Civil Division (CIV)
As a Trial Attorney in the Office of Immigration Litigation-District Court Section, you will typically have an active docket involving interaction with client agencies, motions practice, discovery, class action litigation, and trial and appellate practice. You may handle matters in federal district and appellate courts involving Constitutional law and federal immigration law, regulations, and policy.
Many
of the Sections cases raise issues of first impression involving
constitutional rights and entitlements, statutory interpretation,
federal authority over immigration matters, agency rulemaking
procedures, and Article III standing. The Section's attorneys represent
multiple federal agencies including the Departments of Justice, Homeland
Security, Health and Human Services, and Defense in cases involving a
wide range of complex immigration matters; the Department of State in
cases involving visas, passports, and other claims to U.S. citizenship;
and the Department of Labor in foreign worker wage and alien labor
certification matters.
The Section's attorneys also handle national security matters, including
national security matters and defense of programmatic challenges to
Department of Homeland Security and Department of Labor rules governing
alien employment authorization, foreign investor, and temporary guest
worker programs. The Section defends numerous cases brought by known or
suspected terrorists and convicted criminals attempting to acquire
immigration benefits, thwart removal, or avoid mandatory detention
pending removal. Complex, high-profile class action cases challenging
critical policies and programs relating to the Federal Government's
interpretation, administration, and enforcement of immigration law are a
significant part of the OIL-DCS's caseload. Successful applicants will
enjoy a varied, challenging, and high-visibility practice with the
potential for significant professional growth. OIL-DCS's team-centered
approach to litigation provides an exceptionally collegial atmosphere
with the opportunity for substantial individual responsibility.
Travel is often necessary for court appearances, oral argument, discovery, and other case-related matters.
Applicants
must be a graduate from a full course of study in a School of Law
accredited by the American Bar Association and be a 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.
Applicants must possess a J.D. degree, be an active member of the bar
(any jurisdiction), have at least one year of post J.D. experience to
qualify at the GS-12 level; have at least two years of post J.D.
experience to qualify at the GS-13 level; have at least three years of
post J.D. experience to qualify at the GS-14 level; and four years of
post J.D. experience to qualify at the GS-15 level. You must also be a
U.S. citizen.
Preferred Qualifications: Individuals with civil litigation experience
in federal court, including a federal clerkship, are encouraged to
apply. Individuals with federal prosecution experience are also
encouraged to apply. Experience with high-volume civil discovery is
preferred.
Applicants must have excellent writing and advocacy skills, as well as
superior negotiation and interpersonal skills. Successful applicants
will be highly motivated, exhibit sound judgment and creativity, and
have several years of active litigation experience. Judicial clerkship
experience is strongly preferred.
To apply for this position, you must submit a cover letter, resume, and writing sample (not more than 15 pages in length). If you are claiming veterans preference, you must also submit your DD-214, and/or other documentation that you may have.
Applicants must submit their materials, if possible in PDF format and in
a single file, addressed to the OIL-DCS Hiring Coordinator
at CIV-DCSCareers@usdoj.gov.
No telephone calls, please.
You must submit your application so that it will be RECEIVED by 11:59 pm
Eastern Daylight Time on the closing date of the announcement.
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.
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Department Policies
Equal Employment Opportunity: The U.S. Department of Justice is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Except where otherwise provided by law, there will be no discrimination because of color, race, religion, national origin, political affiliation, marital status, disability (physical or mental), age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected genetic information, pregnancy, status as a parent, or any other nonmerit-based factor. The Department of Justice welcomes and encourages applications from persons with physical and mental disabilities. The Department is firmly committed to satisfying its affirmative obligations under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to ensure that persons with disabilities have every opportunity to be hired and advanced on the basis of merit within the Department of Justice. For more information, please review our full EEO Statement.
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.
Outreach and Recruitment for Qualified Applicants with Disabilities: The Department encourages qualified applicants with disabilities, including individuals with targeted/severe disabilities to apply in response to posted vacancy announcements. Qualified applicants with targeted/severe disabilities may be eligible for direct hire, non-competitive appointment under Schedule A (5 C.F.R. § 213.3102(u)) hiring authority. Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to contact one of the Department’s Disability Points of Contact (DPOC) to express an interest in being considered for a position. See list of DPOCs.
Suitability and Citizenship: It is the policy of the Department to achieve a drug-free workplace and persons selected for employment will be required to pass a drug test which screens for illegal drug use prior to final appointment. Employment is also contingent upon the completion and satisfactory adjudication of a background investigation. Congress generally prohibits agencies from employing non-citizens within the United States, except for a few narrow exceptions as set forth in the annual Appropriations Act (see, https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/non-citizens/). Pursuant to DOJ component policies, only U.S. citizens are eligible for employment with the Executive Office for Immigration Review, U.S. Trustee’s Offices, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Unless otherwise indicated in a particular job advertisement, qualifying non-U.S. citizens meeting immigration and appropriations law criteria may apply for employment with other DOJ organizations. However, please be advised that the appointment of non-U.S. citizens is extremely rare; such appointments would be possible only if necessary to accomplish the Department's mission and would be subject to strict security requirements. Applicants who hold dual citizenship in the U.S. and another country will be considered on a case-by-case basis. All DOJ employees are subject to a residency requirement. Candidates must have lived in the United States for at least three of the past five years. The three-year period is cumulative, not necessarily consecutive. Federal or military employees, or dependents of federal or military employees serving overseas, are excepted from this requirement. This is a Department security requirement which is waived only for extreme circumstances and handled on a case-by-case basis.
Veterans: 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 include that information in their cover letter or resume and attach supporting documentation (e.g., the DD 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty and other supporting documentation) to their submissions. 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, 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 his or her retirement was due to a permanent service-connected disability or that he/she was transferred to the permanent disability retired list (the statement or retirement orders must indicate that the disability is 10% or more).
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