Description:
Job Description:- Consults and provides comprehensive legal guidance to FBI clients on issues related to privacy and civil liberties;
- Reviews and edits privacy documentation and information sharing agreements submitted by clients;
- Drafts memos, policies, and other documents for FBI executive management, ensuring compliance with law and policy;
- Briefs FBI executive management on issues related to privacy and civil liberties;
- Conducts training for FBI personnel on privacy and civil liberties matters;
- Supports the component's Privacy and Civil Liberties Officer, who is responsible for ensuring component-wide compliance with information privacy and civil liberties mandates; and
- Develops and evaluates legislative, regulatory, and other policy proposals that implicate privacy issues.
Qualifications:
Key Requirements:
- Must be a U. S. citizen
- Must be able to obtain a Top-Secret/ Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance
- Selectee will be required to complete form FD-887, Request for Access to SCI
- Selectee will be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450 annually.
The Department of Justice will approve candidates that are selected for this position.
Please ensure work experience/requirement(s) are identifiable in the resume. While not a mandatory requirement, a candidate with significant US government privacy experience, whether in law enforcement, the Intelligence Community, or other federal agencies, would be especially valuable and likely to succeed in the role. The resume and supporting documentation will determine whether the candidate meets the job qualifications listed in this announcement. Applicants must meet the qualification requirements at the time of application.
Applicants deemed most competitive will be sent to the hiring official for employment consideration.
All applicants are rated on the following competencies:
- Analytic Thinking
- Communication
- Governance and Legal Jurisprudence
- Leadership
- Oral/Written Communication
- Research
Basic Requirement:
- Possess a law degree from an accredited American Bar Association law school; and
- Proof of active membership and good standing with any U. S. jurisdiction bar association
Positive Education Requirement: This position has a specific education requirement; all applicants must verify completion of this basic requirement by submitting proof of J.D. degree and proof of good standing with a U. S. jurisdiction bar association. Please see the “Required Documents: section of this announcement for additional information.
Education: Applicant must possess a J.D. degree from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association (or have a LLM degree or other graduate law school degree in additional to J.D.) and be an active member of a U.S. jurisdiction bar association.
GS-14: Applicants applying for the Gs-14 must have 2.5 or more years post J.D. attorney experience.
GS-15: Applicants applying for the GS-15 must have 4 or more years of post J.D. attorney experience.
Application Process:
Note: All FBI employees must undergo an FBI background investigation and receive an FBI Top Secret security clearance. For employment eligibility with the FBI, applicants must not violate any of the automatic employment disqualifiers and adhere to the FBI's pre-employment drug policy. Please ensure you meet these standards before applying. All these disqualifiers are extensively researched during the FBI background investigation process. The preliminary employment requirements include a polygraph examination; a test for illegal drug use; credit and records checks; and extensive interviews with former and current colleagues, neighbors, friends, professors, etc. Before applying for this position, please review the FBI employment disqualifiers to confirm they do not apply to you. https://www.fbijobs.gov/working-at-FBI/eligibility
How to Apply:
To apply for this position, provide a complete application package which includes the following REQUIRED documents:
- Your cover letter and resume
- A writing sample, not to exceed 10 pages
- Proof of current and active bar association membership
- Copy of Law School Transcripts
- Current SF-50 (if external government employee)
- DD 214 (proof of Veteran's Preference, if applicable)
Please Note: FBI employees currently assigned to a General Attorney position do not need to provide Law School Transcripts or Proof of Bar association Membership.
Step 1: Create a new email and attach all required electronic documents. Include contact information (phone number) and a brief introduction (2-3) sentences in the body of the email.
Step 2: Title the subject of the email using the following format, indicating whether you are an internal or external candidate. (Example: OGC_PCLU_DC_2026_External/Internal)
Step 3: Submit the completed application email to OGC-JOBS@fbi.gov
What to Expect Next
Once your complete application is received, the FBI will conduct an evaluation of your qualifications. The Most Competitive candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for further consideration and possible interview. Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis. You will be notified of your status throughout the application process.
Internal Applicants Additional Information
- Management may select any grade for which this position is announced.
- Identification of promotion potential in this announcement does not constitute a commitment or an obligation on the part of management to promote the employee selected at some future date. Promotion will depend upon administrative approval and the continuing need for an actual assignment and performance of higher-level duties.
- Probationary employees are precluded from being considered for all job opportunities until 12-months of their 24-month probationary period has concluded. Probationary employees may be considered for competitive vacancies that are advertised within their respective division or field office after serving 90 days within the FBI.
- Candidates will not be considered if currently on a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP); a Letter of Requirement (LOR); or failed a PIP or LOR and are currently awaiting the final action by HRD.
- 1. A PIP is a 90-day written developmental plan for an employee whose performance on one or more critical elements is rated “Unacceptable.”
- 2. An LOR is issued when a supervisor identified leave abuse and/or when frequent absences negatively impact operations of the office.
- Limited Movement: Policy has been implemented wherein support employees entering a position through competitive OR non-competitive action may be precluded from moving to another position within the Bureau by means of reassignment or change to lower grade for a minimum of 12 months.
- Relocation expenses will be borne by the selectee, except FBI employees returning from LEGAT assignment. Employees returning from LEGAT assignments must advise the Staffing Unit, Administrative Unit, and the International Operations Unit of their application to apply.
- On December 22, 2017, the Presidential Administrative signed into law the Tax cuts and Jobs Act. This law may impact your transfer. This legislation may previously non-taxed moving expenses reimbursement taxable as of January 1, 2018. Please see HR Link for the list of FBI's current understanding of the applicable tax changes. However, this may change upon receipt of official guidance from GSA and DOJ.Current law provides the FBI with the authority to compensate employees for much of the tax burden caused by a transfer through the Relocation Income Tax Allowance (RITA) possess, in an effort to identify way to minimize the additional tax burden on transferring employees.
- Candidates receiving a transfer of physical location, whether at the expense of the FBI or not, will be required to complete a one-year commitment to the assignment, prior to moving to a new position at the FBI. The 12-month waiting period begins the day an employee reports for duty at the new location.
- Employees selected for positions at the GS-14 level or higher, as well as employees selected for positions where a transfer of location is required, will be processed through the name check program prior to being notified of their selection.
- Memorandum of Understanding: Work performed outside assigned duties (that would not normally be documented on a SF-50, i.e., back-up duties), must be documented in detail by an immediate supervisor in order to receive full credit for amount of time worked in that position. If no documentation is furnished, no credit will be given for the time worked in that position. The following notations must be specified in the documentation (Memorandum of Understanding): Percent of time worked in the particular position (cannot conflict with main duties)The month/year work beganFrequency worked (i.e., daily, monthly, etc.)Specific duties performed
- Attach the Memorandum of Understanding to your application in the “Cover Letters and Attachments” section of My Career Tools on the Careers Home page. Please u
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