
Job Description
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), U.S. Department of Justice, is seeking attorneys to work in the Office of Chief Counsel (CC). The office is located in Arlington, Virginia, and provides legal advice and support to DEA management and field offices worldwide. CC attorneys coordinate with DEA investigative personnel during investigations, provide legal training, and respond to requests for assistance from DEA Division Counsel.
Duties The Office of Chief Counsel and each of its sections serve the DEA mission in a variety of ways. Representative work of the sections includes the following, and applicants with experience in these areas are preferred: Diversion: works with investigators across the country to bring administrative enforcement actions against doctors, pharmacists and pharmaceutical industry who handle controlled substances in a manner inconsistent with regulation; litigate complex matters in administrative court and coordinate parallel criminal and civil proceedings; and provide legal guidance in the promulgation of regulations, review legislative proposals and provide training to DEA personnel in this area of law. Employment Defensive Litigation: defend DEA in administrative cases before the Merit Systems Protection Board and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; provide litigation support in Title VII and personnel-related litigation in the respective federal courts of the US; process administrative tort claims for personal injury and property damages due to DEA employees actions or omission that occurred during the performance of their official duties; and provide counseling on employment and personnel matters. Intelligence Law: guides and supports DEA's Intelligence Division (IN) leadership and personnel; oversees all legal aspects related to the IN Division mission worldwide; and advises and supports IN Division personnel as they collect, collate, analyze, and disseminate tactical, investigative, and strategic drug-related intelligence information to federal, state, and local agencies, which supports effective law enforcement operations and initiatives against drug trafficking domestically and around the world. Do your career "Justice" by working with DOJ, which has been ranked in the Top 10 Best Places to Work in the Federal Government. Come and join the nation's law enforcement agency, where our most important resource is our people. The Department leads the nation in ensuring the protection of all Americans while preserving their constitutional freedoms. Become a member of a team where you can achieve your career goals and apply your skills and talents to our important mission. All applicants for employment with DEA must possess and maintain the highest levels of character and conduct. DEA will evaluate applicants' qualifications based on these qualities. Once a conditional offer is made, DEA will conduct a continuous evaluation of information, as it is obtained, to ensure that the prospective employees with DEA meet the agency-specific qualifications in the areas of character and conduct. To this end, an unfavorable decision in any of the areas that follow will be deemed as disqualifying: Drug Policy Requirements (as specified in this announcement), Credit History, Candor and Honesty, Work History, History with the Law, and other qualities that would detract from the integrity and efficiency of the DEA. Salary- $120,579 - $195,200/year