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Senior Executive Leader/ General Counsel, National Security Agency (MD)

Fort Meade, MD

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$0/yr - $228K/yr

The National Security Agency (NSA) is seeking a Senior Executive Leader/ General Counsel to serve as the Agency's chief legal officer. This role involves overseeing legal operations, providing legal advice on NSA activities, and ensuring compliance with laws and regulations related to national security and cybersecurity.

National Security

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Interpret all statutes, Presidential Directives, and Executive and Legislative Branch regulations, and provide legal advice and counsel to the Director and Senior Leadership Team with respect to the authorities for NSA activities and conditions and restrictions thereon

Provide legal advice so all of the Agency's assigned responsibilities can be conducted in accordance with the Constitution and applicable statutes, Executive Orders, and implementing regulations

Advise on all matters relating to the collection, retention, processing, and dissemination of signals intelligence information carried out by NSA or as part of the unified organization for signals intelligence activities that the Director of NSA has established

Advise on all matters related to NSA's cybersecurity mission to include responsibilities that arise under National Security Directive 42 and applicable laws and policy directives

Oversee all other legal services performed within the NSA to include acquisition, human resources, and other enabling functions as well as determining the adherence by attorneys to appropriate professional standards, subject to DOD Instruction 1442.02

Keep the DoW GC currently apprised of all significant legal issues arising from NSA activities

Represent the Agency on legal and public policy matters and serve as a liaison to other departments/agencies and, as appropriate, the Congress

Provide legal reviews of NSA's support to U.S. Cyber Command, with particular emphasis on whether all such NSA support is properly authorized

Conduct NSA's legislative initiative program, which may include drafting proposed legislation, developing the Agency's position on pending legislation and Executive Orders, preparing reports to Congress on legislative proposals, and advising on implementation of new statutes

Communicate directly with DoW OGC, other government agencies, and congressional committee staffs and members of Congress on legislative proposals, as appropriate

Ensure that NSA leadership is informed of significant developments in the law, important judicial, administrative, or other decisions affecting the NSA enterprise, its people, or its resources

Build partnerships with the public and private sectors and within the national security community to advance mission objectives

Provide legal support to the Director, NSA

Perform such other duties as the DoW GC, PDGC, or DGC/DoW OGC may prescribe

Qualification

Legal practiceComplex legal analysisCybersecurity lawSignals intelligencePublic speakingLegislative draftingManagement of legal teamsAnalytical abilityResourcefulnessExecutive judgmentCollaboration

Required

The applicant must be a graduate of an accredited law school

The applicant must be able to demonstrate prior to appointment that he/she is permitted to engage in the active practice of law in the bar of the highest court of a State, U.S. Commonwealth, U.S. Territory, or the District of Columbia

Active status must be maintained in at least one state or other jurisdiction during the course of employment

Applicants must meet all the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ) and Technical Qualifications (TQs) listed below

Applicants must submit a resume, no longer than two pages, reflecting demonstrated evidence of the ECQs and TQs

If your resume exceeds two pages or does not reflect demonstrated evidence of the ECQs and TQs, you may not receive further consideration for the position

Fully qualified applicants will be reviewed by a Panel

Broad professional legal experience and an authoritative knowledge of statutes, judicial decisions, and Executive Branch regulations

Demonstrated ability to perform complex legal analysis

Ability to give effective oral and written presentations

Ability to forge working relationships with senior level officials and clients

Ability to handle representational matters in controversy

Significant prior experience effectively overseeing and managing a large and fast-paced legal practice, to include directly managing other lawyers and associated support personnel

Preferred

Private sector experience and substantive knowledge or experience in telecommunications/cyber legal and regulatory matters, internet privacy issues, the law of military operations, or national security law are a plus

Examples of relevant experience for this Technical Qualification include, but are not limited to, experience as: A managing partner in a large private law firm, The GC of a major corporate or government legal office, Other commensurate experience as a senior managing attorney