Special Agent: Law/Legal Background

Overview Use your law background to become an FBI special agent! The transition from legal fields to special agent is more than a career move—it’s an opportunity to upskill and become an expert in your field. You’ll use your legal research experience while working on complex cases that require critical thinking, rapid adaptation, and collaboration with elite professionals to tackle national security threats. Your ability to uncover crucial information, solve problems, and apply technical knowledge will help protect the nation from cyberattacks, terrorism, fraud, and evolving threats. Major Duties Plan and conduct investigations of potential violations of federal laws, cybersecurity, and public safety. Exercise judgment, resourcefulness, and versatility in meeting investigative demands. Create and maintain effective liaison relationships with federal, state, local, tribal, territorial, and international law enforcement agencies. Maintain a level of physical fitness to ensure readiness to perform law‑enforcement duties. Salary Pay level for this position: $103,236.00 – $133,200.00. Salary is commensurate with base, locality, and availability pay. Key Requirements Must be a U.S. citizen. Must be able to obtain a Top Secret Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) Clearance. Must be willing to travel as required. Must meet the FBI’s Employment Eligibility requirements. Education Candidates must have a bachelor’s degree or J.D. degree (preferably in law, legal, or a related field) from a U.S. accredited college or university. All degrees must be verified by submitting college transcripts. The FBI is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for this vacancy. Unless explicitly authorized by law, selection will be made without regard to, and there will be no discrimination because of, color, race, religion, national origin, marital status, parental status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, age (40 or over), sex, pregnancy and related conditions, or on the basis of personal favoritism, or any other nonmerit factors. #J-18808-Ljbffr Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)