Senior Counsel

Job Description: 

The Office of the Assistant Attorney General is seeking a current Criminal Division attorney or Assistant United States Attorney to serve as Senior Counsel. The position must be filled through a detail assignment. The detail opportunity is for six months with the possibility of an extension. The responsibilities of this position include:

• Provide support, advice, and assistance on projects and programs for the Assistant Attorney General, the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, the Chief of Staff, and the Deputy Assistant Attorneys General in the Criminal Division “Front Office.”
• Communicate, both written and orally, about criminal cases, policy, and other Division matters.
• Draft testimony, speeches, talking points, and internal Division communications.
• Draft weekly internal Department and Division reports concerning criminal cases and other Division matters.
• Review and edit documents and memoranda, including press releases, correspondence, and reports.
• Analyze legal issues in individual criminal cases and policy matters, and prepare legal or other memoranda in response to inquiries or requirements originating from Department management, Congress, elsewhere in the Administration, and other interested parties.
• Participate in meetings, working groups, and committees on matters of policy or administrative interest to the Division.
• Respond to requests for information and documents from Department management, auditors, Congress, the White House, and through the Freedom of Information Act.