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[Ross Doerr]

U.S. Department of Justice
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
Office of Chief Counsel
Division
Supervisory Attorney Advisor (Associate Chief Counsel), GS-905-15
Central 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 is responsible for directing, coordinating, and monitoring the
activities of all attorneys and support personnel within his/her region,
under the supervision of the Deputy Chief Counsel (Field) ATF.

This position supervises legal work and services performed for the Central
Region of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF),
Office of Chief Counsel and will serve at a designated Chief Counsel Field
office in the Central region.  

The Associate 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: The Associate Chief Counsel is
responsible for all legal work of the Central Region, which consists of the
following offices: New Orleans, Nashville, Columbus, Chicago, Detroit,
Louisville, St. Paul, and Kansas City. The incumbent supervises the Deputy
Associate Chief Counsel, Division Counsels and Staff attorneys within those
field divisions.  The incumbent is the principal legal advisor to the field
officials in the Central Region, coordinating the legal work relating to the
agency's enforcement and administration of the Federal firearms, explosives,
arson, and tobacco trafficking laws. The incumbent ensures that legal
support is provided to the agency in the revocation of firearms and
explosives licenses and permits and prepares recommendations with respect to
appeals, settlement, compromise, or closing of litigation or claims
involving the laws administered by the agency.  The incumbent 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.  In
addition, the incumbent 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: 
$113,735.00 - $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-256-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).