Clarification from the agency

Open to all US Citizens, including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.

The Assistant Deputy Chief for Intellectual Property (IP) will:

• Help to supervise and manage the work of attorneys responsible for aspects of the Section's mission relating to combating IP crime, ensure ongoing individual and team development, and appropriately allocate personnel resources;
• Help develop and implement the Section's IP program to foster effective national and global investigation and prosecution of IP crime, including developing litigation priorities, policy and legislative recommendations, and international efforts;
• Coordinate with litigation managers in the development and maintenance of the Section's program to prosecute IP crime, including identifying and supporting specific investigations and prosecutions in partnership with investigative agencies and U.S. Attorney's Offices. Additionally, coordinates with U.S. Attorneys' Offices and federal law enforcement agencies in the development and management of international and multi-district prosecution initiatives;
• Help to supervise the Section's international IP crime program, including operational, training, and diplomatic efforts abroad in critical regions, with a particular focus on China and areas under the responsibility of the International Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property (ICHIP) Network;
• Assist in maintaining relationships and coordination on IP issues with other DOJ components, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Departments of Commerce, Treasury, State, Defense, and Homeland Security, the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center, the White House Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, and a variety of domestic and international officials;
• Represent the Section at national and international conferences, multilateral and bilateral meetings involving foreign governments, inter-departmental and inter-agency meetings, and communicates on matters concerning IP issues;
• Speak to a variety of audiences and train prosecutors and investigators; and
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Deputy Chief for IP, which may include preparation of briefing materials, speech writing, assisting in the preparation of Congressional Reports, and representing the Section at various interagency meetings and working groups.

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to qualify for this position.
• You must undergo a pre-employment security investigation.
• All male applicants born after 12/31/1959 must have registered for the selective service. If selected, the applicant must sign a statement certifying his registration, or the applicant must demonstrate exempt status under the Selective Service Law.
• DIRECT DEPOSIT: All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.
• You must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
• This position has supervisory/managerial responsibilities. A one-year supervisory/managerial probationary period is required upon selection. This may be waived if you have successfully completed the supervisory/managerial probationary period.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications: Interested applicants must possess a J.D., or equivalent, degree, be duly licensed and authorized to practice as an attorney under the laws of any State, territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia, and be an active member of the bar in good standing. To qualify at the GS-15 grade level, applicants must have at least five (5) years post J.D. legal experience, one of which was specialized experience at, or equivalent to, the GS-14 grade level, in criminal prosecution.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong academic background and excellent research and communication skills (oral and written);
• Significant experience in prosecuting intellectual property offenses;
• Knowledge of intellectual property enforcement law and policy;
• Ability to support, litigate and supervise criminal cases in federal or state courts;
• Experience in managing and supervising attorneys;
• Ability to establish and maintain positive relationships with various government officials and the public;
• Experience working with U.S. government structures and inter-agency processes, especially relating to intellectual property crime;
• Knowledge about computing technologies and electronic communications (such as tracing Internet communications, computer programming, digital forensics, and information security);
• Experience with complex investigations and the use of legal process (such as subpoenas and wiretap orders), especially in gathering electronic evidence;
• Ability to communicate clearly through well-organized and accurately written documents;
• Ability to perform cogent and correct legal analysis on a variety of contentious and complex substantive issues; and
• Experience working with foreign government officials and international law enforcement policy.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

BASIS OF RATING: Once the announcement closes, your application will be automatically evaluated and rated by the system and a Human Resources Specialist. To determine if you are qualified for this job, a review of your application and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating.

There is no formal rating system for applying veterans' preference to attorney appointments in the excepted service; however, the Department of Justice considers veterans' preference eligibility as a positive factor in attorney hiring. Applicants eligible for veterans' preference must include that information in their cover letter or resume and attach supporting documentation (e.g., the DD 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty and other supporting documentation) to their submissions. Although the "point" system is not used, per se, applicants eligible to claim 10-point preference must submit Standard Form (SF) 15, Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference, and submit the supporting documentation required for the specific type of preference claimed (visit the OPM website, www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf for a copy of SF 15, which lists the types of 10-point preferences and the required supporting document(s)). Applicants should note that SF 15 requires supporting documentation associated with service-connected disabilities or receipt of nonservice-connected disability pensions to be dated 1991 or later except in the case of service members submitting official statements or retirement orders from a branch of the Armed Forces showing that his or her retirement was due to a permanent service-connected disability or that he/she was transferred to the permanent disability retired list (the statement or retirement orders must indicate that the disability is 10% or more).