Senior Litigation Counsel - Natural Resources Section

US Offices, Boards and Divisions; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 190,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

The Natural Resources Section of the U.S. Department of Justice seeks a senior-level attorney with extensive experience in natural resource, environmental, and cultural resource law and complex litigation. You must hold a J.D., be an active member of the bar, and be a U.S.

citizen or national. This position requires a minimum of 10 years of post-J.D. litigation experience and adherence to mandatory technical qualifications.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated expertise in natural resource, environmental, and cultural resource law and complex litigation.
• Experience reviewing the work products of attorneys and directing handling of complex litigation cases.
• Demonstrated experience writing clearly and communicating effectively with varied audiences.
• Record of complex case management and superb courtroom and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex litigation projects and advise on strategy and direction.
• Supervise and direct attorneys and teams across multiple cases and projects.

Skills

Natural resource law

Litigation management

Legal writing

Education

J.D. degree

Job description

The Natural Resources Section has one of the most dynamic and complex practices in the Energy and Natural Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice, representing virtually every federal agency in federal district courts, the Court of Federal Claims, and state courts in novel litigation arising under more than 80 natural resource, environmental, and cultural resource statutes and the Just Compensation Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

Applicants must possess a J.D. degree, be an active member of the bar (any jurisdiction), and be a U.S. citizen or national. This Senior Level position requires a minimum of 10 years of post-J.D. litigation experience.

You must meet the mandatory technical qualifications (MTQ) listed below. Please address the MTQs below by providing concrete and succinct examples of your experience that demonstrate the complexity of the experience you possess. Do not exceed one page per MTQ.

1. Demonstrated expertise in natural resource, environmental, and cultural resource law and complex litigation involving statutes and areas of the law within the Section's portfolio.
2. Demonstrated experience reviewing the work products of attorneys and providing advice and direction in handling complex litigation cases and projects.
3. Demonstrated experience writing clearly, concisely, and persuasively and communicating effectively with various audiences.

Qualifications must include a demonstrated record of complex case management, superb courtroom and presentation skills, excellent negotiation skills, outstanding legal writing, and a commitment to the highest ethical and professional standards. Experience litigating cases in the federal district court or the Court of Federal Claims is highly desired but not required.

Only experience obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.

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