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Supervisory Attorney Advisor Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigrion Review Board of Immigrion Appeals Summary This position serves as a Supervisory Attorney Advisor for the Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigrion Review, Board of Immigrion Appeals loced in Houston, TX. Learn more about this agency Summary This position serves as a Supervisory Attorney Advisor for the Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigrion Review, Board of Immigrion Appeals loced in Houston, TX. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Locion 3 vacancies in the following locion: Houston, TX No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $170,618 - $197,200 per year Pay scale & grade GS 15 Promotion potential 15 Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Not required Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 0905 Attorney Supervisory stus Yes Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test Yes Security clearance Not Required Position sensitivity and risk High Risk (HR) Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance . The type depends on the job. Background check type Credentialing Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number DOJ-EOIR-13027896-26-WS Control number 879479500 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Duties Help The Board of Immigrion Appeals (BIA) is seeking Supervisory Attorney Advisors to manage teams of torney advisors, judicial law clerks, paralegal specialists, and/or other professional support staff in the review of extremely complex legal questions and the drafting of proposed orders with recommendions for disposition regarding a range of issues involving foreign and domestic areas of immigrion law for which the Board will vote on accepting as a final order. The major duties include: Directs a team th reviews cases under 8 C.F.R. §1003.1(d)(3), applying "de novo" review to legal, discretionary, and judgment issues, and "clear error" review to factual findings and credibility determinions. Monitors and examines formal filings for legal sufficiency and reviews submissions from party representives to ensure procedural requirements are met. Reviews research conducted by team to determine if evidence was adeque to sustain administrive findings of fact, and to determine whether proper administrive discretion was exercised. Provides direction in the evaluion of facts and evidence to interpret and apply stutes and regulions in en banc mters, precedent decisions, or unusually complex cases. Provides advice and counseling to employees on work and administrive mters. Prepares memoranda summarizing the facts of cases under review, and proposed orders for review by appelle Immigrion Judges to vote on accepting as a final order. Requirements Help Conditions of employment You must be a U.S. Citizen or Nional. You must complete a background investigion, credit check, and drug test. Selective Service Registrion is required, as applicable. A two year trial period may be required. Salary payments must be by direct deposit to a financial institution. A Supervisory Probionary Period may be required. Qualificions In order to qualify for the Supervisory Attorney Advisor position, you must meet the following minimum qualificions: Required Experience: For GS-15: Must possess a J.D. Degree Must be an active member of the bar (any U.S. jurisdiction). Must have least 4 full years post-J.D. legal (or equivalent), or other relevant experience. Must be a U.S. citizen or Nion (Your resume must CLEARLY demonstre this experience) NOTE: Qualifying experience is calculed only after receipt of J.D. or LL.B. IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume does not support your assessment questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). Ensure th your resume contains your full name, address, phone number, email address, and employment informion. Each position listed on your Resume must include: From/To des of employment (MM/YYYY-MM/YYYY or MM/YYYY to Present); agency/employer name, position title, grade level(s) held, if applicable; hours, if less than full time; and duties performed. In addition, any experience on less than a full time basis must specify the percentage and length of time spent in performance of such duties. Applicants must meet all qualificions and eligibility requirements by the closing de of the announcement. Educion ARE YOU USING EDUCATION TO QUALIFY? Educion must be accredited by an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions (particularly positions with a positive educion requirement). You MUST provide transcripts or other documention to support your educional claims. Applicants can verify accredition by clicking here . All educion claimed by applicants verified by the appointing agency accordingly. ( Note: If you are selected for this position based on educion, an official transcript required, prior to your first day.) You must meet all qualificion requirements by the closing de of this announcement. Special Instructions for Foreign Educion: If you are using educion completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualificion requirements, you must show th the educion credentials have been evalued by a prive organizion th specializes in interpretion of foreign educion programs and such educion has been deemed equivalent to th gained in accredited U.S. educion programs; or full credit has been given for the courses a U.S. accredited college or university. Transled transcripts are required. For further informion, click here . Additional informion This position may have a remote option with management approval. Conditions of Employment: Only U.S. Citizens or Nionals are eligible for employment with the Executive Office for Immigrion Review. Dual citizens of the U.S. and another country considered on a case-by-case basis. All DOJ applicants, both U.S. citizens and non-citizens, whose job locion is with the U.S., must meet the residency requirement. For a total of three (not necessarily consecutive years) of the five years immediely prior to applying for a position, the applicant must have: 1) resided in the U.S., 2) worked for the U.S. overseas in a Federal or military capacity; or 3) been a dependent of a Federal or military employee serving oversees. Additional positions maybe filled from this announcement within 90 days of certifice issuance. Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs: Unless otherwise required by law , the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act prohibits employees of the U.S. Department of Justice or a federal contractor acting on its behalf from inquiring about an applicant's criminal history record, either in writing or orally, before th individual receives a conditional offer of employment. Applicants who believe they have been subjected to a violion of the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act, may submit a written complaint within 30 days of the de of the alleged non-compliance directly to the hiring office using the contact informion listed in the announcement. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. If it is determined th you meet the minimum qualificion requirement, your applicion identified for referral to the hiring manager for further review and considerion. There is no formal ring system for applying veteran's preference to torney appointments in the excepted service; however, the Department of Justice considers veteran's preference eligibility as a positive factor in torney hiring. Applicants eligible for veteran's preference must include th informion in their cover letter or resume and tach supporting documention (e.g. the DD214, Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty and other supporting documention) to their submissions. Although the "point" system is not used, per se, applicants eligible to claim 10- point preference must submit Standard From SF-15, Applicion for 10- Point Veteran Preference, and submit the supporting documention required for the specific type of preference claimed ( the OPM website, www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf for a copy of the SF-15, which list the types of 10- point preferences and the required supporting document (s). Applicants should note th SF-15 requires supporting documention associed with service-connected disabilities or receipt of non-service connected disabilities pensions to be ded 1991 or ler except in the case of service members submitting official stements or retirement orders from a branch or Armed Forces showing th his or her retirement was due to permanent service-connected disability or th he/she was transferred to the permanent disability retirement list (the stement or retirement orders must indice th the disability is 10% or more.)In order to be red as meeting the minimum qualificions, we must be able to determine from your applicion package th you have the educion and experience th is required. Applicants who have qualifying experience performed on less than a full-time basis must specify the percentage and length of time spent in performance of such duties. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package by the closing de of this announcement, which includes: Resume showing relevant experience; cover letter optional Copy of J.D., or equivalent degree (official transcript with conferred stus is acceptable) 3. Other supporting documents (submit if applicable to you): A writing sample th demonstres the candide's ability to author legal documents. This document cannot exceed 10 (ten pages) Bar Certifice - in Good Standing Most recent SF50 (if applicable) A stement indicing whether you are or have been a political appointee in the past five (5) years (if applicable) Veterans' documention: DD-214 Member 4 copy, ded VA Letter, SF-15 (If Applicable) Note: Resumes exceeding two pages will not be accepted by USAJOBS and will prevent your applicion from moving forward in the hiring process Ensure th your resume contains your full name, address, phone number, email address, and employment informion. Each position listed on your Resume must include: From/To des of e