The Office of International Affairs (OIA) is made up of a diverse group of experienced professionals, including many former federal and state prosecutors. OIA is organized into regional teams that cover geographical areas of the world, and specialized teams that handle issues and case work requiring subject-matter expertise. The teams are proficient on a range of policy, legislative, and litigation issues concerning international criminal investigation and prosecution. A force multiplier, OIA works extensively with other agencies to build successful cases and hold criminals accountable. Our partners are state and local law enforcement, other DOJ components and U.S. government agencies, and foreign investigators and prosecutors.
The Office of International Affairs is hiring one or more Associate Directors to supervise the Office’s various Regional and Designated Teams to assist in the leadership and management of the Office. Associate Directors supervise teams of attorneys and International Affairs Specialists (IASs), manage voluminous caseloads assigned to their teams, work closely with U.S. prosecutors, the State Department, domestic law enforcement agencies, and foreign officials, and report under the supervision of the Deputy Directors and Director.
Associate Director responsibilities will include:
- Supervision of a team of attorneys and IASs, including effective management of team caseload often in excess of 1,000 extradition and/or mutual legal assistance (international evidence gathering) cases, assigning cases and country responsibility within the team, evaluating attorney and IAS performance;
- Providing legal and policy guidance to team members, and to federal, state and foreign prosecutors and law enforcement agents on matters of extradition, mutual legal assistance, treaty law and international law enforcement cooperation;
- Development of effective and cordial relationships with the State Department, U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and federal law enforcement agencies involved in international cases; assuring appropriate and timely coordination with other ivisions and Departments on operational and policy matters;
- Approving arrest of international fugitives, both in the U.S. and abroad, based on legal sufficiency, compliance with treaty, and U.S. and DOJ policies.
- Oversight of litigation in U.S. and foreign courts involving extradition and mutual legal assistance cases and related issues, and development of policy and procedural guidance to address developments in foreign and U.S. law in the area of international criminal practice;
- Participation in the negotiation of bilateral and multilateral law enforcement treaties, and organizing and leading regular consultations with most active treaty partners to assure effective implementation of treaties and resolution of recurrent problems; and,
- Preparing, in conjunction with U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and litigating components of DOJ, requests to Division and Department leadership for use of sensitive operational techniques, such as lures and Bank of Nova Scotia subpoenas.
Required Qualifications: Interested applicants must possess a J.D. degree, be duly licensed and authorized to practice as an attorney under the laws of any State, territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia, must be an active member of the bar in good standing, and have at least 4 years of post J.D. legal experience, one of which was specialized experience at, or equivalent to, the GS-15 grade level. Examples of specialized experience include: preparing court papers and materials, presentations and other written material involving or addressing unique and/or difficult legal issues in civil or criminal litigation; conducting complex civil or criminal litigation (to include appellate practitioners); analyzing cases for legal sufficiency; and providing expert, specialized advice and consultation.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Extensive knowledge of U.S. criminal law and practice, as well as of foreign law and procedures for international cooperation;
- Significant experience in the fields of international legal assistance and extradition, the application and interpretation of bilateral and multilateral law enforcement treaties, and the application of U.S. case law and statutes;
- In-depth familiarity with U.S. federal law enforcement agencies and the work of the Department of State and U.S. embassies and embassy personnel;
- Significant experience in reviewing attorney work product;
- Ability to establish and maintain effective and harmonious relationships with federal and state prosecutors, federal law enforcement officials, officials of the State Department, Department of Homeland Security and U.S. regulatory agencies;
- Excellent written and oral communication skills; and,
- Ability to operate in a high stress environment and to make decisions and recommendations in urgent circumstances involving multiple stakeholders.
The Application Package must be received by 11:59 PM, Eastern Time, on the closing date of this announcement.
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