U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
OFFICE OF PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES
ATTORNEY-ADVISOR / GS-12/13/14/15
2 POSITIONS
ANNOUNCEMENT: OPCL-ATY-0212
About the Office: The Office of Privacy and Civil Liberties (OPCL), United States Department of Justice, is seeking two experienced attorneys to serve as Attorney Advisors. OPCL supports the duties and responsibilities of the Department´s Chief Privacy and Civil Liberties Officer (CPCLO) by overseeing and coordinating the Department´s privacy legal compliance program. OPCL´s principal mission is to ensure that the Department complies with federal privacy laws, including the Privacy Act of 1974, the privacy provisions of the E-Government Act of 2002 and the Federal Information Security Management Act, as well as administration policy directives issued in furtherance of those Acts. OPCL provides privacy legal guidance to Department components; develops and provides Departmental privacy training; assists the Department's CPCLO in developing Departmental privacy policy; prepares privacy-related reporting to the President and Congress; and reviews the information handling practices of the Department to ensure that such practices are consistent with the protection of privacy and civil liberties.
Responsibilities and Opportunity Offered: Responsibilities as Attorney Advisor include performing varied legal work involving the interpretation and application of laws, regulations, and agency practices relating to federal privacy issues. Specific responsibilities include reviewing and analyzing federal privacy compliance documents, including Privacy Impact Assessments, systems of records notices, and exemption regulations; analyzing and researching Privacy Act caselaw; reviewing and analyzing legislation related to privacy and civil liberties; providing agency guidance regarding compliance with federal privacy laws; and participating in inter- and intra-agency working groups addressing privacy issues.
Qualifications: Applicants must possess a J.D. degree with at least one year of post J.D. experience, and be an active member of a bar (any jurisdiction). Applicants must be proficient in analyzing complex privacy and information sharing issues and producing clear and thorough written work, and have excellent interpersonal skills. Experience or background in privacy law or administrative law preferred but not required.
Travel: Possible but not currently anticipated.
Salary Information: Salary and grade level determination are made based on the number of years of qualifying experience and current salary level. The salary range for this position is GS-12 to GS-15 ($74,872 - $155,500) range.
Location: Washington, D.C.
Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses will not be authorized.
Submission Process and Deadline: Applicants must forward a current resume with a cover letter referencing announcement number OPCL-ATY-0212 to:
U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Privacy and Civil Liberties
ATTN: Joo Y. Chung, Director
1331 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
National Place Bldg, Suite 1000
Washington, D.C. 20530
Applicants are strongly encouraged to email applications to Joo.Chung@usdoj.gov or fax them to 202-307-0693 rather than mail them. No telephone calls please.
Applications must be received by October 12, 2012.
Internet Sites: For more information about OPCL, please visit our webpage at http://www.justice.gov/opcl/index.html
Other legal position announcements may be found on the Internet at: http://www.justice.gov/careers/legal/attvacancies.html
Department 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, political affiliation, marital status, disability (physical or mental), age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, status as a parent, membership or non-membership in an employee organization, or on the basis of personal favoritism, or any non merit factor. 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 DD214, 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 preference claimed (visit the OPM website 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 document(s). Applicants should note that SF 15 requires supporting documentation associated with service-connected disabilities or receipt of nonservice-connected disability pensions to be dated 1991 or later except in the case of service members submitting 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 10% or more).
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