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Posted April 02, 2024

Supervisory Attorney Adviser (Deputy Director for Policy and Programs)

Offices, Boards and Divisions
Washington, D.C. Full Time
Reference: Offices,BoardsandDivisions783981700

Are you interested in a rewarding and challenging opportunity? Join the U.S. Department of Justice! The Criminal Section is seeking an experienced...

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Are you interested in a rewarding and challenging opportunity? Join the U.S. Department of Justice!

The Criminal Section is seeking an experienced attorney for the position of Supervisory Attorney Adviser (Deputy Director for Policy and Programs). The attorney selected will manage and supervise HTPU's policy and program activities, including outreach, training, strategic guidance, coordination, compliance, stakeholder engagement, victim assistance, and legislative and policy advocacy efforts. You must have a J.D. degree. The Supervisory Attorney Adviser (Deputy Director for Policy and Programs) will manage and supervise HTPU's policy and program activities, including outreach, training, strategic guidance, coordination, compliance, stakeholder engagement, victim assistance, and legislative and policy advocacy efforts. Duties include, but are not limited to:
  1. Advising the National Human Trafficking Coordinator (NHTC), HTPU Director, and HTPU Deputy Directors for Litigation on strategies for enhancing HTPU's policy and program activities, including outreach, training, strategic guidance, coordination, compliance, stakeholder engagement, victim assistance, and policy advocacy efforts;
  2. Managing and supervising the productivity, performance, and professional development of HTPU policy and program personnel, including HTPU's Policy Counsels, Victim-Witness Specialists, National Program Manager, Investigator, and Analyst;
  3. Serving as the first-line reviewer of HTPU's policy and program efforts involving outreach, training, strategic guidance, coordination, compliance, stakeholder engagement, victim assistance, and policy advocacy;
  4. Making informed recommendations, in consultation with the NHTC, HTPU Director, and HTPU Deputy Directors for Litigation, on strategies to align HTPU policy and program efforts with litigation and enforcement priorities for increasing the efficiency and efficacy of HTPU policy and program efforts; and for ensuring that HTPU policy and program activities are conducted in accordance with victim-centered, trauma-informed best practices;
  5. Managing and supervising production of on-demand training programs, reference materials, resource repositories, and written guidance on victim-centered, trauma-informed approaches to detecting, investigating, and prosecuting human trafficking crimes and assisting victims;
  6. Increasing coordination with federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement, prosecutors, victim specialists, and other anti-trafficking stakeholders;
  7. Guiding the efforts of HTPU policy and program personnel in accordance with victim-centered, trauma-informed best practices;
  8. Streamlining internal coordination across litigation, policy, and program activities;
  9. Strengthening collaboration among DOJ, interagency, and external anti-trafficking stakeholders, including survivors;
  10. Identifying and prioritizing high-impact outreach, training, capacity-building, case-mentoring, and strategic-guidance opportunities for law enforcement, prosecutors, victim specialists and other detection and enforcement partners, and managing and supervising the participation of appropriate HTPU personnel in such outreach, training, and capacity-building engagements; and
  11. Developing, consolidating, and maintaining a repository of anti-trafficking resources and expertise on a wide range of specialized topics including but not limited to: proactive detection and investigation strategies; trauma-informed victim stabilization, interview, and trial preparation techniques; transnational trafficking; grand jury practice; electronic evidence; emerging legal and evidentiary issues; charging strategies; trafficking-specific discovery challenges; proving non-violent coercion; common defenses; pretrial litigation; sentencing and restitution issues; emerging threats; and sub-specialty practice areas.
Required Qualifications:

Applicants must possess a J.D. from an American Bar Association accredited law school, be an active member of the bar in good standing (any jurisdiction) and must have at least five years of post-J.D. work experience. Applicants also must 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 HTPU or substantially similar laws, rules, and regulations; substantive knowledge of the Crime Victim Rights Act, the Attorney General Guidelines on Victim and Witness Assistance, and victim protection provisions of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act; experience enforcing federal human trafficking statutes or similar provisions involving both forced labor and sex trafficking; substantial experience implementing victim-centered, trauma-informed anti-trafficking strategies; experience delivering trainings on complex issues related to human trafficking victims, investigations, and prosecutions; and skill and experience working cooperatively and productively with a wide range of people, including crime victims, witnesses, disadvantaged or disenfranchised groups, opposing counsel, judicial and administrative officials, advocacy groups, law enforcement personnel, other federal, state, and local government agencies, and non-governmental organizations. Applicants must also possess strong written and oral communication skills; the ability to produce clear, concise written work product of the highest quality that accurately conveys complex concepts with minimal need for revision; the ability to analyze complex issues; organizational skills; professional judgment; initiative; ability to prioritize effectively among competing short-term and long-term commitments, experience in the appropriate handling of sensitive and confidential information, and the ability to excel in a fast-paced, demanding environment. In addition, applicants must have outstanding professional references. Applicants also must have the ability to motivate and engage employees; the skill to build relationships that create trust, open dialogue, and full transparency; the assertiveness to drive outcomes and overcome adversity; the capacity to create a culture of clear accountability; and the integrity to make decisions based solely on merit.

Preferred Qualifications:

Given the nature and volume of this work, the Section generally seeks: at least four years of federal human trafficking prosecution experience, substantial experience developing and delivering human trafficking training programs, and experience analyzing legislative and policy proposals related to human trafficking. Judicial clerkships (especially in federal court), moot court, clinical experience, and skill and experience working cooperatively and productively with a range of people, including individuals from disadvantaged or disenfranchised groups, opposing counsel, judicial or administrative officials, advocacy groups, law enforcement personnel, and the staff of other federal or state governmental agencies, are also preferred.

This listing expired on May 02. Applications are no longer accepted.

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