Corrections professionals who foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities. Our highly-skilled, diverse, and innovative workforce creates a strong foundation of safety and security. Through the principles of humanity and normalcy, we develop good neighbors.
The Mid-Atlantic Consolidated Legal Center (CLC) is part of a team involved in the legal operations associated with several correctional institutions: the Federal Correctional Institution in Cumberland, Maryland; the Federal Prison Camp in Morgantown, West Virginia; the Federal Correctional Complex Hazelton in Bruceton Mills, West Virginia; and the Baltimore/D.C. Residential Re-entry Offices.
The legal practice at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Office covers a wide variety of issues focusing on correctional law, either through administrative channels or litigation in federal court.
Issues include, but are not limited to such matters as inmates' conditions of confinement (e.g., medical care, diet and religious accommodations, housing assignments, hygiene and sanitation), post-sentence administration (e.g., sentence computation, First Step Act administration, and inmate discipline), and inmates' reasonable access to the courts (e.g., access to legal materials, legal correspondence, and attorney-client visits).
The CLC Attorney handles a wide variety of legal issues focusing on correctional law, which is a practice that relies heavily on constitutional law, tort law, and other administrative law. This practice is primarily civil in nature and involves providing extensive litigation support to the U.S. Attorney's Offices in the District of Maryland and the Northern District of West Virginia.
This practice also involves providing advice and guidance to all levels of staff, including senior leaders, and communication with defense attorneys, prosecutors, federal courts, and agency officials. The CLC Attorney will have thorough knowledge of all aspects of BOP policy and practice as he/she may be required to appear in District Court on short notice to advocate for and explain the agency's rationale for its correctional management decisions.
The legal issues covered include, but are not limited to inmates' access to the courts (e.g., access to counsel and legal materials, etc.), conditions of confinement (e.g., medical care, religious accommodations, etc.), post-sentencing processes (e.g., sentence computations and inmate discipline), and post-sentence administration (e.g., First Step Act eligibility determinations).
The CLC Attorney will have the opportunity to work with regional and institution management and line staff with respect to policies within the purview of the Bureau of Prisons and institutions in the Mid-Atlantic Region, particularly FCC Hazelton, FCI Cumberland, and FPC Morgantown. The Practice areas related to this position are: Correctional Law, Constitutional Law, and Civil Litigation.
See Qualifications Section for education requirements, if applicable. ONLY if education is a requirement/substitution for specialized experience, applicant MUST upload legible transcripts as verification of educational requirement. Transcripts MUST be uploaded and electronically linked from USAJOBS at the time you apply and MUST include identifying information to include School Name, Student Name, Degree and Date Awarded (if applicable).
All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, Click Here. Foreign Education: For information regarding foreign education requirements, please see Foreign Diploma and Credit Recognition at the U.S.
Department of Education website: Recognition of Foreign Qualifications. If you are selected for this position and qualified based on education (i.e. basic education requirement and/or substitution of education), you will be required to provide an OFFICIAL transcript prior to your first day on duty.
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Applicants who believe they have been subjected to a violation of the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act, may submit a written complaint within 30 days of the date of the alleged non-compliance directly to the hiring office using the contact information listed in the announcement.
BOP-OGC-LegalAdminOfficer-S@bop.gov
This position is with Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System, Department of Justice.
The posted pay range is $102415 – $187093/yr.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-09-25.
There are 2 openings for this position.
This position is open under the 'Fed Excepted' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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