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[Ross Doerr]

U.S. Department of Justice
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
Office of Chief Counsel
Division
Attorney Advisor (Deputy Associate Chief Counsel), GS-905-15
West Region
Opens: 08/07/2012
Closes: 08/20/2012


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Who May Apply: Applications will be accepted from all DOJ employees.

About the Office: This position is located in a regional office within the
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). The incumbent of
this position serves as the principal assistant to the Associate Chief
Counsel. The incumbent is responsible for directing, coordinating, and
monitoring the activities of all attorneys within his/her region, under the
supervision of the Associate Chief Counsel (Field) ATF. 

The Chief Counsel is responsible for performing all of the legal services
related to alcohol, tobacco, firearms, explosives, arson, and administrative
law. The Office of the Chief Counsel prepares, reviews, or assists in the
preparation of proposed legislation, regulations and executive orders
relating to laws affecting and enforced by the Bureau; makes recommendations
to the Department of Justice concerning litigation involving the Bureau;
represents the Bureau in administrative proceedings; and provides legal
advice and assistance to other federal, state, and local agencies including
U.S. Attorneys and Justice Department officials in the prosecution of ATF
firearms, explosives and arson cases and cases involving alcohol and tobacco
diversion.

Responsibilities and Opportunity Offered: Serves as a team leader for
Division Counsels and staff attorneys in their region and is the principal
assistant and senior expert legal advisor to the Associate Chief Counsel
West region.  Assists the Associate Chief Counsel in reviewing legal work
prepared by staff attorneys and administering the office. In the absence of
the Associate Chief Counsel, the incumbent serves as the Acting Associate
Chief Counsel.   Provides legal advice and coordinates the legal work
relating to the agency's enforcement and administration of the Federal
firearms, explosives, arson, alcohol and tobacco trafficking laws to field
counsel(s) to insure national consistency in legal positions.  Also,
provides legal advice and assistance with respect to the seizure,
forfeiture, and disposition of property seized by the agency under the laws
it enforces. Provides advice to agents on criminal law issues such as search
and seizure evidentiary questions and elements of the Gun Control Act and
explosive laws.

Required Qualifications:
Applicants must be an active member of the bar in good standing (any state
or territory, or the District of Columbia). 

Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent
to the (GS-14) grade level in the Federal service.

Must be a U.S. Citizen.

Specialized Experience is defined as experience which is in or directly
related to the line of work of this position and which has equipped the
applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to
successfully perform the duties of this position.

Specific specialized experience for this position includes: 
1. Significant experience with the Federal firearms and explosives laws.
2. Experience in conducting administrative hearings or other civil
proceedings.
3. Significant experience in criminal law.
4. Superior analytical, written and communication skills.
5. Ability to supervise a staff.

All applicants must possess a J.D. degree from an ABA accredited law school.
Applicants must be an active member of the bar in good standing (any state
or territory, or the District of Columbia). 

All applicants must meet all qualification requirements described in this
announcement by the closing date.

Travel: Travel and relocation expenses are not authorized and will not be
paid.

Subject to a 5-year periodic investigation.

Salary Information: $116,326.00 - $155,500.00


Promotion Potential: GS-905-15

Application Process and Deadline Date:


All applications and resume must be submitted on-line through USAJOBS,
announcement number 12-EXC-255-EMH.

Applications must be received by August 20, 2012, the closing date of this
announcement.

If you have questions or are unable to submit your application through
USAJOBS, please contact: Ella Hathaway, Human Resources Specialist, at (202)
648-8835.

Internet sites: www.atf.gov/careers/professional-technical (use this
internet site to access the on-line application in USAJOBS). This and other
attorney vacancy announcements with the Department of Justice can be found
at: http://www.justice.gov/careers/legal/attvacancies.html 


Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Statement: The United States
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, status as a
parent, membership or non-membership 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 and the United States Attorneys'
Offices. 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.
Applicants who hold dual citizenship in 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 must include
that information in their cover letter or resume and attach supporting
documentation (e.g., the DD 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from
Active Duty and other supporting documentation) to their submissions.
Although the "point" system is not used, per se, applicants eligible to
claim 10-point preference must submit Standard Form (SF) 15, Application for
10-Point Veteran Preference, and submit the supporting documentation
required for the specific type of preference claimed (visit the OPM website,
http://www.opm.gov/Forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf for a copy of SF 15, which lists
the types of 10-point preferences and the required supporting documents).
Applicants should note that SF 15 requires supporting documentation
associated with service-connected disabilities or receipt of
non-service-connected disability pensions to be dated 1991 or later except
in the case of service members submitting official statements or retirement
orders from a branch of the Armed Forces showing that his or her retirement
was due to a permanent service-connected disability or that he/she was
transferred to the permanent disability retired list (the statement or
retirement orders must indicate that the disability is ten percent or more).