Supervisory Attorney Advisor

United States Attorneys' Offices; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

Sick leave

Holidays

Telework

Life insurance

Health benefits

Federal retirement system

Job summary

United States Attorneys' Offices seeks a Senior Attorney Advisor to join the Executive Office for United States Attorneys, Legal Programs Office. The incumbent serves as an Assistant Director with oversight and management responsibilities for various criminal portfolios, including violent crime, firearms, drugs, and criminal discovery and electronic litigation/program areas.

The role provides policy guidance, training, and support to USAOs nationwide, developing guidelines, supervising staff,

Qualifications

• Applicants must possess a J.D. Degree (or equivalent).
• Active member of the bar (any U.S. jurisdiction) is required.
• At least 4 years post-J.D. legal or relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Provides legal advice to EOUSA leadership on program issues.
• Develops EOUSA/Legal Programs guidelines and interpretations.
• Drafts rules, regulations, and guidance in assigned areas of law.
• Performs legislative analysis and coordinates with EOUSA Legislative Counsel.
• Supervises a team of attorney advisors, program managers, and support staff.

Skills

Legal analysis

Team supervision

Policy guidance

Legislative analysis

Education

J.D. degree

Job description

Summary

The Executive Office for United States Attorneys Headquarters is located in Washington, DC and Columbia, SC. This position may be assigned to any of the U.S. Attorney's offices across the United States. Final duty location will be determined based on candidate location, workspace availability, and internal approvals.

Summary

The Executive Office for United States Attorneys Headquarters is located in Washington, DC and Columbia, SC. This position may be assigned to any of the U.S. Attorney's offices across the United States. Final duty location will be determined based on candidate location, workspace availability, and internal approvals.

Duties

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This position serves as a Senior Attorney Advisor in the Legal Programs Office of the Executive Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA). The incumbent serves as an Assistant Director with oversight and management responsibilities for various criminal portfolios, which may include violent crime, firearms, drugs, white collar crime, and/or criminal discovery and electronic litigation/technology program areas.

Legal Programs provides management support, assistance and advice, and policy guidance regarding legal procedures for the United States Attorneys in a wide variety of program areas, which in addition to the areas mentioned above, include: appellate, asset forfeiture, bankruptcy, border and immigration, child exploitation, civil rights, financial litigation, health care fraud, human trafficking, Native American issues, and victim-witness. Legal Programs coordinates all aspects of these programs, including training, funding, legislation, administration, programmatic assessment, and policy implementation. Legal Programs also develops and promotes policies and procedures to improve the effectiveness of these programs and serves as a resource for the United States Attorneys' offices (USAOs) on legal and administrative issues affecting the programs. In addition, Legal Programs provides advice and support for various subcommittees and working groups of the Attorney General's Advisory Committee of United States Attorneys.

General Duties Include

• Provides legal advice and assistance to the Director, Deputy Directors, and Chief of Legal Programs, EOUSA, concerning legal program issues of consequence to the USAOs.
• Develops and implements EOUSA and Legal Programs guidelines concerning relevant legal program areas.
• Drafts interpretative and administrative rules, regulations, and other guidance in assigned areas of law.
• Performs legislative analysis for the Director, Deputy Directors, and Chief of Legal Programs, EOUSA, and coordinates and strategizes with EOUSA's Legislative Counsel.
• Supervises a team of experienced attorney advisors, program managers, and other professional support personnel who serve as subject matter experts for EOUSA and the USAOs in their assigned program areas.
• Provides technical guidance to attorneys in legal matters and recommends overall program strategies that best promote and protect the interests of the government.

Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be serving in a position in Schedule Policy/Career of the excepted service. You will obtain competitive status after two years of service in this position, if applicable. Your employment in this position will be at-will. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) appeals of adverse actions concerning performance, discipline, and other matters arising under chapters 23, 43, and 75 of title 5, United States Code will not be available to an individual serving in this position. Prohibitions on prohibited personnel practices will be enforced by the Office of General Counsel and not the Office of Special Counsel.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• You must be a United States Citizen or National.
• Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory preemployment adjudication. This includes fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing. Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation.
• You must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
• J.D. degree (or equivalent) and active member of the bar (any U.S. jurisdiction) required.
• Must reside in the district to which appointed or within 25 miles thereof. See 28 U.S.C. 545 for district specific information.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

Applicants must possess a J.D. Degree (or equivalent), be an active member of the bar (any U.S. jurisdiction), and have at least 4 years post-J.D. legal or other relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience prosecuting a broad range of criminal cases, including jury trials and complex motions.
• Supervisory or relevant management experience.

You must meet all qualification requirements upon the closing date of this announcement.

Education

Applicants must possess a J.D. Degree or equivalent.

Additional information

The final duty location will be determined based on candidate location, workspace availability, and internal approvals.

As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement.

Other Benefits

• paid vacation
• sick leave
• holidays
• telework
• life insurance
• health benefits
• participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System

Relocation Expenses

Relocation expenses will not be authorized.

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Applicants should familiarize themselves and comply with the relevant rules of professional conduct regarding any possible conflicts of interest in connection with their applications. In particular, please notify this Office if you currently represent clients or adjudicate matters in which this Office is involved and/or you have a family member who is representing clients or adjudicating matters in which this Office is involved so that we can evaluate any potential conflict of interest or disqualification issue that may need to be addressed under those circumstances.

Political Appointees (Current and Former):

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 or Non-Career SES employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the HR Office. Failure to disclose this information could result in disciplinary action including removal from Federal Service.

EEO Statement/Policy

The United States government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service or other non-merit factor. More information can be found here: https://www.justice.gov/jmd/media/1425556/dl?inline.

Selective Service

If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. See www.sss.gov.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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