Attorney (Entry-Level)

US Offices, Boards and Divisions; Washington (District of Columbia); Presencial; USD 80.000 - 110.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

The U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, seeks experienced attorneys to enforce federal statutes and executive orders prohibiting discrimination in voting, education, employment, housing, and public services. Candidates should have strong written and oral communication, analytical skills, and the ability to work across offices and with diverse stakeholders.

Positions require a J.D. degree (or equivalent) and active bar admission; applicants including current law students taking a

Formación

• J.D. degree and active bar admission required.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to analyze complex issues and work with diverse parties.

Responsabilidades

• Enforce federal statutes and executive orders prohibiting discrimination.
• Work on significant and complex civil rights issues.
• Collaborate with other federal and state offices and agencies.

Conocimientos

Written and oral communication

Analytical reasoning

Collaboration

Organization

Professional judgment

Initiative

Educación

J.D. degree

Descripción del empleo

Are you interested in a rewarding and challenging opportunity? Join the U.S. Department of Justice!

The Civil Rights Division seeks experienced attorneys to work on a variety of significant and complex issues to enforce federal statutes and executive orders that prohibit unlawful discrimination, including discrimination in voting, education, employment, housing, police services, public accommodations and facilities, and federally funded and conducted programs. Applicants must have strong, demonstrated qualifications in the following areas: academic achievement; substantive knowledge and expertise in the laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the work of the section or substantially similar laws, rules, and regulations; written and oral communication skills; the ability to analyze complex issues; skill and experience working collaboratively and productively with others; organizational skills; professional judgment; initiative; and the ability to excel in a fast-paced, demanding environment. In addition, applicants must have outstanding professional references. Possessing the minimum post law degree legal experience does not guarantee the applicant will be selected at that grade level.

Applicants must possess a J.D. degree (or equivalent) and be an active member of the bar (any U.S. jurisdiction) by their entry on duty date. Law school graduates and current law students taking a February 2027 bar examination may be considered, provided they meet these requirements prior to entry on duty.

Possessing the minimum legal experience or a law degree does not guarantee that an applicant will be selected at that grade level.

• GS-11 - Up to one year of post-J.D. legal experience, or possess J.D.
• GS-12 - Minimum of one year of post-J.D. legal experience

Preferred Qualifications:

The following demonstrated qualifications are preferred but not required: Judicial clerkships (especially in federal court), law review, moot court, clinical experience, and skill and experience working cooperatively and productively with a range of people, such as charging parties, witnesses, respondents, disadvantaged or disenfranchised groups, opposing counsel, judicial or administrative officials, advocacy groups, law enforcement personnel, and the staff of other federal or state governmental agencies, are also preferred.