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
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.
Education
Applicants must possess a J.D. Degree or equivalent.
How you will be evaluated
Evaluation Method: Once your complete application package is received, it will be reviewed to ensure you meet all job requirements. An attorney interview panel will then review all qualified applicants and make recommendations for invitation to interview. You will be notified if selected for an interview. The Occupational Questionnaire will take you approximately 20 minutes to complete. Veterans' Preference: There is no formal rating system for applying veterans' preference to attorney appointments in the excepted service; however, the Department of Justice considers veterans' preference eligibility as a positive factor in attorney hiring. Applicants eligible for veterans' preference must indicate their preference in response to the appropriate question in their assessment questionnaire (it is also recommended that information is included in their cover letter or resume) and they must submit supporting documentation (e.g., DD 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty and other supporting documentation) which verifies their eligibility for preference. Although the "point" system is not used, per se, applicants eligible to claim 10-point preference must submit Standard Form (SF) 15, Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference, and submit the supporting documentation required for the specific type of preference claimed (visit the OPM website, http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/sf15.pdf for a copy of SF 15, which lists the types of 10-point preferences and the required supporting document(s). Applicants should note that SF 15 requires supporting documentation associated with service-connected disabilities or receipt of nonservice-connected disability pensions to be dated 1991 or later except in the case of service members submitting official statements or retirement orders from a branch of the Armed Forces showing that retirement was due to a permanent service-connected disability or that they were transferred to the permanent disability retired list (the statement or retirement orders must indicate that the disability is 10% or more). Reasonable Accommodations: This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.