General Attorney

Program Office: Department of Homeland Security, Customs & Border Protection, Assistant Chief Counsel, Detroit; Assistant Chief Counsel, Buffalo Position: General Attorney(s) Pay Plan/Series/Grade: GS-0905-11-14, $78,091, $170,987 Duty Station: Detroit Michigan; Buffalo, New York Application Window: Friday, July 24, 2026 – Saturday, August 8, 2026 Major duties include, but are not limited to : Providing ethics guidance and representing U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in administrative hearings before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Merit Systems Protection Board, Federal Labor Relations Authority, administrative law judges, and arbitrators involving matters such as employee discipline, discrimination complaints, collective bargaining agreements, and broker license revocation; Providing legal guidance to, and legal representation of CBP in matters relating to the activities and functions of CBP at the ports of entry (i.e., in the passenger, cargo, airmail, and seaport environments) and between the ports of entry; Performing legal research and applying laws, regulations, decisions, and guidance across the CBP portfolio including customs and admissibility (i.e., forced labor enforcement, collection of customs duties, taxes, and fees), border search (i.e., search of electronic devices), immigration laws (i.e., admissibility at the ports of entry), and national security and intelligence; Supporting the Department of Justice as agency counsel in civil and criminal actions (i.e., FOIA, tort/Bivens, asset forfeiture, immigration, penalty collection) brought in federal court by preparing litigation reports, affidavits, and other pleadings, and participating in eDiscovery, motion drafting, witness interviews, and mediation/settlement discussions; and Developing and delivering legal training to CBP managers and employees relating to the activities and functions of CBP (i.e., disclosure of information, search and seizure, and investigations) and legal issues involving CBP employees (i.e., ethics, reasonable accommodations, whistleblower protections, Hatch Act). #J-18808-Ljbffr Department of Homeland Security, Customs & Border Protection