Are you interested in a rewarding and challenging opportunity? Join the U.S. Department of Justice! The Criminal Section is seeking one or more attorneys to work in the Section's Cold Case and Legal Research Unit. The Unit obtains and reviews records of civil rights murders that occurred before 1980 and makes recommendations about whether such cases are prosecutable. It also provides legal support to trial teams prosecuting modern-day hate crimes or crimes involving law enforcement misconduct.

Duties

The incumbent will serve as an Attorney Advisor. Duties include, but are not limited to: Review investigative files, some of which are extensive, relating to civil rights cold cases and evaluate applicable law to analyze whether such cold case files have prosecutive merit. Apply relevant law to review and redact cold case files for transfer to the National Archives. Conduct legal research and writing to support the Section's mission. Participate in reviewing and recommending comments to legislative proposals or policies to ensure that Section interests are appropriately represented. Participate in privilege screening of investigative files to ensure that the trial team is not exposed to Fifth Amendment protected material or attorney-client privileged information.

Requirements

Qualifications

Required Qualifications: Applicants must possess a J.D. from an American Bar Association accredited law school, be an active member of the bar in good standing (any jurisdiction) and possess the minimum years of post-professional law degree experience commensurate to the grade level of eligibility, as shown below. Applicants also must have strong, demonstrated qualifications in the following areas: academic achievement; substantive knowledge and expertise in the laws, rules, and regulations pertaining to civil rights and criminal procedure or with substantially similar laws, rules, and regulations; written and oral communication skills; the ability to analyze complex issues; skill and experience working collaboratively and productively with others; organizational skills; professional judgment; initiative; and the ability to excel in a fast-paced, demanding environment. In addition, applicants must have outstanding professional references. Possessing the minimum post law degree legal experience does not guarantee the applicant will be selected at that grade level. GS-13 - minimum 1.5 years post-JD legal experience GS-14 - minimum 2.5 years post-JD legal experience GS-15 - minimum 4 years post-JD legal experience Preferred Qualifications: The following demonstrated qualifications are preferred but not required: (1) experience investigating, prosecuting, or analyzing cold cases; (2) a demonstrated interest in U.S. civil rights history; (3) experience writing about complex legal topics; (4) a substantial knowledge of federal constitutional law or federal hate crime law; (5) significant legal research experience; (6) experience writing for or editing law reviews, journals, or similar legal publications; (7) knowledge and experience leading or participating in filter teams; (8) experience working cooperatively and productively with a range of people.

Education

All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meet these criteria, see www.ed.gov.

OR

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to timely provide such evidence by submitting proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency with your application materials. More information may be found at https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

All documentation must be in English or include an English translation.

Contacts

• Address Civil Rights Division 950 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20530 US
• Name: Diane Turner
• Email: [email protected]