Attorney Advisor

Who May Be Considered:

• U.S. Citizens

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This is a Public Notice. Please read this Public Notice in its entirety prior to submitting your application for consideration.

If interested, please email your resume and a legal writing sample (not to exceed 10 pages) to: [email protected] & reference "CISA OCC Attorney Advisor (Cybersecurity) - [Last Name]." NOTE: All applicants must provide a copy of their education transcripts & proof of bar membership upon request but prior to being provided a firm job offer. Please DO NOT submit transcripts or proof of bar membership in response to this announcement. They will be requested at a later date if the applicant is selected for further consideration. Failure to provide this information when requested will result in disqualification.

When requested, unofficial transcripts will be accepted that includes your name, the name of the educational institution, course title(s), number of credits, grade, and date of completion. An official transcript will be required if you are selected.

Education must be from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Foreign Education: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the qualification requirements. You must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private U.S. organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications for more information.

There is no substitution of education for specialized experience at the GS-12 grade level or above. Applicants who live within the local commuting area (i.e., a 50-mile or less radius from Glebe Road, Arlington VA (not driving distance)) are ineligible for local remote work and are expected to perform work onsite and may be eligible for telework in accordance with agency policy.

CISA Office of the Chief Counsel (OCC) provides legal advice on a wide range of issues to all agency divisions and offices at headquarters and across the regional field offices. OCC works closely with the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Office of the General Counsel Headquarters and other DHS component counsel and directly interacts with other federal agencies, state/local governments, international governments and private sector entities, in support of CISA's missions.

The primary purpose of the position is to serve as an Attorney Advisor in the CISA OCC's Cyber Law Division. The incumbent will conduct legal research and writing, review client work products, and represent the CISA Office of the Chief Counsel (OCC) as part of client meetings, in support of a large variety of cybersecurity projects. Programmatic areas requiring support are likely to include: analyzing complex constitutional and statutory matters that bear directly on the execution of cybersecurity programs (e.g. Fourth Amendment, Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, Electronic Communications Privacy Act, Wiretap Act); negotiating agreements for information sharing and collaboration, as well as cybersecurity incident response; advising on authorities and other issues relating to the execution of CISA's mission to secure federal executive branch information systems and provide cybersecurity assistance to critical infrastructure owners and operators and other federal and non-federal entities.

Typical work assignments include:

• The incumbent will provide direct legal support on cybersecurity law, including to CISA's Cybersecurity Division (CSD).
• Provide advice, analyses, interpretations, guidance and other support to CISA and DHS officials on complex and sensitive legal and policy matters arising under CISA cybersecurity programs.
• Perform legal analysis and research, to include preparing memoranda, opinions, public notices and other legal documents, necessary to achieve CISA's cybersecurity goals.
• Draft or review correspondence, reports, memoranda, testimony, Federal Register notices, directives, legislation, guidance and other documents in support of CISA's cybersecurity goals for consistency with all applicable legal authorities and requirements.
• Represent CISA and DHS in meetings and conferences with international representatives and representatives of other Executive branch agencies (including the Executive Office of the President, intelligence, law enforcement and Sector Risk Management Agencies), State and/or local government, industry, and the public as a subject matter expert on legal matters related to cybersecurity and infrastructure protection.
• Engage in and advise on important legal and policy-making determinations that significantly affect CISA.
• Serve as a legal expert within the agency, department, and government on matters related to cybersecurity, information sharing, national security, federal operations, and other related legal authorities.
• Work with program officials and technical experts to design, implement and improve operational cybersecurity capabilities in accordance with evolving legal and policy requirements.
• Advise agency and department offices on applicable statutes, regulations, Executive Orders, and other guidance related to cybersecurity and coordinating with other CISA and DHS attorneys with respect to other areas of law, including the Administrative Procedures Act (APA) and other regulatory law issues, Privacy Act, Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), the Paperwork Reduction Act, privacy issues, civil rights and civil liberties, human capital and employee relations law, fiscal and procurement law, litigation, and congressional oversight and audits.

The successful candidate will have skills such as the following:

• Strong research and writing skills
• The desire to understand technology and its growing impact on the law and society
• Outstanding collaborator
• Entrepreneurial
• Ability to look over the horizon
• Strong experience in briefing senior leaders of an organization
• Familiarity with interagency initiatives and the interagency process

To qualify for the GS-0905 Attorney series, you must meet the following basic requirement:

Be an active member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of a State, U.S. Commonwealth, U.S. Territory, or District of Columbia, and a graduate of a law school accredited by the American Bar Association.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, you must also meet minimum qualifications for this position. To be considered minimally qualified for this position, you must demonstrate that you have the required education and experience for the respective grade level in which you are applying as defined below, in the absence of a qualifying exception to the standard.

You qualify for the GS-11 grade level, if you have:
EDUCATION: A first professional law degree - Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) or Juris Doctor (J.D.).
AND
SUPERIOR LAW STUDENT WORK: Superior law student work or activities as demonstrated by ONE of the following:

• Academic standing in the upper third of your law school's graduating class.
• Work or achievement of significance on one of your law school's official law reviews or journals.
• Special high-level honors for academic excellence in law school (e.g., membership in the Order of the Coif, winning a moot court competition, or membership on the moot court team that represents your law school in competition with other law schools).
• Full-time or continuous participation in a legal aid program as opposed to one-time, intermittent, or casual participation.
• Significant summer law office clerk experience.
• Other evidence of clearly superior accomplishment or achievement.

You qualify for the GS-12 grade level, if you have:
EDUCATION:
A. A first professional law degree - Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) or Juris Doctor (J.D.).
OR
B. A second professional law degree - Master of Laws (LL.M.).
AND
EXPERIENCE: At least one (1) year of specialized professional legal experience or judicial clerkship at the GS-11 grade level (or equivalent).

Note: Applicants should have a demonstrated interest in any of the following specializations: federal cybersecurity law or federal information technology law.

Note: Your experience must be commensurate with the duties and responsibilities of the position. The quality of your background may be evidenced by the relatedness of your specialization.

National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.