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Principal Deputy Chief Counsel
Citizenship and Immigration Services · Posted 60 days ago
About the Role
This position is located in the Office of the Chief Counsel for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), in Camp Springs, MD. As Principal Deputy Chief Counsel you will serve as the alter ego for the USCIS Chief Counsel responsible for assisting with the direction, control, & performance of a nationwide legal program & is responsible for planning, coordinating & ensuring consistent implementation of legal approaches that address the nationwide strategic & operational objectives.
What You'll Do
- →USCIS is an agency within the U.S.
- →Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
- →We lawfully administer immigration and naturalization adjudication functions and establish immigration services policies and priorities.
- →The operations of the USCIS OCC Headquarters and Field legal teams, manages USCIS OCC's budget, and serves as the agency's primary legal point person on substantive legal immigration issues involving all USCIS operational clients.
- →The incumbent will be responsible for managing day-to-day operations in the USCIS legal program.
- →Major Duties Legal advice will involve complex, novel or precedent-setting issues.
- →Additional duties to be assigned may include providing legal advice and support to the other government agencies and DHS components and providing litigation support to the Department of Justice in matters in the federal courts.
- →Assist the USCIS Director, USCIS Chief Counsel, USCIS components, and the DHS General Counsel in managing a full range of legal advice and services for all program offices in USCIS.
- →Direct research and analysis on a wide variety of court decisions, legislation, regulations and policies and provide legal counsel in the development, negotiation, and execution of legal agreements or contracts in support of the USCIS mission.
- →Participate on various panels and committees, ensure that USCIS issues are considered in appropriate departmental planning and policy development.
- →Coordinate with the Deputy Chief Counsel for Headquarters and Deputy Chief Counsel for Field Management, and subdivisions in OCC to drive and guide comprehensive legal services support to USCIS.
- →Participate with the USCIS Director, the USCIS Chief Counsel, and the General Counsel in making recommendations on overall office programs.
- →Represent USCIS with senior management, other Federal agencies, business representatives and others on legal issues involving USCIS.
- →Responsible for coordinating adjudications-related legal advice and litigation for all USCIS OCC personnel nationwide.
Requirements
- ✓To meet the minimum requirements for this position, you must possess a Juris Doctor (J.D.) or Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree from a full course of study in a School of Law accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) and be an active and licensed member in good standing of the bar of a state, territory of the US, the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
- ✓You must provide proof of receipt of law degree and proof of active bar membership as outlined in the "Required Documents" section of this vacancy announcement.
Personality Fit
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