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Director, Appellate Section
Offices, Boards and Divisions · Posted 142 days ago
About the Role
The Civil Rights Division (CRT or Division) is seeking an experienced attorney to serve as the Director, Appellate Section.
What You'll Do
- →As the Director, the successful candidate: Plans and directs a nationwide program to enforce federal civil rights laws through handling Division cases in the United States Courts of Appeals and, in cooperation with the Office of the Solicitor General, in the Supreme Court.
- →Recommends, based on input from other chiefs, staff, litigating sections, and the general counsels of other agencies, whether appellate review in the Supreme Court or courts of appeals should be sought of adverse judicial decisions and whether the Division should seek to participate as amicus curiae in the Supreme Court, federal courts of appeals, or state appellate courts.
- →Assesses the quality and content of all appellate briefs and oral arguments handled by the Division, to ensure that they are persuasive, supported by the facts and law, and consistent with Department policy and priorities.
- →Personally handles particularly sensitive, high-profile, or difficult civil rights appeals.
- →Such cases often involve the establishment of legal precedents of great significance.
- →Exercises management oversight of the Section, including setting enforcement priorities; supervises an office of approximately 25 fulltime positions, including managers, trial attorneys, and professional administrative support staff.
- →Is responsible for overall management of personnel, litigative program development, budget, and other matters, and participates in the decisional process relating to these subjects.
- →The chief supervises - both directly and through subordinate managers - the Section's attorneys and support personnel.
- →Consults with and advises the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights and the Deputy Assistant Attorneys General.
- →Coordinates with the Division's other Section Chiefs and Deputies as appropriate.
- →Confers with the Office of the Solicitor General, as appropriate, regarding all important stages of appellate litigation.
- →Meets, coordinates, and fosters good working relationships with United States Attorneys' Offices, other Department of Justice components, and other federal departments and regulatory agencies.
- →Coordinates with counsel for private litigants in cases in which the Government intervenes or participates as amicus curiae.
Requirements
- ✓Applicants must possess a J.D. degree from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association and be a member in good standing of a state, territory of the United States, District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico bar.
- ✓(Include in your resume the month and year in which you obtained your degree and the name of the College or University from which it was conferred/awarded.)
Personality Fit
Job ID: 9b2d4532-7b11-4075-bf4d-c267e52ff64b
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