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Executive Office
Washington, District of Columbia
Application Deadline: November 3, 2022
The Chief Counsel is the senior advisor for general law within OCDETF, and functions as the legal counsel for the component on civil, administrative, criminal, and other general law matters. The responsibilities of the position have a component-wide affect and influence, which includes providing innovative and expert legal counsel in the oversight and management of comprehensive legal activities and matters involving litigation, in accordance with applicable laws, policies, procedures, and directives. Serves as the senior legal advisor for general law, including employment, labor, fiscal and appropriations, procurement, ethics, information and privacy, FOIA, administrative, and other general law matters. Duties include the interpretation and application of statutes, case law, regulations, and other authorities related to OCDETF's mission and program management as well as component management. Advises leadership on a broad spectrum of legal issues and develops authoritative guidance for the workforce. Assures that expert legal counsel and advice is provided to OCDETF leadership and officials of partner agencies. Provides management oversight and direction concerning personnel, policies and programs (e.g., human resources, budget, information technology, facilities, equipment, procurement, FOIA); and ensures the efficient and effective acquisition, use, distribution and disposal of OCDETF resources in compliance with applicable policies, procedures, laws, and directives. Develops policy guidance for advising on all aspects of general law representing OCDETF before administrative bodies, courts, the General Accounting Office, and with other governmental or private sector entities. Reviews various legal documents for legal sufficiency, including program policies and procedures, proposed legislation, proposed revisions to regulations, and agreements affecting the interests of the Program to ensure compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and policies. Confers and negotiates with senior officials in the Departments of Justice, Treasury, Homeland Security, and Defense, the Intelligence Community, and other federal, state, local, tribal, and foreign agencies on important legal and policy questions concerning the OCDETF Program. Evaluates effects of pending legislation and proposed changes in existing legislation that may affect the operations of the OCDETF Program. Prepares detailed legal briefs evaluating legal issues and policy ramifications for leadership. Attends meetings with senior leaders and attorneys from other federal, state, local, tribal, and foreign agencies. Provides authoritative technical legal guidance on complex, controversial, high value, and precedent-setting cases. Personally handles complex legal matters. Provides advice on extremely sensitive and confidential criminal and investigatory matters. Supervises and manages a small team of lawyers and paralegals in the areas of FOIA and privacy, information sharing, and general law. Oversees and conducts legal training for the OCDETF Executive Office as well as the OCDETF Fusion Center; topics will vary but may include sexual assault/harassment prevention, NO FEAR ACT, FOIA and records retention. Reviews and updates all OCDETF (including OCDETF's Fusion Center and its International Organized Crime Intelligence and Operations Center) information sharing agreements to ensure compliance with changes in applicable policies and procedures, to include changes in technology that impact the collection of information and the dissemination of OCDETF products.
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