IMMIGRATION JUDGE EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR IMMIGRATION REVIEW LOS FRESNOS, TX VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: EOIR-09-0051

IMMIGRATION JUDGE
EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR IMMIGRATION REVIEW
LOS FRESNOS, TX
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: EOIR-09-0051

About the Office: The Executive Office for Immigration Review, U.S. Department of Justice, is seeking an individual to serve as a Immigration Judge.
The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) is responsible for adjudicating immigration cases. Specifically, under delegated authority from the Attorney General, EOIR interprets and administers the Federal immigration laws by conducting Immigration Court proceedings, appellate reviews, and administrative hearings. EOIR consists of three components: The Office of the Chief Immigration Judge, which is responsible for managing the numerous Immigration Courts located throughout the United States where Immigration Judges adjudicate individual cases; the Board of Immigration Appeals, which primarily conducts appellate reviews of these Immigration Judge decisions; and the Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer, which adjudicates employment related immigration cases. EOIR is committed to providing the fair, expeditious, and uniform application of our Nation’s immigration laws in all cases.

Responsibilities and Opportunity Offered: The Immigration Judge presides in formal, quasi-judicial hearings. Proceedings before Immigration Judges include but are not limited to deportation, exclusion, removal, rescission, and bond. The Immigration Judge makes decisions, which are final unless formally appealed, in connection with these proceedings, exercises certain discretionary powers as provided by law, and is required to exercise independent judgment in reaching final decisions. Immigration Judges may be required to conduct hearings in penal institutions and other remote locations. Immigration Judges may be required to travel frequently, usually by air, including on weekends.

Qualifications: Applicants must have an LL.B. or a J.D. degree and be duly licensed and authorized to practice law as an attorney under the laws of a state, territory, or the District of Columbia (include date of admission to bar). Applicants must be U.S. citizens and have a minimum of 7 years of relevant post-bar admission legal experience at the time the application is submitted.

Applicants must address at least 3 of the following factors in narrative form on a separate sheet of paper:

1) Knowledge of immigration laws and procedures.

2) Substantial litigation experience, preferably in a high volume context.

3) Experience handling complex legal issues.

4) Experience conducting administrative hearings

5) Knowledge of judicial practices and procedures.

Demonstrates the appropriate temperament to serve as a judge.

Travel: Immigration Judges may be required to travel frequently, including on weekends.

Salary Information: Current salary and years of experience will determine the appropriate salary level. The salary range varies between: $122,103 to $ 160,479 USD.

Location: Los Fresnos, Texas.

Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses will not be paid.

Submission Process: Applicants may choose one of two job application procedures. You must submit: 1) an OF-612, Optional Application for Federal Employment; 2) a résumé (please note that there are minimum requirements for resume content which are described in OPM Pamphlet OF-510, Applying for a Federal Job (copies are available in most Federal agencies).

In addition, you are required to submit a separate detailed narrative statement (describing experience as it relates to the qualification requirements listed above) to:

U.S. Department of Justice
Executive Office for Immigration Review
Human Resources Staff, Administrative Division
5107 Leesburg Pike, Suite 2300
Falls Church, VA 22041
Attn: Cynthia Beckett

Telefaxed copies of résumé/application or other electronic copies will not be considered unless specifically authorized.

Please Note: All applications must contain the announcement number, title, and grade(s) of the job for which you are applying. Applications must also contain your full name, mailing address (with Zip code), day and evening phone numbers (with area code), social security number, any other country of citizenship (if applicable), date and state of bar admission, and the highest Federal civilian grade held (also give job series and dates held).

ANYONE WHO PREVIOUSLY APPLIED FOR AN IMMIGRATION JUDGE FOR THIS LOCATION POSITION MUST RE-APPLY.

APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AFTER MAY 19, 2009, WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

Internet Sites: http://www.usdoj.gov/eoir
Other attorney vacancy announcements can be found at:
www.usdoj.gov/oarm/attvacancies.html

Department Policies: Equal Employment Opportunity and Security Clearance 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.