Trial Attorney (Detail to Office of Immigration...

Description:

Job Description:
The Office of Immigration Litigation, Denaturalization Unit ("DU") is seeking attorneys to litigate civil denaturalization actions. Trial Attorneys will be expected to maintain active dockets of affirmative, denaturalization cases, involving coordination with law enforcement and federal immigration agencies, motions practice, discovery, and trial and appellate practice. Trial Attorneys handle matters in federal district and appellate courts nationwide involving revocation of naturalization that was unlawfully obtained. Many cases involve issues of first impression involving constitutional rights, statutory interpretation, and federal authority over immigration matters. Trial attorneys represent the United States in coordination with multiple federal law enforcement and immigration agencies in cases involving terrorists, violent criminals, child sex abusers and other sex offenders, fraudsters, human rights violators, and war criminals.

Complex, high-profile cases relating to the Federal Government's interpretation, administration, and enforcement of immigration law are a significant part of the office's caseload. Certain denaturalization cases may require significant foreign discovery. Successful applicants will enjoy a varied, challenging, and high-visibility practice with the potential for significant professional growth, and the rare opportunity to litigate in front of both federal district courts and courts of appeals nationwide. A team-centered approach to litigation provides an exceptionally collegial atmosphere with the opportunity for substantial individual responsibility.

Qualifications:
Applicants must possess a J.D. degree or equivalent, be an active member of the bar (any jurisdiction), have at least one year of post-JD legal experience, be a current Department of Justice Attorney and a U.S. citizen. Applicants should also have excellent academic credentials and outstanding advocacy and legal writing skills. Experience conducting investigations, drafting and arguing motions, handling discovery, taking and defending depositions, and trying cases are highly desirable. Preferred applicants will be highly motivated and exhibit sound judgment and creativity. Judicial clerkship experience and familiarity with constitutional challenges and the enforcement of federal laws are strongly preferred.

Under a detail assignment, there is no change to the selectee's base pay. The position will be filled at the employee's current grade level.

This is a national security position that is subject to a current background investigation. The position requires that the detailee be eligible for Top Secret clearance. The detailee does not need to have a current clearance, but, if a clearance is required, the proper background investigation must have been completed.

Salary:
$121,785.00 to $197,200.00 Per Year

Pay Scale & Grade
GS-13 to GS-15

Number of Positions
Many

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