Summary The Civil Rights Division (CRT or Division) seeks attorneys to serve a one-year reimbursable detail. Responsibilities The CRT seeks Federal employees in a permanent attorney position to serve a one-year reimbursable detail to support the CAO's mission to produce clear, timely, persuasive, and accurate Final Agency Decisions (FAD) to resolve complaints of discrimination against the Department. If the parties are agreeable, the detail may be extended. The detailee's duties will include: Preparing draft FADs in EEO cases brought against the Department; Preparing a draft final decision assessing the adequacy of the investigative record and determining whether additional information is required; Conducting legal research regarding relevant statutes, cases, and regulations, and using the research to support the legal conclusions in the draft FADs; Reviewing lengthy, fact-intensive reports of investigation (ranging from 200 to 2000+ pages), and generating detailed, high-quality written work products weekly. This detail is open to attorneys who are working both within and outside of the Washington, DC, locality. This detail may be performed remotely, if preferred. Requirements Conditions of Employment Must be a United States Citizen or National. Must have successfully passed a security/background investigation and a drug screening. Applicants must meet all eligibility requirements by the closing date of this vacancy announcement. MUST provide an SF-50, which shows type of service appointment, tenure group, grade, and salary. MUST provide a performance appraisal, dated within the last 15 months. If performance appraisal is not submitted, applicant will be removed from consideration. Under a detail assignment, there is no change to the selectee's base pay or grade level. Temporary promotions are not authorized. Qualifications Required Qualifications: Candidates must be individuals on a permanent attorney position (not time-limited appointment), possess a J.D. from an American Bar Association accredited law school, be an active member of a bar in good standing (any jurisdiction), and possess at least three years post-professional law degree experience. Applicants should have strong, demonstrated qualifications in the following areas: academic achievement; substantive knowledge and expertise in the laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the work of the CAO or substantially similar laws, rules, and regulations; written and oral communication skills; the ability to analyze complex issues; skills and experience working collaboratively and productively with others; organizational skills; professional judgment; initiative; and the ability to excel in a fast-paced, demanding environment. In addition, applicants must have outstanding professional references. Applicants should be self-starters who can work diligently on complex cases with limited supervision, and who are receptive to editing and feedback on their written work product. Preferred Qualifications. Preferred (not required) - Experience with EEO regulations; experience with Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and/or Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) litigation; experience as a judicial clerk. Education A J.D. degree from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association. Additional Information The Department is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Except where otherwise provided by law, there will be no discrimination because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex - including gender identity, sexual orientation, or pregnancy status - or because of age (over 40), physical or mental disability, protected genetic information, parental status, marital status, political affiliation, or any other non-merit based factor. The Department welcomes and encourages applications from persons with physical and mental disabilities. The Department is firmly committed to satisfying its affirmative obligations under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to ensure that persons with disabilities have every opportunity to be hired and advanced on the basis of merit within the Department. For more information, please review our full EEO Statement. The Department of Justice welcomes and encourages applications from persons with physical and mental disabilities. The Department is firmly committed to satisfying its affirmative obligations under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to ensure that persons with disabilities have every opportunity to be hired and advanced on the basis of merit within the Department of Justice. The Department of Justice cannot control further dissemination and/or posting of information contained in this vacancy announcement. Such posting and/or dissemination are not an endorsement by the Department of the organization or group disseminating and/or posting the information. The Division provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and selection process, please notify the Disability Program Manager Diane Turner at (202) 532-5178 or Diane.M.Turner@usdoj.gov. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Division offices are near metro transportation systems or other public transportation, and are conveniently accessible to restaurants, museums and other D.C. area attractions. Most jobs in the Division offer alternative work schedules and other family friendly opportunities are available. Upon completion of this DETAIL, the employee will be expected to return to their home agency.