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Immigration and Customs Enforcement · Posted 5 days ago
On-site Washington, DC $85K – $197K Apply by Sep 24, 2026 Attorney ENTJINTJINTPISTJ MarketingEducation
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Join a dynamic team of attorneys providing fast-paced legal advice and guidance to clients at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA) Executive Communications Unit (ECU) and leverage your legal experience to protect the homeland in this ever-evolving area of law. General Schedule locality pay tables may be found under Salaries & Wages.
What You'll Do
- →OPLA is the largest legal program in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), employing over 3,000 attorneys nationwide.
- →In addition to Headquarters in Washington, D.C., there are 143 offices located within nine Regions throughout the United States.
- →Pursuant to statute, OPLA serves as the exclusive representative of DHS in removal proceedings before the Executive Office for Immigration Review litigating cases involving criminal aliens, terrorists, human rights violators, and other priority aliens.
- →OPLA also provides a full range of legal services to all ICE programs and offices.
- →OPLA attorneys provide legal advice and prudential counsel to ICE personnel on their law enforcement authorities, legal liability under the Federal Tort Claims Act and Bivens v.
- →Six Unknown Named Agents of Fed.
- →Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388 (1971), the Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act, ethics, and a range of administrative law issues, such as contract, fiscal and employment law.
- →OPLA attorneys represent the agency before the Merit Systems Protection Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the Contract Board of Appeals.
- →OPLA attorneys support the Department of Justice in the prosecution of ICE cases and in the defense of civil cases against ICE.
- →ICE's Office of the Principal Legal Advisor's (OPLA) Executive Communications Unit (ECU) is seeking one or more attorneys for a Counsel position in Washington, D.C.
- →ECU primarily coordinates and processes the legal advice provided to ICE program offices and other stakeholders on a wide array of legal issues and Agency matters.
- →Assignments within ECU are fast-paced and involve high-profile work.
- →Key responsibilities include the following: Assess and manage the assignment and workflow of tasks issued by ICE Office of the Director, the U.S.
- →Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the DHS Office of the General Counsel (OGC), OPLA leadership, and OPLA management officials often within short deadlines.
Requirements
- ✓Applicants must be a graduate of an accredited law school with a Juris Doctor (J.D.) or LLM degree.
- ✓Please see Required Documents for more information.
- ✓A student loan repayment incentive may be available; if such an incentive is available and is authorized, a service agreement will be required.
Personality Fit
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