Attorney Advisor

Qualifications Must be able to meet JMD and NSD suitability criteria for this position. Must be able to obtain and maintain a TOP SECRET/SCI security clearance. Failure to obtain or retain this level of security clearance and access will be grounds for reassignment, demotion, or removal from the Federal Service. Employee must successfully pass a urinalysis screening for illegal drug use prior to appointment and subsequent periodic drug screening thereafter. This position is MISSION ESSENTIAL. Most, if not all, essential job functions must be performed in a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF). The incumbent is required to report for duty, in person, as necessary, in an emergency (regardless of holidays, weekends, nights, furloughs) or conditions such as weather in which non-essential personnel are not expected to report. This position is not eligible for telework. Applicants must possess a J.D. degree with at least three years of post-J.D. experience and be an active member of a bar (any jurisdiction). Candidates must be able to demonstrate aptitude and interest in designing, developing, analyzing, managing, and implementing compliance programs and performing oversight to ensure compliance, improvement through remedial measures, management controls, and/or long-range planning of program activities. Applicants must have superior academic credentials, possess excellent analytical and writing skills, and have the dedication and capacity to work both independently and collaboratively in a very demanding environment. Applicants must be able to develop and maintain close and collaborative working relationships with colleagues within the Department and the USIC. Applicants must possess the capability to both successfully organize and lead projects, including collaborating effectively with attorneys and other personnel at external audits and reviews, and to work well as a member of teams led by other attorneys. Applicants must possess the ability to effectively manage multiple work assignments and competing priorities concurrently. Applicants must be able to travel out of town for several non-consecutive weeks per year for the purpose of conducting onsite reviews and training at USIC agencies. Candidates must personally volunteer for Department-wide initiatives, special projects, Division-initiatives and perform other duties as assigned. Although past experience in national security/intelligence collection or in oversight/compliance areas is not required, please explain clearly in your cover letter your relevant experience and skills that bear on the work of the Oversight Section and explain clearly why you desire to perform oversight and compliance work related to national security and intelligence collection. Candidates selected for an attorney position with NSD are expected to make a three-year commitment. Only U.S. citizens are eligible for employment with the National Security Division.

Qualifications Must be able to meet JMD and NSD suitability criteria for this position. Must be able to obtain and maintain a TOP SECRET/SCI security clearance. Failure to obtain or retain this level of security clearance and access will be grounds for reassignment, demotion, or removal from the Federal Service. Employee must successfully pass a urinalysis screening for illegal drug use prior to appointment and subsequent periodic drug screening thereafter. This position is MISSION ESSENTIAL. Most, if not all, essential job functions must be performed in a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF). The incumbent is required to report for duty, in person, as necessary, in an emergency (regardless of holidays, weekends, nights, furloughs) or conditions such as weather in which non-essential personnel are not expected to report. This position is not eligible for telework. Applicants must possess a J.D. degree with at least three years of post-J.D. experience and be an active member of a bar (any jurisdiction). Candidates must be able to demonstrate aptitude and interest in designing, developing, analyzing, managing, and implementing compliance programs and performing oversight to ensure compliance, improvement through remedial measures, management controls, and/or long-range planning of program activities. Applicants must have superior academic credentials, possess excellent analytical and writing skills, and have the dedication and capacity to work both independently and collaboratively in a very demanding environment. Applicants must be able to develop and maintain close and collaborative working relationships with colleagues within the Department and the USIC. Applicants must possess the capability to both successfully organize and lead projects, including collaborating effectively with attorneys and other personnel at external audits and reviews, and to work well as a member of teams led by other attorneys. Applicants must possess the ability to effectively manage multiple work assignments and competing priorities concurrently. Applicants must be able to travel out of town for several non-consecutive weeks per year for the purpose of conducting onsite reviews and training at USIC agencies. Candidates must personally volunteer for Department-wide initiatives, special projects, Division-initiatives and perform other duties as assigned. Although past experience in national security/intelligence collection or in oversight/compliance areas is not required, please explain clearly in your cover letter your relevant experience and skills that bear on the work of the Oversight Section and explain clearly why you desire to perform oversight and compliance work related to national security and intelligence collection. Candidates selected for an attorney position with NSD are expected to make a three-year commitment. Only U.S. citizens are eligible for employment with the National Security Division.