Are you interested in a rewarding and challenging opportunity? Join the U.S. Department of Justice! This position is that of an Attorney Adviser (Policy Counsel) for the Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit (HTPU), Criminal Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), in Washington, D.C. The Policy Counsel's primary role will be to provide expert policy analysis, advocacy, and guidance to advance HTPU's and DOJ's anti-trafficking policies, strategies, and priorities.

Duties

Typical responsibilities include: Conduct policy analysis and engage in oral and written policy advocacy to advance HTPU and DOJ anti-trafficking priorities; Work to develop legislative proposals to address challenges and concerns impacting HTPU and DOJ anti-trafficking efforts; Advise and guide the NHTC, HTPU Director, and Section Chief on matters impacting anti-trafficking policies, strategies, and priorities; Coordinate with relevant DOJ, interagency, and external anti-trafficking stakeholders to identify and analyze issues, challenges, and concerns impacting anti-trafficking efforts, as well as opportunities and promising practices for enhancing anti-trafficking efforts; Develop, review, and revise briefing materials, talking points, proposed remarks, draft testimony, and other documents in preparation for significant anti-trafficking engagements; Collaborate with Senior Policy Counsel, and the NHTC, HTPU Director, and Section Chief, to implement directives under the interagency National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking and DOJ National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking; Represent HTPU and DOJ in relevant Departmental and interagency Working Groups, building consensus on effective approaches and guiding coordinated implementation actions; In collaboration with Senior Policy Counsel, OLP, and other relevant DOJ components, review, analyze, and integrate Departmental and interagency submissions in connection with statutorily mandated reports, multilateral treaties, and interagency engagements; other tasks in support of HTPU, the Civil Rights Division, and DOJ's anti-trafficking priorities.

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 applicable to the work of the Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit; outstanding written and oral communication skills; outstanding ability to analyze complex issues; skill and experience working collaboratively and productively with others and building consensus with diverse internal and external stakeholders; experience engaging in interagency processes; strong 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-15 - minimum 4 years post-JD legal experience Preferred Qualifications: The following qualifications are preferred: at least five years of legal experience including at least three years of government experience; experience interpreting and applying federal anti-trafficking statutes; extensive knowledge of federal anti-trafficking statutes, efforts, and initiatives; experience working with senior federal officials and leadership offices; experience representing DOJ components in Departmental-level working groups and/or representing DOJ in interagency, intergovernmental, and non-governmental stakeholder engagements; experience drafting and reviewing legislation; outstanding verbal and written communicating skills; outstanding interpersonal skills and negotiation experience; experience implementing Executive Branch strategy directives; and experience developing and guiding innovative initiatives within federal agencies. Judicial clerkships (especially in federal court), law review, moot court, clinical experience, and skill and experience working cooperatively and productively with a range of people, such as members of vulnerable communities, non-governmental crime victim advocates, survivors and survivor-experts, disadvantaged or disenfranchised groups, judicial or administrative officials, senior Executive Branch officials, advocacy groups, law enforcement personnel, and the staff of other federal, state, local, or international state governmental agencies are also preferred. Experience implementing victim-centered, trauma-informed approaches and extensive knowledge of human trafficking statutes, including the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 and its Reauthorizations, and the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 are also preferred.

Education

You must possess a J.D.

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: Colby Shearer
• Email: [email protected]