Associate Chief Counsel ES 00

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Associate Chief Counsel, ES 00
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The candidate will be responsible for the direction and management of the Office of Associate Chief Counsel (Tucson) and the subordinate Assistant Chief Counsel offices. Responsible for providing the full range of legal advice and representation to all CBP offices in his/her territory, including: U.S. Border Patrol (USBP); the Office of Field Operations (OFO); Air and Marine Operations (AMO); the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR); and the Office of Trade (OT). Deals with top CBP officials in his/her territory and CBP officials nationwide; officials of DHS at the Department level and other Government departments; representatives of state, local, tribal and foreign governments; and attorneys from the private sector. Provides legal advice and representation on a very broad range of matters, including enforcement of all immigration, customs, and agriculture laws, rules and regulations; enforcement of U.S. laws at the U.S. border; and various Constitutional issues. Deal with matters related to national security, homeland and border security, intelligence, and trade facilitation. Ensures the appropriate disclosure of organization information and handles tort claims under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) and Bivens. Provides legal advice under employment law, including the conduct of hearings before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Merit Systems Protection Board and arbitrators. Performs a full range of legal duties, including supervising or personally handling: the review of the most complex civil and criminal cases before referral to the Department of Justice (DOJ), negotiation of settlements of large and important cases; the review of other very complex civil and criminal cases at the request of DOJ attorneys and/or CBP managers including such highly sensitive matters as civil rights suits against CBP officials; review of cases for possible appeal and, when appropriate, recommending appeal to a higher court through CBP, DHS and DOJ channels, including meeting with the Solicitor General's Office. Prepares detailed memoranda of fact and law recommending action to be taken. Oversight of the preparation and presentation of complex or sensitive cases in administrative or third-party hearings, directs research activities and other preparatory efforts. Exercises full responsibility for development and presentation of aforementioned cases. Prepares appropriate pleadings, briefs, and discovery documents, interviews witnesses and presents oral arguments as required. Responsible for the formulation of the agency's legal position in all of these matters. Traveling is required.

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