JOBS: DOJ National Security Division Office Attorney Advisor and summer internship posting
McMahon, Holly
From Professor Chesney’s listserv – TWO GREAT JOB OPPORTUNITIES.
Holly McMahon
Standing Committee on Law and National Security
740 15th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 662-1035
Job Opportunity: DOJ National Security Division, Office of Intelligence (Operations Section)
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT
OF JUSTICE
NATIONAL SECURITY DIVISION
OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE
OPERATIONS SECTION
ATTORNEY ADVISOR GS-15
About the Division: The mission of the National Security Division (NSD)
is to coordinate the Department’s efforts in carrying out its top priority
of preventing and combating terrorism and protecting the national
security. NSD provides legal and policy advice on national security
matters, litigates counterterrorism, counterespionage, and foreign intelligence
surveillance matters, represents the Government before the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
and other federal trial and appellate courts, and conducts oversight over the
activities of various Intelligence Community agencies.
Responsibilities:The Office
of Intelligence (OI) of the National Security Division is seeking an
experienced attorney for its Operations Section. Attorneys in the
Operation Section handle NSD’s intelligence operations workload,
including representing the government before the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
Court (FISC). The Operations Section is responsible for preparing and
filing all applications for Court orders pursuant to FISA. The mission of
the section is to ensure that the FBI and other Intelligence Community agencies
have the legal tools necessary to conduct intelligence operations in adherence
to the requirements and safeguards of the law. The Operations Section is
divided into three operational units: the Counterterrorism Unit, the
Counterintelligence Unit, and the Special Operations Unit. The Operations
Section also works with the Oversight Section in various matters, including
overseeing compliance with FISC orders and working on projects involving
information sharing among Intelligence Community agencies and modifications to
authorities governing the acquisition, retention, and dissemination of
FISA-related information. In addition, the Operations Section closely
coordinates with the FBI and other Intelligence Community agencies on
intelligence operational matters and provides legal advice to other government
agencies on matters relating to FISA and other national security laws and
governing authorities. Due to the unique national security mission of OI,
attorneys hired into the Operations Section may be transferred to one of
OI’s other two sections, Oversight or Litigation, depending on the needs
of the office.
Qualifications: Applicants must possess a J.D. degree with at least three years of post J.D. experience, be an active member of a bar (any jurisdiction). Applicants must have superior academic credentials, possess excellent analytical and writing skills, and have the dedication and capacity to work independently in a very demanding environment. Past experience in the national security or intelligence field is not required.
Applicants must be able to qualify for the highest and most
sensitive security clearances.
Salary Information:
http://www.opm.gov/
Current salary and years of experience determine the appropriate salary
level: (GS-15) $123,758-$155,500
Location: Washington, D.C.
Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses are not authorized.
Application Process: Please submit a cover letter highlighting your relevant skills and experience and describing why you are interested in doing oversight and compliance work, and a copy of your resume with a writing sample (we encourage you to submit a legal memorandum or brief). Applicants with three or fewer years of post J.D. experience must submit a copy of their law school transcript (unofficial is acceptable), and a current performance appraisal, if applicable, to:
U.S. Department of Justice
National Security Division
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20530
ATTN: Tammy Green
No telephone calls please.
Or apply by email to: NSD_Attorney_...@justice.gov
Please submit applications by: December 23, 2010.
Internet Sites: This and selected other legal position announcements can
be found on the internet at: www.justice.gov/oarm/attvacancies.
For more information about the National Security Division, please visit the NSD
Web page at: http://www.justice.gov/nsd/.
Department Policies:
The U.S. Department of Justice is an
Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Except where otherwise
provided by law, there will be no discrimination because of color, race,
religion, national origin, politics, marital status, disability, age, sex,
sexual orientation, membership or nonmembership in an employee organization, or
on the basis of personal favoritism. The Department of Justice welcomes and
encourages applications from persons with physical and mental disabilities. The
Department is firmly committed to satisfying its affirmative obligations under
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to ensure that persons with disabilities have
every opportunity to be hired and advanced on the basis of merit within the
Department of Justice. This agency provides reasonable accommodation to
applicants with disabilities where appropriate. If you need a reasonable
accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify
the agency. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be
made on a case-by-case basis.
It is the policy of the Department to achieve a drug-free workplace and persons selected for employment will be required to pass a drug test which screens for illegal drug use prior to final appointment. Employment is also contingent upon the completion and satisfactory adjudication of a background investigation. Only U.S. citizens are eligible for employment with the Executive Office for Immigration Review. Unless otherwise indicated in a particular job advertisement, non-U.S. citizens may apply for employment with other organizations, but should be advised that appointments of non-U.S. citizens are extremely rare; such appointments would be possible only if necessary to accomplish the Department's mission and would be subject to strict security requirements. Dual citizens of the U.S. and another country will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
There is no formal rating system for applying veterans' preference to attorney appointments in the excepted service; however, the Department of Justice considers veterans' preference eligibility as a positive factor in attorney hiring. Applicants eligible for veterans' preference are encouraged to include that information in their cover letter or resume and attach supporting documentation (e.g., the DD 214 or other substantiating documents) to their submissions.
The Department of Justice cannot control further dissemination and/or posting of information contained in this vacancy announcement. Such posting and/or dissemination is not an endorsement by the Department of the organization or group disseminating and/or posting the information.
From: Robert Chesney
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Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010
10:14 PM
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Subject: [nationalsecuritylaw] DOJ
National Security Division Office of Law and Policy summer internship posting
* DOJ NSD Office of Law and Policy Summer 2011 Internships
For all the students, you will love this position if you can land it. Really great people working really cool and difficult issues. For all the faculty out there, make sure your students know about this!
NATIONAL SECURITY DIVISION, OFFICE OF LAW AND POLICY
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20530
ATTN: Intern Program Coordinator (Office of Law and Policy)
The National Security Division’s (NSD) Office of Law and Policy, United States Department
of Justice, seeks summer interns for positions located in Washington, D.C.
The mission of the National Security Division is to coordinate the Department’s efforts in
carrying out its top priority of preventing and combating terrorism and protecting the national
security. The NSD provides legal and policy advice on national security matters, litigates
counterterrorism, counterespionage and foreign intelligence surveillance matters, represents
the Government before the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and other federal trial and
appellate courts, and conducts oversight over Federal Bureau of Investigation national security
investigations and foreign intelligence collection.
The Office of Law and Policy is responsible for, among other things, resolving novel and
complex legal issues that arise from the work of the Division and other parts of the
Department, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation; providing advice and guidance to
Department leadership, the Intelligence Community, and other Executive Branch agencies on
matters of national security law and policy; overseeing the development of legislation,
guidelines, and other policies in the area of national security; and addressing national security
issues that arise in appellate cases. The Office works with a variety of other Department
components, including the Office of Legal Counsel and the Office of Legal Policy.
Projected No.
of Volunteers:
2-4
Internship
Location(s):
Washington, D.C.
Application
Materials:
Cover letter, resume with two references, transcript (official or
unofficial), and a writing sample (not to exceed ten pages). Please
submit these materials via email to
office.of.law.and...@usdoj.gov. Paper or faxed
applications will not be considered
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