Supervisory Attorney Advisor (General)

Summary

These positions are located in the DEA, Office of Chief Counsel

These positions' primary purpose is to be principal legal advisors to DEA's Administrator on all administrative, domestic and international criminal, civil, intelligence, regulatory, and asset forfeiture related issues raised by DEA's worldwide drug enforcement and intelligence efforts.

Duties

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As a your typical work assignments may include:

• Works under the general supervision of the appropriate Deputy Chief Counsel or higher.
• Directs a professional, highly complex program segment and provides authoritative legal advice to Senior Executives within DEA on an extremely broad spectrum of legal areas.
• Exercises supervisory and/or managerial authorities and provides occupational specific technical and administrative direction over subordinate employees performing the work and functions of the organization.
• Provides legal advice on numerous matters including procedures, operational issues, administrative, and personnel issues in legal matters to ensure that DEA's interests are advanced and protected.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Employment is subject to the successful completion of a background investigation. Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
• Incumbent is subject to random drug testing.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit: http://www.dhs.gov/E-Verify/.
• Selective Service: Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see http://www.sss.gov/).
• You may be required to serve a one-year supervisory probationary period.

Qualifications

For more information on eligibility requirements see: DEA Employment Eligibility

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

All applicants must be an active member of a bar in good standing (any U.S. jurisdiction).

Applicants applying for the GS-15 must have 4 or more years of post J.D. legal experience and meet the following specialized experience :

1) Providing legal advice on numerous matters including procedures, operational issues, administrative, and personnel issues in legal matters to ensure that DEA's interests are advanced and protected; 2) Responding to inquiries from the judicial, legislative and executive branches, officials and employees of DEA, other government agencies, private industry entities and/or the general public on matters of law, procedure, or on pending or potential litigation;and 3) Planning, organizing and directing section activities, and ensuring section employees comply with legal and regulatory requirements and meets agency or customer needs.

Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

A J.D. degree from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association. 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.

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the 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 provide such evidence when applying. For a list of accredited organizations recognized as specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials, visit: ww.naces.org/members.php.

Additional information

For reasonable accommodation at the Drug Enforcement Administration, please contact the Human Resources office listed in this announcement.

Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If an applicant is currently, or has been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, applicants must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office listed in this announcement.

Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. If eligible, applicants to this announcement may be referred to similar positions in any Division/Office listed in this announcement. Telework eligibility and security clearance requirements may vary for such similar positions.

If eligible, telework agreements may be permitted with supervisory approval.

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.

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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.