This vacancy is for 1 or more positions. The duty location is Washington, D.C. This is not a remote position. The Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) of the U.S. Department of Justice is the nation's largest and most experienced environmental law firm and is often ranked among the federal government's best places to work. ENRD is seeking experienced litigators for its Appellate Section
Successful applicants must have the following: At least 3 years of post J.D. civil or environmental litigation and/or judicial experience to qualify for the GS-13 level. At least 4 years of post J.D. civil or environmental litigation and/or judicial experience to qualify for the GS-14 level. At least 5 years of post J.D. civil or environmental litigation and/or judicial experience to qualify for the GS-15 level. In addition to the above qualifications, applicants must possess a J.D. degree; be an active member of the bar (any jurisdiction); and be a U.S. citizen or national. Experience in appellate litigation, administrative law, and/or environmental, natural resources, or Federal Indian law is highly desirable. Years of experience will determine the appropriate salary level. The possible salary range is: GS-13 ($120,579 - $156,755) GS-14 ($142,488 - $185,234) GS-15 ($167,603 - $195,200) YOUR RESUMÉ MUST provide specific details as to how your experience meets the specialized experience as described in the vacancy announcement if you are using experience to meet all or part of the qualification requirements. Please ensure that your resume includes the month and year that you began and ended each position held or that position will not be credited toward meeting the experience requirement. Part-time employment will be prorated in crediting experience. Failure to provide details will result in an ineligible rating. Only experience and education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.
ENRD represents virtually every major federal agency in federal courts in novel and complex litigation arising under more than 80 natural resource, environmental, and public lands statutes, various treaties and international agreements, interstate compacts, and congressional referrals. ENRD litigates important questions of administrative, constitutional, property, and Federal Indian law as well. The Appellate Section is responsible for handling the appeals from most Division cases, usually in the federal courts of appeals and sometimes in state appellate courts. Section attorneys draft briefs and present oral argument in all thirteen federal courts of appeals. They also prepare appeal and amicus recommendations for the Solicitor General and drafts for the Office of the Solicitor General of petitions and briefs in Appellate Section cases in the U.S. Supreme Court. New attorneys to the Section will be immediately responsible for briefing and arguing cases, with guidance and mentoring from the experienced appellate litigators and managers in the Section. The work of the Section is varied and often affords attorneys the opportunity to be involved in some of the most complex and important cases in the areas of the law handled by ENRD. Applicants should possess strong legal writing and reasoning abilities and be comfortable with general principles of federal jurisdiction and federal civil procedure.