Legal Careers
Supervisory Attorney Advisor (Senior Adjudication Team Supervisor)
Falls Church, VA 22041 - United States
The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), Executive Office for Immigration Review, has a Detail opportunity not to exceed (NTE) 180 days to a Supervisory Attorney Advisor (Senior Adjudication Team Supervisor), GS-0905-15 position, located in Falls Church, Virginia.
NOTE: This detail can be extended without further competition.
The Supervisory Attorney Advisor (Senior Adjudication Team Supervisor) manages a team of attorneys, paralegals, and/or other professional support staff in the review of complex legal questions and the drafting of proposed orders with recommendations for disposition regarding a range of issues involving foreign and domestic areas of immigration law for which the Board will vote on accepting as a final order.
Duties include but are not limited to the following:
- Directs an Adjudication Team that reviews cases under 8 C.F.R. § 1003.1(d)(3), Powers of the Board, including questions of law, discretion, and judgment and all other issues in appeals from decisions of immigration judges de novo and all questions arising in appeals from decision issued by Service officers de novo.
- Prepares memoranda summarizing the facts of cases under review, and proposed orders for review by Appellate Immigration Judges to vote on accepting as a final order.
- Reviews legal research conducted by Adjudication Team to determine if evidence is adequate to sustain administrative findings of fact pertaining to removal, deportation, exclusion, visa petitions, fines, bonds, and application for advance permission to enter the United States.
- Provides direction in the evaluation of facts and evidence to interpret and apply statutes and regulation in en banc matters, precedent decisions, or unusually complex cases.
- Supervises a team of professional and technical employees providing advice and counseling on work and administrative matters.
In order to qualify for the Supervisory Attorney Advisor (Senior Adjudication Team Supervisor) position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications:
Required Experience:
For GS-15:
Applicants must have four (4) full years (48 months) of post J.D. or LL.B. professional legal experience.
Qualifying professional legal experience includes: Supervising a legal team responsible for identifying factual, procedural, or substantive issues and relevant constitutional, statutory, judicial and regulatory law; Evaluating facts and evidence to interpret and apply statutes in the analysis of legal pleadings; Drafting memoranda of law relating to administrative and substantive legal issues; Coordinating case consultations to address novel questions or factual issues related to immigration issues; and administering personnel management for a team of employees. (e.g., selection, promotion, training, evaluation.
(Your resume must CLEARLY demonstrate this experience)
Preferred Experience:
- Immigration litigation or appellate practice.
NOTE: Qualifying experience is calculated only after receipt of J.D. or LL.B.
Writing Sample: In addition to the above-stated qualifications, applicants must submit a writing sample that demonstrates their ability to author legal documents to be considered for this position. This document cannot exceed 10 (ten pages).
Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
Interested candidates must provide the following to be considered for this detail:
- Cover Letter.
- Current Resume.
- Writing Sample (Not to exceed ten (10) pages).
- Most recent SF-50 (reflecting your current grade and series).
Submit all required documents above to the following email box by the closing date of this announcement: EOIR.HR_Application_Review@usdoj.gov.
Please reference vacancy announcement number EOIR-25-0012 in your cover letter and the subject line of the email.
Applicants should familiarize themselves and comply with the relevant rules of professional conduct regarding any possible conflicts of interest in connection with their applications. In particular, please notify this Office if you currently represent clients or adjudicate matters in which this Office is involved and/or you have a family member who is representing clients or adjudicating matters in which this Office is involved so that we can evaluate any potential conflicts of interest or disqualification issues that may need to be addressed under those circumstances.
If selected, this detail will not result in a promotion. The selectee’s current grade and pay will remain unchanged.
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