Job Summary

The Legal Forfeiture Unit (LFU) provides legal oversight of all aspects of the FBI's asset forfeiture program, ensuring proper utilization of forfeiture in a wide range of criminal violations to remove the profit from crime, dismantle existing and emerging organized criminal enterprises, cartels, and terrorist organizations, disrupt those illicit activities which threaten the physical or economic security of the United States, and recover assets that may be used to compensate victims.

Job Description

GS-13: Applicant must possess at least one (1) year of SE equivalent to the GS-12 grade level. SE is defined as follows: Skill in establishing and maintaining effective relationships with various entities in situations that may require a great deal of tact, diplomacy and persuasiveness in order to handle highly charged, emotional situations. Mastery knowledge of court procedures, and legal precedents, principles, concepts, and terminology to provide authoritative guidance to others. Thorough knowledge of Federal ethical standards. Knowledge of document control and security measures to ensure the safety or unintended release of information. Legal skills and proficiency to analyze and evaluate the relevance of technical data and information; investigate subject-matter details involved in a case or legal matter and weigh evidence; or answer complicated questions which may arise. Mastery and highly-developed knowledge and skill sufficient to perform extensive legal research and analysis of legislative history, precedent case law, decisions and opinions; and administrative decisions and regulations that may be applicable to the particular matter at hand. Must have thorough understanding of computerized systems for access to case, statutory, and administrative law to conduct other required legal research.