USAJOBS · 3 months ago
General Attorney (Labor and Employment Law)
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$85K/yr - $195K/yrThe U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA) is seeking multiple attorneys to join their legal team as Associate Legal Advisors (ALAs) in the Labor and Employment Law Division in Washington, D.C. This role involves providing legal guidance on personnel management, employee relations, and labor relations issues, while representing ICE before various legal bodies.
ConsultingGovernmentHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyInternetStaffing Agency
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Provide guidance and training to ICE supervisors and managers on personnel management
Address employee relations issues, such as conduct and performance, and labor relations issues, such as negotiating with bargaining units, responding to grievances, and litigating national-level arbitrations and unfair labor practice complaints
Assist ICE managers with taking adverse actions and provide advice regarding Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) complaints
Represent ICE before the Merit Systems Protection Board and the EEO Commission
Work with the U.S. Department of Justice to defend employment claims in federal courts
Craft persuasive, legally supportable positions to address the needs of agency operational components
Provide timely legal opinions to ICE officers and agents, division management, and leadership within OPLA, ICE, and the DHS Office of the General Counsel Headquarters
Qualification
Required
Applicants must be graduates of an accredited law school with a Juris Doctor (J.D.) or LLM degree
You must successfully pass a background investigation and drug screen for federal employment
If you are a male born after 12/31/59, you must certify registration with the Selective Service
You must have relevant experience (see How You Will Be Evaluated and Qualifications tabs)
You must meet all requirements by the closing date of the announcement
You may be required to serve a two-year trial period, if the requirement has not been met
You must be an active member in good standing of the bar of a U.S. state, territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Applicants should be able to efficiently produce quality legal analyses of complex and novel issues, exercise sound legal judgment, prioritize competing assignments, and work effectively independently, as part of a team, and across work units
Applicants should be detail-oriented and have a strong interest in supporting and providing stellar client services to program offices, including law enforcement officers, policymakers, attorneys, and agency senior leadership, and must be able to tailor communications to a particular audience
Applicants should be able to take initiative and work in a reliable, decisive, and professional manner
Applicants should possess the following characteristics and competencies: integrity, sound professional judgment, organizational skills, decisiveness, initiative, stellar client services, the ability to function independently and cooperatively, and superior written and oral advocacy skills
Benefits
$50,000 in signing and retention bonuses
A student loan repayment incentive may be available
Direct Deposit
Company
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