Description:

Job Description:
A Government Entity Cyber seeks multiple Trial Attorneys to disrupt cyber and cyber-enabled threats affecting national security. These Trial Attorneys serve the dual role of prosecutors and experts in the nexus between the Department's and U.S. government's operational efforts to disrupt cyber and cyber-enabled threats affecting national security and the laws and policies that underpin those efforts. They are expected to serve as lead prosecutors on investigations, particularly in exigent circumstances or in the early stages of a threat actor campaign, while also being available to provide investigative, operational, legal, and policy advice and guidance to the FBI, USAOs, and other partners in the development of disruption opportunities.

Under the direction of the A Government Entity Cyber Chief and Deputy Chiefs, Trial Attorneys will be responsible for conducting or otherwise providing program management for all national security cyber-related prosecutions and disruption operations nationwide. Among other duties, the Trial Attorneys will:

Coordinate cases and provide legal and policy guidance and litigation support to USAOs in the investigation, prosecution, or other disruption of national security-related cyber and cyber-enabled crimes;
Provide legal advice, guidance, and litigation support to USAOs and other Department components in the application of CIPA to prosecutions of cyber or cyber-enabled crimes;
Coordinate closely with the FBI, the USIC, other U.S. government departments and agencies, and foreign and private sector partners on matters related to policy and the disruption of national security-related cyber threats;
Promote the consideration and implementation of whole-of-government approaches to disrupting national security-related cyber threats;
Prepare and review guidance documents and other materials on issues related to national security-related cyber matters for dissemination to prosecutors;
Provide advice and assistance to the Chief, Deputy Chiefs, and other senior officials in NSD and the Department;
Review and make recommendations regarding FBI requests for Attorney General exemptions and to engage in “otherwise illegal activities”;
Regularly coordinate with the Computer Crimes and Intellectual Property Section of the Criminal Division on investigative, legal, and policy matters;
Serve as the Department's and NSD's representative on a variety of interagency bodies;
Participate in bilateral and multilateral meetings with international partners;
Design and lead an annual conference for the NSCS Network, as well as participate in other NSD and Department training programs;
Provide training to the Department's law enforcement and interagency partners involved in the investigation and disruption of national security-related cyber threats;
Design and conduct outreach to the private sector regarding the cyber threat environment and the need for a public-private partnership in combatting that threat; and
Provide comments on proposed legislation, speeches, talking points, strategic plans, and other materials related to cybersecurity and the investigation and disruption of cyber threats.

Qualifications:
Applicants must possess a J.D. degree, be duly licensed and authorized to practice as an attorney under the laws of a State, Territory, or the District of Columbia, and have at least 1.5 full years of post-J.D. legal experience to qualify at the GS-13; 2.5 or more years at the GS-14; and 4 or more years at the GS-15 level. Applicants must also have superior academic credentials, possess excellent analytical and writing skills; have the dedication and capacity to work independently in a very demanding environment; and have a demonstrated interest in national security and cyber matters and possess excellent writing skills.

Significant experience in litigation involving, or a strong interest in, computer intrusion investigations is desirable.

Candidates selected for an attorney position with the NSD are expected to make a three-year commitment to NSD.

Applicants should be able to qualify for the highest and most sensitive security clearances. Only U.S. citizens are eligible for employment with the National Security Division.