Attorney - Advisor (Instructor)

This position is located in the Office of Chief Counsel, within the Legal Training Division in the Specialized Legal Branch at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. As a Attorney - Advisor (Instructor), GS-0905-13/14.

The position is responsible for providing legal advice, and for researching, developing, designing, conducting, delivering and supporting law enforcement training provided by the FLETC to its partner organizations and various other customers. The position is responsible for conducting a variety of more than 60 basic and advanced legal training courses for law enforcement personnel for numerous Federal Participating Organizations, as well as state and local government entities. In addition to the training carried out at FLETC, the position may export the courses to on-site locations of the agencies serviced.

Typical duties may include:

• Serving as a senior instructor, subject-matter expert, and program/course developer in the assigned legal program/course areas of law enforcement. Students in these courses are routinely from the most high-profile law enforcement agencies in the world, including the U.S. Secret Service, the U.S. Marshal's Service, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Naval Criminal Investigative Service, Immigration Customs Enforcement, and many others. The program/courses taught cover subject-matter that involves highly specialized knowledge of complex and difficult legal areas that impact close to 90 Federal agencies that train at the FLETC.
• Providing expert training in areas such as: Constitutional Law; Fourth Amendment; Self-Incrimination; Use of Force; Federal Court Procedures; Authority and Jurisdiction; Federal Fraud Statutes; Federal Firearms Violations; Rules of Evidence; Military law; Electronic Law and Evidence; Officer Liability; Criminal Law; Administrative Law; Obstruction of Justice; Terrorism and National Security Law; False Statements; Indian Law; Courtroom Testimony; Assault; Bribery; other emerging areas of the law.
• Planning, developing, coordinating, and implementing a legal training program, while balancing the needs and concerns of the DHS training mission.
• Working with other attorneys, managers and supervisory Federal law enforcement personnel to identify objectives to be met by a specific class.
• Selecting appropriate methods, equipment and materials, and developing the courses and providing instruction, guidance and direction to the class in accomplishing specific learning objectives.
• Keeping abreast of developing training goals and objectives, and continually restructuring the courses to reflect the current laws, identifying specific areas where study and research is required, searching literature for existing documentation, gathering and analyzing data, producing papers for publication and disseminating for internal use.
• Conducting extensive advanced export training (off-site) at other Federal, state, and municipal facilities around the country.
• Monitoring progress of students, documenting results, and/or recommending remedial and corrective action to include additional training and changes in training and/or operational procedures and instructions. Evaluates both individual and group performance in various training settings.
• Overseeing and participating in developing course and program material on the legal aspects of law enforcement. Initiating content changes and developing different approaches and methods of instruction and recommending any other changes needed to improve the course/program and achieve course/program objectives.

View common definitions of terms found in this announcement: Common Definitions. (https://www.dhs.gov/homeland-security-careers/common-terms-announcements)

Requirements:
Conditions of Employment:

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Must successfully pass a background investigation to access, safeguard, and store classified national security information on a regular basis; must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
• This is a non-bargaining unit position.
• You will need to set up direct deposit so we can pay you.
• Must possess and maintain a valid state issued driver's license to conduct official government business.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain FLETC Law Enforcement Instructor certification within 12 months of employment.
• This position is subject to Lautenberg Amendment. Persons convicted of misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence are prohibited from occupying this position.
• Working on weekends and federal holidays may be required.
• Overtime may be required.
• Travel of 75% or less may be required.
• This position is eligible for situational-only telework based on agency policy.
• Applying to this announcement certifies that you give permission for DHS to share your application with others in DHS for similar positions.
• You must be a graduate of a law school accredited by the American Bar Association.
• You must be an active member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of a State, U.S. Commonwealth, U.S. territory, or the District of Columbia.

Qualifications:
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All qualifications and eligibility requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

Selective placement factor (screen-out): To be considered for this position, all applicants must be an active member of a state bar in good standing in every jurisdiction in which you are licensed of a state or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and have a license to practice law. Provide a copy of your Bar memberships;

And

Basic Educational Requirements: All applicants must possess one of the following law degrees. Please provide a copy of your transcripts. The first professional law degree (LL.B. or JD); OR the second professional law degree (LL.M);

And

Specialized Experience GS-13: In addition to the requirements listed above; to qualify at the GS-13 level, applicants must possess specialized professional legal experience in excess of two years that is commensurate with the duties and responsibilities of the position or two years of judicial clerkship. Specialized professional legal experience in excess of two years equivalent to the GS-12 or higher demonstrated by substantial legal writing and communication skills; conducting original legal research and legal analysis; providing instruction in legal subjects related to the criminal justice system or for a law enforcement audience for a period of at least one year; authoring and publishing articles on substantive legal matters; experience presenting substantive material at nationally recognized conferences; and demonstrated expertise in a significant field of law related to law enforcement.

Or

Specialized experience GS-14: In addition to the requirements listed above; to qualify at the GS-14 level, applicants must possess specialized professional legal experience in excess of three years that is commensurate with the duties and responsibilities of the position. The quality of the individual's background may be evidenced by the relatedness of his or her specialization. Specialized professional legal experience in excess of three years equivalent to the GS-13 or higher demonstrated by substantial legal writing and communication skills; conducting original legal research and legal analysis; providing instruction in legal subjects related to the criminal justice system or for a law enforcement audience for a period of at least one year; authoring and publishing articles on substantive legal matters; experience presenting substantive material at nationally recognized conferences; and demonstrated expertise in a significant field of law related to law enforcement.

This position may be filled at the GS-13 or GS-14 level. If selection is made at the GS-13 level, promotion to the GS-14 level may occur without further competition.

Time-in-grade: Current General Schedule (GS) federal employees, and those that have served in GS positions within the last 52 weeks, must have served 52 weeks at the next lower gr

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