Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Trade, Regulations and Rulings Directorate, Commercial and Trade Facilitation Division, Entry Process and Duty Refunds Branch, located in Washington DC.

Duties

Joining U.S. Customs & Border Protection Office of Trade will allow you to use your expertise in providing policy and technical legal support to the programs within the Regulations and Rulings Directorate. This position starts at a salary of $155,700.00 (GS-15, Step 1) to $183,500.00 (GS-15, Step 10) with promotion potential to $183,500.00 (GS-15 Step 10). Typical work assignments include: Supervising the attorneys, paralegals, and other support staff of the Entry Process and Duty Refunds Branch. Assigning cases, managing branch caseload, and reviewing administrative legal determinations and decisions and other written materials prior to their issuance. Providing regular reports to RR and OT management regarding branch productivity, and other branch priority issues. Providing technical legal/policy advice and guidance on matters covered by the Branch to other OT Directorates, CBP, other agency representatives, and other government agencies.

Requirements

Qualifications

Basic Requirement: You must provide supporting documentation in your application to show you have a Juris Doctor degree and are an active member in good standing of the bar of a court of general jurisdiction of a state, territory or possession of the United States. Education Requirement: You must provide supporting documentation in your application to show your completion of the first professional law degree (LL.B.or JD); or completion of the second professional law degree (LL.M.). Transcript must include the date the degree was awarded/conferred. Experience: You qualify for the GS-15 grade level if you possess 3 years of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as: Drafting and interpreting legal instruments and working on other projects such as litigation, proposed legislation, and training, especially as it relates to the border security and trade missions of CBP. Furnishing technical legal, administrative, and programmatic guidance and advice with respect to complex programs and/or Administrative Procedure Act (APA) rulemaking. Providing guidance on complex program issues requiring extensive interpretation for various and unrelated program processes and methods. Reviewing regulations, proposed rulings and decisions, or other work to ensure legal accuracy and technical adequacy, and analyzing border security and trade policy implications and the decisions' effects on uniformity. NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible. Please see the "Required Documents" section below for additional resume requirements. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. You must: Meet all qualification requirements, including education if applicable to this position, subject to verification at any stage of the application process; and Meet all applicable Time in Grade requirements (current federal employees must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent grade band in the federal service) by 09/06/2023. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. Background Investigation: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is a federal law enforcement agency that requires all applicants to undergo a thorough background investigation prior to employment in order to promote the agency's core values of vigilance, service to country, and integrity. During the screening and/or background investigation process, you will be asked questions regarding any felony criminal convictions or current felony charges, the use of illegal drugs (e.g., marijuana, cocaine, heroin, LSD, methamphetamines, ecstasy), and the use of non-prescribed controlled substances including any experimentation, possession, sale, receipt, manufacture, cultivation, production, transfer, shipping, trafficking, or distribution of controlled substances. For additional information, review the following links: Background investigation and the e-QIP process. Residency: There is a residency requirement for all applicants not currently employed by CBP. Individuals are required to have physically resided in the United States or its protectorates (as declared under international law) for at least three of the last five years. If you do not meet the residency requirement and you have been physically located in a foreign location for more than two of the last five years, you may request an exception to determine if you are eligible for a residency waiver by meeting one or more of the following conditions: Working for the U.S. Government as a federal civilian or as a member of the military A dependent who was authorized to accompany a federal civilian or member of the military who was working for the U.S. government Participation in a study abroad program sponsored by a U.S. affiliated college or university Working as a contractor, intern, consultant or volunteer supporting the U.S. government Probationary Period: All employees new to the federal government must serve a one year probationary period during the first year of his/her initial permanent federal appointment to determine fitness for continued employment. Current and former federal employees may be required to serve or complete a probationary period.

Education

Please see the Qualifications and Required Documents sections for more information if education is applicable to this position.

Contacts

• Address Office of Trade Please read entire announcement Please apply online Washington, DC 20229 US
• Name: CBP Hiring Center
• Phone: 952-857-2932
• Email: [email protected]