Duties

Summary

The United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court seeks to hire a Legal Advisor to assist the Judges of the Court in considering applications presented by the U.S. government for authority to conduct electronic surveillance, physical search or other forms of intelligence gathering pursuant to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
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Responsibilities

The Legal Advisors advise Judges on legal issues presented in applications or otherwise before the Court.

Travel Required

Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.

Supervisory status
No

Promotion Potential
16 - JS-16 (Equivalent to a GS-16).

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

United States citizenship is required.

Employees are required to use Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) for payroll deposit.

Qualifications

The Court invites applications from attorneys with at least eight years of legal work experience, including at least one year equivalent to work at the JSP-15 (equivalent to the GS-15) level. The Court is particularly interested in individuals who have an expertise in national security law, constitutional law, privacy, or communications technology and the law. Litigation or judicial clerkship experience is desirable. To be considered, an applicant must be a licensed attorney, a member in good standing of the bar of at least one jurisdiction, and possess a current security clearance, preferably Top Secret/SCI.

Education

Please read the "Qualifications" section.

Additional information

How You Will Be Evaluated

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

Applicants meeting all qualifications indicated above will be evaluated based upon the information provided in the resume and the writing sample.

Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance
Top Secret

Drug test required
No

Required Documents

Cover letter; AO-78, Federal Judicial Branch Application for Employment (can be downloaded from https://www.uscourts.gov/ ); resume detailing all relevant education, experience, and skills; and a writing sample, not to exceed ten pages.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education .

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.