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The FBI's Office of the General Counsel (OGC) is seeking a highly qualified attorney, preferably with law enforcement experience, to join its exciting and challenging legal practice. Law enforcement experience may include as a law enforcement officer, as a prosecutor or as a criminal defense attorney. OGC provides legal advice to the entire FBI, including the Director, FBI Headquarters officials and agents in the 56 domestic field offices, on a wide range of substantive issues. OGC valso assists the FBI in forming relationships with other federal, state, local and international agencies, as well as private sector entities, in support of FBI operations.
Attorneys working in OGC's Legal Instruction Unit (LIU) apply their expertise, skills, and education to provide legal training and instruction to the FBI, the FBI National Academy, and other federal, state, local, tribal and international partners on a diverse range of issues. Attorneys in this unit are required to deliver legal instruction on a variety of legal topics related to the law enforcement and national security mission of the FBI, to audiences ranging from new FBI employees to senior employees. The primary method of delivering training is through face-to-face classroom instruction at the FBI Academy located in Quantico, Virginia, but may also include training through other remote communication platforms and at other locations worldwide.
Mission:
The FBI's mission is to protect the American People and uphold the Constitution of the United States.
The duties of an attorney in the LIU include:
- Providing legal instruction to employees attending the Basic Field Training Course (BFTC) at the FBI Academy.
- Providing legal instruction to personnel attending other in-service training at the FBI Academy.
- Providing legal instruction to FBI National Academy participants.
- Providing legal instruction to FBI Headquarters and field office personnel.
- Developing and updating curriculum and materials for legal instruction of FBI personnel, as well as federal, state, local, tribal, and international partners.
- Conducting complex legal research and writing assignments.
- Providing operational and administrative legal advice to the FBI.
- Attending legal training to maintain competency.
- Providing legal support to other OGC components as assigned.
- The position may require occasional travel to support training and operational needs.
- Must be a U.S. citizen
- Must be able to obtain a Top-Secret/SCI clearance
- Selectee may be required to complete form FD-887, Request for Access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI)
- Selectee may be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450 annually.
Please be advised that candidates that are selected for this position must be approved by the Department of Justice. Please make sure your experience/requirement(s) can be identified in your resume. Your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the job qualifications listed in this announcement. Applicants must meet the qualification requirements at the time of application.
Candidates deemed most competitive will be sent to the hiring official for employment consideration.
All applicants will be rated on the following Competencies:
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Flexibility / Adaptability
- Initiative
- Interpersonal Ability
- Leadership
- Organizing / Planning
- Problem Solving / Judgment
- Legal Research and/or Writing
- Training / Instruction Experience
BASIC REQUIREMENT: All applicants must possess a Juris Doctor (law) degree from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association and be an attorney in good standing and in active status with the bar of any U.S. jurisdiction (any state or the District of Columbia).
Positive Education Requirement: This position has a specific education requirement; all applicants must verify completion of this basic education requirement by submitting a copy of law school transcripts by the closing date of the vacancy announcement. Please see the "Required Documents" section of this announcement for additional information.
Please be advised candidates that are selected for this position, must be approved by the Department of Justice, before they can complete the FBI's background process.
GS-14: Applicants applying for the GS-14 must have 2.5 or more years post J.D. attorney experience.
GS-15: Applicants applying for the GS-15 must have 4 or more years of post J.D. attorney experience.
How to Apply
1. Your resume and cover letter. Resume not exceed two pages.
2. A writing sample, not to exceed 10 pages (preferably a legal brief or a motion demonstrating your writing ability and proficiency in legal analysis;
3. Proof of current and active bar status
4. Photocopy of Law School Transcripts
5. Current SF-50 (if external government employee)
Please Note: FBI employees currently assigned to a General Attorney position do not need to provide Law School Transcripts or Proof of Bar status.
Step 1 - Create a new email and attach all required electronic documents. Include contact information (phone number) and a brief introduction (2-3 sentences) in the body of the email.
Step 2 - Title the subject of the email using the following format, indicating whether you are an internal or external candidate. Example: OGC_LIU_2025 External/Internal
Step 3 - Submit the completed application email to OGC-JOBS@fbi.gov.
What to Expect Next
Once your complete application is received, we will conduct an evaluation of your qualifications. The Most competitive candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for further consideration and possible interview. Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis. You will be notified of your status throughout the process.
Internal Applicants Additional Information
- Management may select at any grade for which this position is announced.
- Identification of promotion potential in this announcement does not constitute a commitment or an obligation on the part of management to promote the employee selected at some future date. Promotion will depend upon administrative approval and the continuing need for an actual assignment and performance of higher-level duties.
- Probationary employees are precluded from being considered for all job opportunities until 12-months of their 24-month probationary period has concluded. Probationary employees may be considered for competitive vacancies that are advertised within their respective division or field office after serving 90 days within the FBI.
- Candidates will not be considered if currently on a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP); a Letter of Requirement (LOR); or have failed a PIP or LOR and are currently awaiting the final action by HRD.
2. A Letter of Requirement (LOR) is issued when a supervisor identified leave abuse and/or when frequent absences negatively impact operations of the office.
- Limited Movement: Policy has been implemented wherein support employees entering a position through competitive OR non-competitive action may be precluded from moving to another position within the Bureau by means of reassignment or change to lower grade for a minimum of 12 months.
- Relocation expenses will be borne by the selectee, except FBI employees returning from LEGAT assignment. Employees returning from LEGAT assignments must advise the Staffing Unit, Administrative Unit, and the International Operations Unit of their application to apply.
- On December 22, 2017, the President signed into law the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. This law may impact your transfer.
o Current law provides the FBI with the authority to compensate employees for much of the tax burden caused by a transfer through the Relocation Income Tax Allowance (RITA) process, in an effort to identify way to minimize the additional tax burden on transferring employees.
- Candidates receiving a transfer of physical location, whether at the expense of the FBI or not, will be required to complete a one-year commitment to the assignment, prior to moving to a new position at the FBI. The 12-month waiting period begins the day an employee reports for duty at the new location.
- Employees selected for positions at the GS-14 level or higher, as well as employees selected for positions where a transfer of location is required, will be processed through the name check program prior to being notified of their selection.
- Memorandum of Understanding: Work performed outside assigned duties (that would not normally be documented on a SF-50, i.e. back-up duties), has to be documented in detail by an immediate supervisor in order to receive full credit for amount of time worked in that position. If no documentation is furnished, no credit will be given for the time worked in that position. The following notations must be specified in the documentation (Memorandum of Understanding):
o The month/year work began
o Frequency worked (i.e. daily, monthly, etc.)
o Specific duties performed
Attach the Memorandum of Understanding to your application e-mail. in the “Cover Letters and Attachments” section of My Career Tools on the Careers Home page. Please upload the attachment as type “Other.”
External Applicants Additional Information
- The FBI is in the Executive Branch of the federal government. It is one of the components of the Department of Justice (DOJ). The FBI is the principal investigative arm of the DOJ. All FBI positions are in the excepted service.
- Applicants must be a U.S. citizen and consent to a complete background investigation, urinalysis, and polygraph. You must be suitable for federal employment, as determined by a background investigation.
- Failure to provide necessary and relevant information required by this vacancy announcement may disqualify you from consideration. Additional information will not be requested if your application is incomplete. Your application will be evaluated solely on the basis of information you have submitted.
- Management may select any grade for which this position is announced.
- Identification of promotion potential in this announcement does not constitute a commitment or an obligation on the part of management to promote the employee selected at some future date. Promotion will depend upon administrative approval and the continuing need for an actual assignment and performance of higher-level duties.
- If you are hired, you will be required to serve a two-year probationary period. Probationary employees are precluded from being considered for all job opportunities until 12-months of their 24-month probationary period has concluded. Probationary Employees may be considered for competitive vacancies that are advertised within their respective division or field office after serving 90 days within the FBI. The probationary periods will be served concurrently.
- Memorandum of Understanding: Work performed outside assigned duties (that would not normally be documented on a SF-50, i.e. back-up duties), has to be documented in detail by an immediate supervisor in order to receive full credit for amount of time worked in that position. If no documentation is furnished, no credit will be given for the time worked in that position. The following notations must be specified in the documentation (Memorandum of Understanding):
o The month/year work began
o Frequency worked (ie. daily, monthly, etc.)
o Specific duties performed
Applicants should familiarize themselves and comply with the relevant rules of professional conduct regarding any possible conflicts of interest in connection with their applications. In particular, please notify this Office if you currently represent clients or adjudicate matters in which this Office is involved and/or you have a family member who is representing clients or adjudicating matters in which this Office is involved so that we can evaluate any potential conflicts of interest or disqualification issues that may need to be addressed under those circumstances.
Applicants should familiarize themselves and comply with the relevant rules of professional conduct regarding any possible conflicts of interest in connection with their applications. In particular, please notify this Office if you currently represent clients or adjudicate matters in which this Office is involved and/or you have a family member who is representing clients or adjudicating matters in which this Office is involved so that we can evaluate any potential conflicts of interest or disqualification issues that may need to be addressed under those circumstances.
GS 14: $142,488.00-$185,234.00; GS-15: $167,603.00-$195,200.00
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