Job Summary

This position is located in the Drug Enforcement Administrator (DEA), Office of Chief Counsel. This position serves as the principal legal advisor to DEA's Administrator on all administrative, domestic and international criminal, civil, intelligence, regulatory, and asset forfeiture related law issues raised by DEA's worldwide drug enforcement and intelligence efforts. Department of Justice (DOJ) agencies post experienced attorney job announcements on the DOJ Careers page.

Job Description

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) and possess: 1) a J.D. degree (or equivalent) and have at least 1-year post-J.D. (or equivalent) criminal, civil, administrative legal or other relevant experience; 2) excellent academic credentials; 3) strong oral and written advocacy skills; 4) superior legal research and analytical skills; 5) a demonstrated ability to function with minimal guidance in a highly demanding environment; 6) ability to provide guidance under tight deadlines and high-pressure situations. Five (5) years of legal experience is preferred. To qualify for GS Level: Applicants applying for the GS-13 must have 2 or more years of post J.D. litigation or other legal experience in criminal narcotics laws, intelligence law, intelligence-gathering operations, international law enforcement investigations, and/or a judicial clerkship. Applicants applying for the GS-14 must have 3 or more years of post J.D. litigation or other legal experience in criminal narcotics laws, intelligence law, intelligence-gathering operations, international law enforcement investigations, and/or a judicial clerkship. Applicants must also have experience working in a collaborative interagency environment and reviewing or editing agency policies, interagency agreements, and/or proposed legislation. Applicants applying for the GS-15 must have 4 or more years of post J.D. litigation or other legal experience in criminal narcotics laws, intelligence law, intelligence-gathering operations, international law enforcement investigations, and/or a judicial clerkship. Applicants must also have experience working in a collaborative interagency environment and reviewing or editing internal agency policies, interagency agreements, or proposed legislation. Applicants must also possess experience working on complex investigative or intelligence initiatives involving sensitive programs, sources and methods and advising senior agency leadership on complex legal or policy matters. Qualifying litigation experience may include civil or criminal litigation with a particular emphasis in criminal narcotics or national security-related litigation preferred. Preferred applicants will also have prior experience in a judicial clerkship and/or criminal or national security litigation position. Applicants must also possess superior research, analytical, and writing abilities.