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Attorney (Investigate)
U.S. International Trade Commission · Posted 123 days ago
About the Role
The U.S. International Trade Commission is an independent Federal agency that provides the President and Congress with high-quality analysis and technical support on international trade, tariff and competitiveness issues; investigates and makes determinations in proceedings involving imports claimed to injure a domestic industry or violate U.S. intellectual property rights; and maintains the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
What You'll Do
- →The position is located in the U.S.
- →International Trade Commission, Office of Unfair Import Investigations.
- →International Trade Commission (USITC or Commission) is an independent, nonpartisan, quasi-judicial federal agency established by Congress with a range of trade-related mandates.
- →The ideal candidate for this position would possess experience in litigating substantive areas of intellectual property and/or unfair competition law, experience related to the mission and functions of the Office of Unfair Import Investigations, have a background in engineering or a scientific field, and a record of superior achievement in education.
- →As a staff attorney in the Office of Unfair Import Investigations, the candidate will be responsible for litigating interesting, challenging and complex cases primarily involving patent infringement.
- →International Trade Commission.
Requirements
- ✓All applicants must possess a first professional law degree: J.D. or LL.B from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association, or equivalent training.
- ✓Equivalent training is training permitted in some states in lieu of attendance at a law school.
- ✓To be acceptable, this training must be of the kind and nature required by the state in which the bar exam is taken.
- ✓A copy of your transcript(s) is required to show proof that you meet this requirement.
- ✓Please see the Required Documents section of the announcement for more specific information.
- ✓Submit a copy of your transcript(s) with credit hours, major(s) and grade-point average or class ranking, and date degree conferred.
- ✓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.
- ✓Click on the link for a list of accredited organizations recognized as specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials: https://naces.org/members/
Personality Fit
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