General Attorney (Government Contracts, Fiscal Law, and Administrative Law)

Join a dynamic team of attorneys providing fast-paced legal advice and guidance to clients at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of the Principal Legal Advisor's (OPLA) Commercial and Administrative Law Division (CALD), and leverage your legal experience to protect the homeland in this ever-evolving area of law. Unless otherwise noted, you must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements by 11:59 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time on 05/20/2026. Please note that qualification claims will be subject to verification. Applicants should be able to efficiently produce quality legal analyses of complex and novel issues, exercise sound legal judgment, and prioritize competing assignments. They should work effectively both independently and as part of a team, as well as across work units. Applicants should be detail-oriented and demonstrate a strong interest in supporting and providing exceptional client services to program offices, including law enforcement officers, policymakers, attorneys, and agency senior leadership. The ability to tailor communications to specific audiences is essential. Additionally, applicants should be able to take initiative and work in a reliable, decisive, and professional manner. Applicants should possess the following characteristics and competencies: integrity, sound professional judgment, strong organizational skills, decisiveness, initiative, exceptional client service skills, the ability to function both independently and cooperatively, and superior written and oral advocacy skills. Bar Membership: You must be an active member in good standing of the bar of a state, territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 C.F.R. § 213.3102(u), and/or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 C.F.R. § 315.707. Veterans, Peace Corps/VISTA volunteers, and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission. If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs. #J-18808-Ljbffr U.S.-Immigration-and-Customs-Enforcement