About the Office:
The Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section (CCIPS) leads the Department’s effort to combat computer and intellectual property crimes worldwide. In addition, CCIPS serves as the Department’s expert on the confluence of law enforcement and emerging technologies, especially those related to the collection of electronic evidence.
CCIPS designs and implements a comprehensive program to combat computer intrusions, data thefts, and cyber-attacks on information systems. CCIPS investigates and prosecutes computer crimes by working with other government agencies, the private sector, academic institutions, and foreign counterparts. Section attorneys also work to improve the domestic and international infrastructure – legal, technological, and operational – needed to pursue network criminals most effectively.
The Section's enforcement responsibilities against intellectual property crimes are similarly multi-faceted. Intellectual Property (IP) has become one of the principal U.S. economic engines, and the nation is a target of choice for thieves of material protected by copyright, trademark, or trade-secret designation. Section attorneys prosecute IP crimes and promote the investigation and prosecution of such offenses both in the U.S. and abroad.
Responsibilities and Opportunities Offered:
As part of these initiatives, Section attorneys are responsible for resolving unique legal issues raised by emerging technologies. Attorneys in the section
The Section also drafts policies and monographs addressing significant issues relating to its responsibilities.
Qualifications:
Required Qualifications: Applicants must have a J.D. degree, a strong academic background, excellent research and communication skills (both oral and written), and an interest in computers and information technology. They must be admitted to practice before the bar of a U.S. jurisdiction, be an active member of that bar, and have at least two (2) years post-graduation experience. Upon accepting an offer of employment, applicants must make a three-year commitment to the Criminal Division.
Preferred Qualifications:
All of the following skills and experience are useful to CCIPS attorneys, and the Section especially seeks candidates with one or more of the following:
Travel:
Domestic and international travel is possible.
Salary Information
Starting grade and step are based upon a variety of factors, including experience and special qualifications. Depending on those factors, hired attorneys could start at the GS-13, GS-14, or GS-15 level. For a current salary and locality pay table, see http://www.opm.gov/oca/07tables/html/dcb.asp. For a general description of DOJ hiring, including a discussion of promotion policies, see http://www.usdoj.gov/oarm/images/lateralhiringguideforweb.pdf.
Location:
The position is located in Washington, DC.
Relocation Expenses:
Relocation expenses are not authorized.
Submission Process and Deadline Date:
Applicants should submit a cover letter, aresume, a list of at least three professional references, and a short writing sample or part of a longer writing sample (not to exceed 10 pages). The writing sample should be exclusively or primarily the applicant’s work, and it should include legal analysis. References will not be checked without permission from the applicant. All applications must be received by the Section no later than June 30, 2007.
Please send this information to:
U.S. Department of Justice
Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section
1301 New York Avenue, N.W.
John C. Kenney Building, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20530
ATTN: Hiring Coordinator
No telephone calls please.
Internet Sites:
For information about the Criminal Division, see www.usdoj.gov/criminal/index.html.
For other attorney vacancy announcements, see www.usdoj.gov/oarm/attvacancies.html
Department Policies:
The U.S. Department of Justice is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. It is the policy of the Department to achieve a drug-free workplace, and the person selected will be required to pass a drug test to screen for illegal drug use. Employment is also contingent upon the satisfactory completion of a background investigation adjudicated by the Department of Justice.
The Department of Justice welcomes and encourages applications from persons with physical and mental disabilities and will reasonably accommodate the needs of those persons. 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.
Opportunities are available in the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section of the U.S. Department of Justice for qualified candidates interested in summer law internships or academic semester law internships (sometimes called "externships"). Law interns work directly with attorneys on cutting edge legal issues relating to computer crime and intellectual property crime. Typical intern projects have involved researching novel legal issues, drafting litigation documents for active cases, analyzing policy proposals, and helping to draft Section publications.
Qualifications:
Interns must be enrolled in an accredited law school and must have:
Summer Interns must have completed at least one year of law school and be willing to commit ten to twelve weeks (full-time) to CCIPS. In special circumstances, CCIPS may consider a shorter commitment.
Semester-based Interns must have completed at least one semester of law school and be willing to commit 15-20 hours a week to CCIPS. In special circumstances, CCIPS may consider a shorter commitment. CCIPS will consider semester "full time" positions from law students who attend law schools with formal externship programs.
Because of the sensitive nature of the work, applicants must pass a background check before a formal offer for an internship can be extended.
All internships are unpaid.
Application Process:
Applicants must submit a cover letter, resume, a short or partial writing sample (not to exceed 10 pages), three references, and law school transcript (when available).
Submission of application materials by email is preferred. Please send your application to ccips.interns@usdoj.gov. If you wish to fax your materials, application materials may be faxed to (202) 514-6113; ATTENTION: Intern Hiring Coordinator.
If you wish to send by the mail, please send to:
U.S. Department of Justice
10th & Constitution Ave., NW
Criminal Division, (Computer Crime & Intellectual Property Section)
John C. Keeney Building, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20530
Approximate Application Timetable:
Because interviews are scheduled on a rolling basis, early applications are helpful.
The U.S. Department of Justice is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer.
U.S. Department of Justice
10th & Constitution Ave.,
NW
Criminal Division, (Computer Crime & Intellectual Property Section)
John C. Keeney Building, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20530
Tel (202)
514-1026
Fax (202) 514-6113
Media Inquiries: Office of Public Affairs
(202) 514-2007