U.S. Department of Homeland Security
General Attorney
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Washington, District of Columbia, us, 20022
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA) is seeking an energetic and dedicated attorney to serve as an Associate Legal Advisor with the Labor and Employment Division (LELD) in Washington, D.C.
This position is located at OPLA Headquarters, in Washington, D.C. The selectee may be approved for local remote work (i.e., within a 50-mile radius of the agency worksite). This position is also telework-eligible, in conformance with agency policy.
DutiesRequirements
You must successfully pass a background investigation and drug test for federal employment.Selective Service registration is required for males born on, or after, December 31, 1959. Those not registered should have an approved exemption on file.You must have relevant experience (see How You Will Be Evaluated and Qualifications tabs).You must meet all requirements by the closing date of the announcement.You may be required to serve a two-year trial period if the requirement has not been met.Current OPLA attorneys must have completed two years of service with OPLA by the announcement closing date to be considered for this position.You must be an active member in good standing of the bar of a U.S. state, a territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia.Relocation expenses will not be reimbursed in connection with this position.Occasional travel may be required, and you may be required to attend meetings and trainings at OPLA Headquarters and elsewhere in National Capital Region.
Qualifications
Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Qualification claims will be subject to verification.Applicants should be able to efficiently produce quality legal analyses of complex and novel issues, exercise sound legal judgment, prioritize competing assignments, and work effectively independently, as part of a team, and across work units. Applicants should be detail-oriented and have a strong interest in supporting and providing stellar client services to diverse program offices, including law enforcement officers, policymakers, attorneys, and agency senior leadership, and must be able to tailor communications to a particular audience. Applicants should be able to take initiative and work in a reliable, decisive, and professional manner. Applicants should possess the following characteristics and competencies: integrity, sound professional judgment, organizational skills, decisiveness, initiative, stellar client services, the ability to function independently and cooperatively, and superior written and oral advocacy skills.
Bar Membership:
You must be an active member in good standing of the bar of a U.S. state, a territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia.
Current or Former Political Appointees:
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 five years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 C.F.R. § 213.3102(u), and Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 C.F.R. § 315.707.
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This position is located at OPLA Headquarters, in Washington, D.C. The selectee may be approved for local remote work (i.e., within a 50-mile radius of the agency worksite). This position is also telework-eligible, in conformance with agency policy.
DutiesRequirements
You must successfully pass a background investigation and drug test for federal employment.Selective Service registration is required for males born on, or after, December 31, 1959. Those not registered should have an approved exemption on file.You must have relevant experience (see How You Will Be Evaluated and Qualifications tabs).You must meet all requirements by the closing date of the announcement.You may be required to serve a two-year trial period if the requirement has not been met.Current OPLA attorneys must have completed two years of service with OPLA by the announcement closing date to be considered for this position.You must be an active member in good standing of the bar of a U.S. state, a territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia.Relocation expenses will not be reimbursed in connection with this position.Occasional travel may be required, and you may be required to attend meetings and trainings at OPLA Headquarters and elsewhere in National Capital Region.
Qualifications
Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Qualification claims will be subject to verification.Applicants should be able to efficiently produce quality legal analyses of complex and novel issues, exercise sound legal judgment, prioritize competing assignments, and work effectively independently, as part of a team, and across work units. Applicants should be detail-oriented and have a strong interest in supporting and providing stellar client services to diverse program offices, including law enforcement officers, policymakers, attorneys, and agency senior leadership, and must be able to tailor communications to a particular audience. Applicants should be able to take initiative and work in a reliable, decisive, and professional manner. Applicants should possess the following characteristics and competencies: integrity, sound professional judgment, organizational skills, decisiveness, initiative, stellar client services, the ability to function independently and cooperatively, and superior written and oral advocacy skills.
Bar Membership:
You must be an active member in good standing of the bar of a U.S. state, a territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia.
Current or Former Political Appointees:
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 five years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 C.F.R. § 213.3102(u), and Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 C.F.R. § 315.707.
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