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Attorney-Advisor (General)
DHS Headquarters · Posted 12 days ago
About the Role
This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of the General Counsel (OGC), Legal Counsel Division (LCD). The primary purpose of this position is is to provide advice and assistance on all aspects of litigation, from pre-filing to trial and appeals, and on matters before the United States Supreme Court. Non-BU: This is a non-bargaining unit position.
What You'll Do
- →Performing detailed legal research and drafting thorough and well-reasoned memoranda and legal briefs.
- →Issues encountered will include questions of constitutional, statutory, regulatory, and procedural law, and will include issues in the areas of immigration, law enforcement, national security, administrative, civil procedure, tort, privacy, civil rights, FOIA, and employment law, and are often novel, complex, and precedent setting.
- →Coordinating with the Office of Public Affairs on press coverage of litigation.
- →Assisting in matters related to congressional investigations and internal investigations, including inter-branch exchange or discovery of information and the assertion of governmental privileges.
- →Providing assistance and advice on other matters within the LCD's scope of responsibilities, including legislation, civil rights/civil liberties, privacy and FOIA.
- →View common definitions of terms found in this announcement: Common Definitions.
Requirements
- ✓Applicants must be a graduate of a law school accredited by the American Bar Association.
- ✓You must submit a copy of both your law school and college transcript with your application.
- ✓Unofficial transcripts will be accepted.
- ✓Official transcripts will be required if you are selected for the position.
- ✓Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications; applicant's resumes and supporting documentation should only reflect education received from schools accredited by such institutions.
- ✓Applicants can verify accreditation at the following Website: https://ope.ed.gov/dapip/#/home.
- ✓If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency (a U.S. private organization's interpretation that such education has been deemed at least equivalent to conventional U.S. education programs) with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
- ✓For more information regarding evaluation of foreign education for federal employment, please visit the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education webpage on the Recognition of Foreign Qualifications.
Personality Fit
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