Trial Attorney (OIL/DNS)

The Office of Immigration Litigation (OIL) Branch is responsible for the nationwide coordination of all civil immigration litigation before the federal district courts and circuit courts of appeals. OIL has two sections : the General Litigation and Appeals Section (OIL-GLA) and District Court National Security Section (OIL-DNS).OIL-DNS handles immigration litigation in all federal district courts with a national security nexus, as well as appeals that arise from those cases. OIL-DNS works closely with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its constituent components, the Department of State (DOS), intelligence community counterparts, and the United States Attorneys' offices. OIL-DNS also provides support and counsel to all federal agencies involved in the admission, regulation, and removal of noncitizens under our immigration and nationality statutes, as well as related areas of border enforcement and national security.OIL-DNS litigates a diverse docket of national security-related matters, defending executive agencies in individual, multi-party, and class action litigation in district and appellate courts, nationwide.Job Description OIL-DNS attorneys handle individual and class-based challenges to the Immigration and Nationality Act and its implementing regulations related to National Security. Many of these challenges involve issues of first impression involving constitutional rights and entitlements, statutory interpretation, federal authority over immigration matters, agency rulemaking procedures, and Article III standing. In federal courts around the country, OIL-DNS primarily represents the interests of client agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security and Department of State. Work includes handling all aspects of trial and appellate practice in all jurisdictions nationwide.The Section's work arises in a variety of immigration contexts, including defense of : de novo lawsuits under 8 U.S.C. §§ 1421(c) and 1447(b), denials and delays of naturalization applications to prevent terrorists from obtaining United States citizenship (and U.S. passports); habeas corpus petitions filed by individuals posing a national security threat; national-security-focused challenges to the denial of applications for adjustment of status and visas under the Administrative Procedure Act; class-action and programmatic challenges to national-security checks and immigration-benefit adjudications; and mandamus challenges to immigrant-benefit application delays involving both overt and non-overt national-security concerns. A critical component of DNS's complex work involves litigation of extraordinary detention authorities to detain suspected or known terrorists presenting unique removal challenges as some of the most dangerous aliens in the United States.This is not a remote location position. You will be required to work in person five days a week.Qualifications Applicants must be a graduate from a full course of study in a School of Law and be a member in good standing of a bar association of a state, territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.Applicants must possess a J.D. degree, be an active member of the bar (any jurisdiction), have at least one year of post J.D. experience to qualify at the GS-12 level; have at least one and a half years of post J.D. experience to qualify at the GS-13 level; have at least two and a half years of post J.D. experience to qualify at the GS-14 level; and four years of post J.D. experience to qualify at the GS-15 level. You must also be a U.S. citizen.Applicants should have excellent writing, negotiation, and interpersonal skills; exhibit good judgment, and have experience in trial work. Judicial clerkship experience is desirable.Application Process To apply for this position, you must complete the online application and submit your supporting documentation. Your complete application package must be submitted by 11 : 59 PM (EST) on 2 / 28 / 2025 to receive consideration. To apply, please click this link : Apply Here .You must submit a cover letter, and resume. If you are claiming veterans preference, you must also submit your DD-214, and / or other documentation that you may have.Salary : $101,401.00 - $195,200Number of Positions : ManyTravel : Occasional TravelRelocation Expenses : Relocation expenses will not be authorized.#J-18808-Ljbffr

Salary : $101,401 - $195,200