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Do you desire to be a part of the vibrant United States immigrant admission process, to protect American interests and to secure our nation while building a meaningful and rewarding career? If so, United States Citizenship and Immigration (USCIS), and its Office of the Chief Counsel are calling!

The Office of the Chief Counsel (OCC), is seeking attorney's for Associate Counsel positions to handle immigration issues with the Adjudications Law Division in Camp Springs, MD and Lees Summit, MO.
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Current USCIS employees only
Duties

The attorney will serve as advisor to the Chief of the Adjudications Law Division (ALD), the Chief Counsel, and to USCIS and other Departmental components on issues relating to the adjudication of immigration benefits. ALD attorneys provide advice to the Director and USCIS Operations on the legal consequences of laws, policies and initiatives that affect immigration benefit processing and adjudications (including nonimmigrant visas, inadmissibility, parole, adjustment of status, I-130, abandonment, I-90, and naturalization issues). ALD attorneys' responsibilities include, but are not limited to, reviewing regulations, policy memoranda, and field guidance for legal sufficiency. ALD attorneys also provide litigation support to the Department of Justice in federal lawsuits involving USCIS regulations, adjudications, practices, and/or policies. These positions are supervised by an ALD Deputy and the ALD Chief.
Requirements

Conditions of Employment

. Citizenship: Candidate must be a United States Citizen and present proof of citizenship, if selected.

Qualifications by Closing date: You must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of the announcement. Please note that qualification claims will be subject to verification.

Background Security Investigation: A background security investigation will be required for all new hires. Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. Failure to successfully meet these requirements will be grounds for termination.

A Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (SF-450) will be required for certain positions. You may be asked to complete the necessary Financial Disclosure Report to meet that requirement.

Drug Testing: If position has been identified as a Testing-Designated position under DHS's Drug-, will be required to certify that they have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law.

Residency Requirement: There is a residency requirement for all applicants not currently employed by . Citizenship and Immigration Services. The residency requirement states that candidates must have, for three of the last five years immediately prior to applying for this position(s);

resided in the United States; or
worked for the United States Government as an employee overseas in a Federal or Military capacity; or
been dependent of a . Federal or Military employee serving overseas.

Exceptions may be granted to applicants if they can provide complete state-side coverage information required to make a suitability/security determination.

Examples of state-side coverage information include:

the state-side address of the company headquarters where the applicant's personnel file is located,
the state-side address of the Professor in charge of the applicant's "Study Abroad" program,
the church records for the applicant's overseas church mission,
and/or the state-side addresses of anyone who worked or studied with the applicant while overseas. Applicants must be able to provide information at a later date if deemed necessary.

Qualifications
You qualify at the GS-13 level if you: are currently an attorney in federal employment with the equivalent of being a GS-12 and at least one year experience at that level, or if not a federal employee and you have at least one year of . professional legal experience commensurate with the duties and responsibilities of the position.

You qualify at the GS-14 level if you: are currently an attorney in federal employment with the equivalent of being a GS-13 and at least one year experience at that level, or if not a federal employee and you have at least two years of . professional legal experience commensurate with the duties and responsibilities of the position.

You qualify at the GS-15 level if you: are currently an attorney in federal employment with the equivalent of being a GS-14 and at least one year experience at that level, or if not a federal employee and you have at least three years of . professional legal experience commensurate with the duties and responsibilities of the position.

Applicants must possess a . or . degree from an ABA-accredited law school or serve a legal apprenticeship in California, Virginia, Vermont, or Washington and pass the bar exam in order to be permitted to practice law in one (1) of those jurisdictions.

Bar Requirement GS-13 thru GS-15: Be an active member of the bar (any jurisdiction).

Prior to entering on duty, all selected attorneys must provide a Certificate of Good Standing in holding an active Bar License to practice law in any state or territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

All applicants will be rated against the following factors:

Ability to resolve questions and provide accurate legal advice to both attorneys and non-attorneys on complex legal matters.
Ability to handle a heavy workload and meet deadlines.
Legal aptitude as reflected in the resume provided

general attorney
department of homeland security
citizenship and immigration services
office of the chief counsel
summary

do you desire to be a part of the vibrant united states immigrant admission process, to protect american interests and to secure our nation while building a meaningful and rewarding career? if so, united states citizenship and immigration (uscis), and its office of the chief counsel are calling!

the office of the chief counsel (occ), is seeking attorney's for associate counsel positions to handle immigration issues with the adjudications law division in camp springs, md and lees summit, mo. legal aptitude as reflected in the resume provided. quality of the cover letter addressed to occ summarizing interest in the position not to exceed 1 page. to preview the job questionnaire click . contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered. you will be evaluated based upon your resume, citing qualifications and work experience, your writing sample, and, if selected for interview, your responses provided during a structured interview. required documents

in addition to completing an online questionnaire, the following supporting documents must be received by the closing date of this announcement:

a cover letter addressed to the office of the chief counsel (occ) no more than 1 page in length summarizing your background and interest in the position not otherwise evident from the other required documents. applications will not be accepted by mail, email or
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