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Attorney Advisor (General)
Drug Enforcement Administration · Posted today
About the Role
This position is located in the Drug Enforcement Administrator (DEA), Office of Chief Counsel. This position primary purpose is to provide legal advice and support to DEA management and field offices worldwide. CC attorneys coordinate with DEA investigative personnel, provide legal training, and respond to requests for assistance from DEA Division Counsel. Department of Justice (DOJ) agencies post experienced attorney job announcements on the DOJ Careers page.
What You'll Do
- →The Strategic Programs Section (SPS) is comprised of attorneys, Special Agent Attorneys, and technical support staff, who provide a wide range of support to meet DEA's operational needs.
- →In addition, the Use of Force Unit has Special Agent Attorneys within the Section who instruct at Basic Agent, Basic Intelligence Research Specialist, Basic Diversion Investigator, Basic Forensic Chemist, Group Supervisor Schools, and at numerous other courses conducted at the Academy.
- →Special Agent Attorneys: Perform legal reviews of lesson plans for the entire Office of Training.
- →This Unit does ongoing analysis of Agency priorities or changes in the law to determine the need for new or updated legal training.
- →Conduct research in all facets of drug law enforcement operations.
- →Research development of programs of instruction, lesson plans, evaluations, tests, and written legal materials produced by the Attorney/Instructor focus on the legal issues related to the operational needs of DEA personnel.
- →Research legal issues related to criminal investigations, intelligence, forensics, and diversion prevention.
- →Conduct studies and evaluations of all instruction required in the DEA training programs in order to assist in developing the appropriate legal curriculum for courses of study related to criminal investigations, intelligence, forensics, and diversion prevention.
- →Establish, develop, and maintain professional relationships with other attorneys and experts in DEA and other agencies within the areas of DEA training programs in order to remain informed regarding the nature of emerging or current legal issues related to criminal investigations, intelligence, forensics, and diversion prevention.
- →Conduct presentations, briefings, lectures and other legal training programs both at the DEA Training Academy in Quantico, Virginia, and in the field.
- →Conduct the primary legal training during the basic training programs at the DEA Training Academy in addition to conducting advanced training in various legal topics pertaining to the counterdrug mission.
- →Coordinate, conduct, and participate in moot court exercises at the DEA Training Academy and in the field, as necessary, and work with members of the DEA Training Academy staff in constructing scenarios suitable for later use as the basis for moot court exercises.
- →Coordinate the participation of other attorneys assisting in the playing of the roles of prosecutor, defense counsel, and judge in moot court exercises.
Requirements
- ✓A J.D. degree from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association.
- ✓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 these criteria, see www.ed.gov.
- ✓Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the 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 provide such evidence when applying.
- ✓For a list of accredited organizations recognized as specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials, visit: www.naces.org/members.php.
- ✓If you are claiming education as any part of your qualifications for this position, you must submit an official transcript, unofficial transcript, or a list including courses, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and semester hours earned.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 5677c25a-5c1f-481e-a8a6-d35a8eaa1de8
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