Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Chief Counsel, Office of Associate Chief Counsel, Great Lakes Region. The Great Lake offices are located in Buffalo, New York; Detroit, Michigan; and Chicago, Illinois.
This position is with the Office of Associate Chief Counsel, Great Lakes Region. The Great Lake offices are located in Detroit, MI; Buffalo, NY; and Chicago, IL. The Office of Chief Counsel (OCC) is one of the Government's largest and oldest legal offices. OCC attorneys work on cutting-edge legal issues and provide critical advice across the CBP portfolio, including trade enforcement, search and seizure, immigration, and government ethics.
They also represent the agency in labor and employment matters and provide litigation support to the Department of Justice. This position starts at a salary of $74,678.00 (GS-11, Step 1) to $163,514.00 (GS-14, Step 10) with promotion potential to $163,514 (GS-14, Step 10). In this position, you will become a key member of the legal team of the Office of Chief Counsel. Typical work assignments include: Providing legal guidance to, and legal representation of, U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)in matters relating to the activities and functions of CBP at the ports of entry (i.e., in the passenger, cargo, airmail, and seaport environments) and between the ports of entry; Performing legal research and applying laws, regulations, decisions, and guidance across the CBP portfolio including customs and admissibility (i.e., forced labor enforcement, collection of customs duties, taxes, and fees), border search (i.e., search of electronic devices), immigration laws (i.e., admissibility at the ports of entry), and national security and intelligence; Providing ethics guidance and representing CBP in administrative hearings before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Merit Systems Protection Board, Federal Labor Relations Authority, administrative law judges, and arbitrators involving matters such as employee discipline, discrimination complaints, collective bargaining agreements, and broker license revocation; Supporting the Department of Justice as agency counsel in civil and criminal actions (i.e., FOIA, tort/Bivens, asset forfeiture, immigration, penalty collection) brought in federal court by preparing litigation reports, affidavits, and other pleadings, and participating in eDiscovery, motion drafting, witness interviews, and mediation/settlement discussions; and Developing and delivering legal training to CBP managers and employees relating to the activities and functions of CBP (i.e., disclosure of information, search and seizure, and investigations) and legal issues involving CBP employees (i.e., ethics, reasonable accommodations, whistleblower protections, Hatch Act).
Please see the Qualifications and Required Documents sections for more information if education is applicable to this position.
Learn more about OCC's mission, core values and careers at https://careers.cbp.gov/s/career-paths/occ/occ-attorney
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This position is with Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security.
The posted pay range is $74678 – $163514/yr.
Applications close on 2027-01-06.
There are 4 openings for this position.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
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