Clarification from the agency

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About the Office

The Office of the Executive Secretariat (OES), located in the Department of Justice's (Department or DOJ), Justice Management Division, is seeking a Supervisory Attorney Advisor to lead its new Policy and Regulatory Clearance Team. This fast-paced team's primary responsibility is managing the Department's clearance process of draft or proposed regulatory documents of other federal agencies as well as other non-DOJ clearance matters as coordinated by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) and directed by Executive Order (EO) 12866. The Policy and Regulatory Clearance Team interfaces with all Department components and coordinates responses with the Department's senior leadership offices.

The Program's portfolio includes: 1) managing DOJ's internal clearance process for executive correspondence with Congress, the White House, other Federal agencies, and constituents; 2) playing a central role in interagency and internal coordination of Departmental actions and executive communications; and 3) management of executive records and institutional knowledge.

Job Description

The incumbent will serve as a Supervisory Attorney Advisor leading a team of policy analysts and a paralegal, and provide legal analysis and advice on issues related to the Executive Secretariat portfolio, including:

• Ensuring that documents requiring approval of Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General, or Associate Attorney General comply with Department policies, procedures, and legal requirements.
• Analyzing Executive Orders, statutes, regulations, and other legal authorities to identify, assess, assign, and track responsibilities assigned to the Attorney General or the Department.
• Advising Program leadership on legal issues related to its work, including management and disclosure of executive records.
• Responding to interagency and White House requests for assistance, information, and clearance of policy and other documents.
• Preparing policies, procedures, and other documents related to the Executive Secretariat portfolio.
• Managing special projects requested by senior leadership.

Conditions of employment

• You must be a United States Citizen or National.
• You will be required to complete a pre-employment security investigation and background check which includes a drug screening.
• You may be required to complete a one-year probationary period.
• Selective Service registration is required for males born on, or after, December 31st 1959. Those not registered should have an approved exemption on file.
• Financial Disclosure: If selected, you may be required to disclose financial information in accordance with DOJ and Federal ethics guidelines.
• You may be required to complete a one-year supervisory probationary period.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• J.D. degree.
• Active member of the bar in good standing, any U.S. jurisdiction or the District of Columbia.
• At least two and a half years of post-J.D. legal experience.
• At least two years of direct supervisory experience.
• Strong research and writing skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience analyzing complex legal problems, interpreting statutory and regulatory provisions to develop policy and programmatic recommendations.
• Experience designing, enhancing, and implementing policies and/or programs that advance the principles of the Executive Secretariat.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to articulate critical issues accurately and precisely in a wide variety of cases and projects.
• Demonstrated initiative and creativity.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to adeptly exercise diplomacy, discretion, and tact in all interactions.
• A demonstrated ability to work independently in a highly demanding environment.
• Outstanding organizational skills and the ability to set, manage, and balance diverse, evolving, and challenging projects and priorities.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Evaluation Process:
ORMP management will review applications to assess each candidate's qualifications. The most qualified candidates will be contacted by email or telephone to schedule an interview. Following the interviews, the top-ranked candidates will receive tentative offers of employment.

To apply, interested candidates must submit the documents listed below, preferably as one PDF document:

• A cover letter that highlights the applicant's interest in the position and addresses in detail how qualifications are met.
• A current resume that details months and years of education and employment and states the month and year of earliest bar admission. **Only resumes up to a total of two pages will be accepted. Applicants with resumes exceeding two pages will be removed from consideration.
• Most recent SF-50 (for current or former federal employees only).
• DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (Member 4 copy) (if applicable).
• Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) documentation (if applicable, for current or former federal employees only).
• Schedule A (targeted disability hiring) proof of disability documentation (see 5 C.F.R. § 213.3102(u)(3)), (if applicable).

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