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Trial Attorney - Land Acquisition Section
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About the Role
The Environment and Natural Resources Division is seeking experienced civil litigators for the Land Acquisition Section for (2) or more positions. This Section is responsible for acquiring real property on behalf of the United States through litigation, title review, and collaboration with agencies for purposes ranging from establishing national parks, expanding military installations, rebuilding energy and transportation systems, and facilitating border security.
What You'll Do
- →The first cut-off date for referral of applicants will be 5/28/2026.
- →The second cut-off date will be on the closing date of 7/2/2026.
- →The Land Acquisition Section (LAS) represents virtually every federal agency, in federal district court across the United States and its territories, tackling novel and complex civil litigation arising under the Fifth Amendment to the U.S.
- →Constitution.
- →LAS litigates condemnation cases to acquire real property for the United States for public uses including taking land into trust for tribes, expanding military installations, rebuilding federal courthouses, establishing national monuments, and constructing border and immigration security infrastructure and land ports of entry.
- →The Section's work is designed to ensure the protection of the Fifth Amendment so that the amount of compensation for condemned property is fair to both property owners and taxpayers.
- →LAS also is responsible for ensuring the sufficiency of title for all real property that federal agencies acquire by direct purchase.
- →For both litigation and title matters, the legal and factual issues are often complex and intellectually challenging and may include: the power of the United States to acquire land; ascertainment of the market value of property; and the physical, legal or financial feasibility of purported potential uses of property.
- →The Section also provides agencies with training and consultation during the planning process for major federal land acquisition efforts to ensure the success of those projects.
- →Section attorneys are actively involved in every facet of our title work and cases from pre-filing consultation with client-agencies to discovery, motion practice, negotiations, and trial.
- →On a day-to-day basis, our attorneys address case management issues, engage in case development, negotiate with opposing counsel, draft substantive motions and briefs, take depositions, present oral arguments, and conduct trials before juries, judges, and land commissions.
- →Our attorneys work in a collaborative, team-oriented environment, and consult closely with our client-agencies as well as expert witnesses.
- →LAS attorneys work in teams composed of our in-house consulting appraisers, attorneys, and paralegals to develop successful and fair litigation positions.
- →The ideal candidates will bring a strong interest in federal litigation and trial work, and at least 4 years of post-JD experience.
Requirements
- ✓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 this criteria, see www.ed.gov.
- ✓Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above 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 timely provide such evidence by submitting proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency with your application materials.
- ✓More information may be found at https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.
- ✓All documentation must be in English or include an English translation. https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.
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