Closing Date: 31st March, 2026

Description:

Job Description:
The incumbent will serve as a Supervisory Attorney Advisor leading a team of policy analysts and a paralegal, and provide legal analysis and advice on issues related to the Executive Secretariat portfolio, including:

Ensuring that documents requiring approval of Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General, or Associate Attorney General comply with Department policies, procedures, and legal requirements.
Analyzing Executive Orders, statutes, regulations, and other legal authorities to identify, assess, assign, and track responsibilities assigned to the Attorney General or the Department.
Advising Program leadership on legal issues related to its work, including management and disclosure of executive records.
Responding to interagency and White House requests for assistance, information, and clearance of policy and other documents.
Preparing policies, procedures, and other documents related to the Executive Secretariat portfolio.
Managing special projects requested by senior leadership.

Qualifications:
Required Qualifications:

J.D. degree.
Active member of the bar in good standing, any U.S. jurisdiction or the District of Columbia.
At least two and a half years of post-J.D. legal experience.
At least two years of direct supervisory experience.
Strong research and writing skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience analyzing complex legal problems, interpreting statutory and regulatory provisions to develop policy and programmatic recommendations.
Experience designing, enhancing, and implementing policies and/or programs that advance the principles of the Executive Secretariat.
Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to articulate critical issues accurately and precisely in a wide variety of cases and projects.
Demonstrated initiative and creativity.
Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to adeptly exercise diplomacy, discretion, and tact in all interactions.
A demonstrated ability to work independently in a highly demanding environment.
Outstanding organizational skills and the ability to set, manage, and balance diverse, evolving, and challenging projects and priorities.

Application Process:
This vacancy announcement is open to all U.S. citizens.

To apply, interested candidates must submit the documents listed below, preferably as one PDF document:

A cover letter that highlights the applicant's interest in the position and addresses in detail how qualifications are met.
A current resume that details months and years of education and employment and states the month and year of earliest bar admission. **Only resumes up to a total of two pages will be accepted. Applicants with resumes exceeding two pages will be removed from consideration.
Most recent SF-50 (for current or former federal employees only).
DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (Member 4 copy) (if applicable).
Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) documentation (if applicable, for current or former federal employees only).
Schedule A (targeted disability hiring) proof of disability documentation (see 5 C.F.R. 213.3102(u)(3)), (if applicable).

All applicants should submit requested documents to ORMP@usdoj.gov.

Application Deadline:
March 31, 2026, 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time

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 conflicts of interest or disqualification issues that may need to be addressed under those circumstances.

Salary:
Current salary and years of experience will determine the appropriate salary level (GS-14, $143,913 - $187,093) or (GS-15, $169,279 - $197,200).

Number of Positions
1

Travel:

Travel: Limited or No Travel.

Relocation Expenses
No