General Attorney

Justia, Inc.; United States; Sur place; USD 110 000 - 180 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

ICE's Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA) invites applications for Attorney vacancies across multiple U.S. locations. The role focuses on defending immigration laws with integrity, delivering quality legal analyses, and providing stellar client services to diverse program offices, law enforcement, and leadership.

Applicants must be active in good standing with a U.S. bar and meet eligibility by the stated deadline.

Qualifications

• Active bar membership in the U.S. state, territory, D.C., or Puerto Rico required.
• Ability to produce quality legal analyses of complex issues with sound judgment.
• Detail oriented, able to prioritize competing assignments, work independently and as part of a team.

Responsabilités

• Defend the nation's immigration laws through rigorous legal analysis and advocacy.
• Provide advisory support to policymakers, attorneys, and agency leadership.
• Represent the government in legal proceedings and contribute to strategic decisions.

Connaissances

Legal analysis

Oral advocacy

Judgment & independence

Formation

Bar admission

Description du poste

Launch a prestigious career as an Attorney with ICE's Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA)! Join a legal team dedicated to defending the nation's immigration laws and safeguarding the United States with expertise and integrity. Organization Location: This announcement will be used to fill multiple vacancies at various locations throughout the United States. NOTE: Applicants currently serving in attorney positions for ICE cannot use this announcement for reassignment or promotion.

Unless otherwise noted, you must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements by 11:59 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time on 02/15/2027. Please note that qualification claims will be subject to verification.

Applicants should possess an ability to efficiently produce quality legal analyses of complex and novel issues, exercise sound legal judgment, be detail oriented, prioritize competing assignments, and work effectively independently, as part of a team, and across work units. Applicants should have a strong interest in supporting and providing stellar client services to diverse program offices including law enforcement officers, policymakers, attorneys, and agency senior leadership, and must be able to tailor communications to a particular audience. Applicants should be able to demonstrate an ability to take initiative and work in a reliable, decisive, and professional manner. Applicants should possess the following characteristics and competencies: integrity, sound professional judgement, organizational skills, decisiveness, initiative, stellar client services, the ability to function independently and cooperatively, and superior written and oral advocacy skills.

Bar Membership: You must be an active member in good standing of the bar of a state, territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 C.F.R. § 213.3102(u), and/or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 C.F.R. § 315.707. Veterans, Peace Corps/VISTA volunteers, and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission. If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs.