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Director

10/30/2023 09:36 AM EDT

Civil Division (CIV)
Commercial Litigation Branch, Office of Foreign Litigation
Washington, District of Columbia
Announcement #: DE-12187495-24-MNK
Application Deadline: November 30, 2023

The incumbent is responsible for overseeing litigation handled by OFL attorneys located in Washington, DC, Rome, London, and Panama.  The incumbent personally supervises the most difficult and sensitive litigation handled by OFL, directs assistant directors who review litigation in all areas, and provides expert advice and counsel to the Deputy Assistant Attorney General or the Assistant Attorney General regarding foreign litigation and international legal matters.  Duties include:

1. Supervises attorneys and support staff, including three foreign offices, who represent the United States in litigation before foreign courts.  The incumbent assigns and distributes work among personnel, monitors performance, consults regularly with staff in Washington and overseas, designs and implements controls, and oversees both retention and payment of foreign counsel. The incumbent reviews and approves significant pleadings, briefs, and other papers filed in foreign courts and ensures that positions taken by the Department in domestic courts accurately reflect foreign and international law.
2. Oversees the Office of International Judicial Assistance, the U.S. Central Authority for responsibilities under the Hague Conventions on Evidence and Service.  The incumbent manages staff who fulfill the U.S. obligations under the Service Convention and who respond to hundreds of annual requests for evidence from foreign courts.   
3. Advises and consults with staff on new program orientations or directives and ensures that adequate resources will be available for implementation within OFL.  The incumbent evaluates organizational structure and makes necessary changes based on new directions or caseload requirements.
4. Analyzes and reviews proposed and pending legislation and international documents that may affect the work of OFL.  The incumbent comments on and makes recommendations to revise, support, or oppose such legislation, and assists in formulating the Department's position concerning proposed legislation and international policy and legal documents.
5. Represents the Department of Justice on interagency task forces, study groups, or litigation teams dealing with foreign litigation issues. The incumbent maintains close contact with and guides and directs key officials of other Departmental components or agencies with an interest in the cases OFL handles.
6. Makes decisions involving the management of personnel, budget resources, and operational issues of concern to OFL and ensures that personnel management activities (including the selection, development, assessment, and promotion of employees) are performed in accordance with the provisions of Merit Promotion and Equal Opportunity.

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