Litigation Branch Attorney (Entry Level)

Attorneys working in the Litigation Section apply their expertise, skills, and education to cutting-edge legal issues. The section handles a wide array of civil litigation involving issues and matters of national significance as well as claims brought against individual employees and officials, employment matters impacting critical agency operations, and Freedom of Information Act litigation seeking some of the FBI's most sensitive records.

We are seeking entry-level attorneys with diverse experiences and perspectives to join our dynamic legal practice. We are looking for talented and well-rounded attorneys with strong communication (oral and writing), analytical, problem-solving, and litigation skills.

Major duties include:

• Serving as agency counsel to the FBI and its employees in defending civil, employment and FOIA lawsuits filed in federal court; administrative claims; requests for testimony and documents; representation matters; and related areas.
• Working closely with Department of Justice attorneys to defend the FBI's interests in civil, employment, and FOIA litigation to include assisting in the taking and defending of depositions of FBI employees and others; drafting affidavits and declarations in support of motions, and otherwise assisting in the preparation of motions and briefs; managing civil discovery; and providing assistance at trial and in post-trial proceedings.
• Serving as first-chair litigators in employment discrimination and whistleblower reprisal cases before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Merit Systems Protection Board, and the Office of Adjudication Recruitment and Management. Conducting and responding to discovery requests; taking and defending depositions; writing and filing motions and briefs; engaging in settlement negotiations and mediations; and defending the agency in administrative hearings.
• Conducting legal research and writing analytical legal products.
• Providing expert-level advice and counsel directly to FBI executives, managers, and employees at all levels of the organization on myriad issues related but not limited to civil liability, employment, information access and protection, and privilege
• Collaborating with DOJ attorneys and our litigating partners in other agencies and the U.S. Intelligence Community.

Qualifications:

• Please make sure your specialized experience/requirement(s) can be identified in your resume.
• Per recent DOJ guidance, effective immediately until February 27, 2027, applicants are NOT required to have one year of post-J.D. (or equivalent) legal or other relevant experience to be considered.

Basic Requirement: All Applicants must possess a J.D. (or equivalent) and be an active member of the board (any U.S. jurisdiction) by their entry on duty date. Law school graduates and current law students taking a July 2026 bar examination may be considered, subject to foregoing requirements.

Please be advised that candidates who are selected for this position, must be approved by the Department of Justice, before they can complete the FBI's background process.

Salary:
Salary: GS-11: $85,447.00 - $111,087.00

Number of Positions
Multiple