MUST include identifying information to include School Name, Student Name, Degree and Date Awarded (if applicable).
- ✓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, Click Here.
- ✓Foreign Education: For information regarding foreign education requirements, please see Foreign Diploma and Credit Recognition at the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education website: Recognition of Foreign Qualifications.
- ✓If you are selected for this position and qualified based on education (i.e. basic education requirement and/or substitution of education), you will be required to provide an OFFICIAL transcript prior to your first day on duty.
- ✓See Special Conditions of Employment Section.
- ✓Selective Service Requirement: http://www.sss.gov U.S.
- ✓Citizenship is Required.
Benefits
- ★The United States government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service or other non-merit factor.
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- ★Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
- ★Unless otherwise required by law, the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act prohibits employees of the U.S.
- ★Department of Justice or a federal contractor acting on its behalf from inquiring about an applicant's criminal history record, either in writing or orally, before that individual receives a conditional offer of employment.
- ★Applicants who believe they have been subjected to a violation of the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act, may submit a written complaint within 30 days of the date of the alleged non-compliance directly to the hiring office using the contact information listed in the announcement.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 7ac104e3-58e4-4931-a69d-7439add28097
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