[blindlaw] Attorney Vacancies Update - disability rights section

Mon Sep 14 18:41:06 UTC 2015

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09/11/2015 03:06 PM EDT

Civil Rights Division (CRT)
Disability Rights Section
Washington, DC
Announcement #: 15-ATT-026
Application Deadline: October 1, 2015

The incumbent selected for this position will enjoy a diverse practice throughout the country and be responsible for conducting complex pattern and practice investigations (negotiations and litigation of civil claims) under these statutes. The work primarily involves practice before federal district courts. Trial Attorneys in DRS are responsible for screening and developing new matters to implement the Section's enforcement mandate. These duties include, but are not limited to:

Conducting investigations, compliance reviews, litigation, and negotiations regarding the Section's enforcement docket, with an emphasis on all aspects of the Section's enforcement mandate;

Working with managers to develop and establish strategies and priorities for ADA and Section enforcement;

Working independently, and also with team members, in investigating and litigating an extensive portfolio of ADA matters; and Conducting outreach, training and technical assistance, as needed.

Specifically, the core duties and responsibilities are to gather facts through a variety of sources, develop investigations and compliance reviews, interview witnesses, conduct case law research, analyze data and evidence with major responsibility for electronic discovery, draft written recommendations for investigation and/or other specific enforcement action, litigate (including all pre-trial and litigation motions practice and discovery actions, including electronic discovery), negotiate and monitor settlement agreements and consent decrees, and draft briefs, including Statements of Interest.
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09/11/2015 01:34 PM EDT

Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP)
Metropolitan Detention Center, Consolidated Legal Center, Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, CA

Application Deadline: September 18, 2015

The position includes being involved in a legal office that oversees the legal operations associated with federal correctional institutions in the Central District of California, which currently include: Metropolitan Detention Center, Los Angeles, California; Federal Correctional Institution, Terminal Island, California, and the Federal Correctional Complexes at Victorville, California, and Lompoc, California. The Complexes include several different security-level institutions within them. The incumbent will be expected to provide advice and guidance to all levels of staff at these correctional facilities, including members of the Executive staff. The incumbent will also be expected to communicate with defense attorneys, prosecutors, federal courts and agency officials. The incumbent will need to develop a thorough knowledge of all aspects of BOP policy and practice as he/she may be required to appear in District Court on short notice to explain and advocate the agency's rationale for its correctional management decisions. In addition, the incumbent will be expected to conduct legal research, prepare litigation reports, and to draft legal documents as necessary in order to represent and defend the agency's position, and to assist the U.S. Attorney's Office with their representation of the BOP.

This is a primary law enforcement position. In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 3307, the maximum entry age of 36 has been established for initial appointment to a position in a Federal Bureau of Prisons institution. The duties of this position may at times require frequent and direct contact with individuals in confinement who are suspected or convicted of serious criminal offenses. It has also been determined that the duties of this position require experience and knowledge of the on-the-job responsibilities of a primary law enforcement officer working in a detention facility. A prerequisite requirement of this position is the completion of "Institution Familiarization", and, the satisfactory completion of a mandatory course in "Introduction to Correctional Techniques."

Because of the nature and mission of this position, it requires "hands-on" understanding of the operating problems encompassed in working within an institution. The incumbent may be called on to perform as a law enforcement officer in a correctional environment during training, emergency situations, times of staff shortages and under any other type of correctional operating crisis. Specific correctional responsibilities may include custody and supervision of inmates, responding to emergencies and institution disturbances, participating in fog and escape patrols, and assuming correctional officer posts when necessary. The incumbent may be required to shakedown inmates and conduct visual searches in their work or living area for contraband. The incumbent must be prepared to use physical control in situations where necessary, such as in fights among inmates, assaults on staff and riots or escape attempts.

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