General Attorney GS 11-14

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General Attorney, GS 11-14
Duties: The candidate will be expected to craft legally supportable policies to address the needs of agency operational components. Routinely provide timely legal opinions to ICE officers and agents, management, and leadership within OPLA, Agency, and the Department of Homeland Security's Office of the General Counsel Headquarters. Assess litigation risk and provide litigation support to the Department of Justice. Represent the United States Government in removal proceedings before Immigration Judges, frequently involving applicants for asylum or for other forms of relief under immigration laws. Provide expert legal counsel in the interpretation of highly complex immigration and customs laws including comprehensive and in-depth knowledge of statutory, regulatory and case authorities. Prepare cases for trial by conducting legal research; preparing pleadings, motions, briefs, stipulations, affidavits, and other legal documents. Prepare witnesses for trial; conducting direct examination and cross-examination; presenting oral arguments advancing the Agency's legal position; negotiating the disposition of cases with opposing counsel; and advising the Chief Counsel and/or Deputy Chief Counsel on cases potentially warranting deferred action or other exercise of prosecutorial discretion. Construct litigation reports for US Attorneys' Offices on civil matters pending in the federal courts involving the Agency, and serves as liaison between DOJ's Office of lmmigration Litigation and the local ERO office on immigration matters pending in the Circuit Courts of Appeals. Provide legal advice and support to the other components and litigation support to US Attorney's Offices in immigration and/or customs matters. Position also involves appellate advocacy before the Board of Immigration Appeals, including the preparation of briefs and other pleadings.

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