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Central Office, Office of General Counsel, Litigation Branch, Washington, DC
Washington, District of Columbia
Application Deadline: July 27, 2022
The incumbent will have the opportunity to work with Central Office, regional and institution management and line staff with respect to litigation affecting the Bureau of Prisons, as well as attorneys in the Solicitors General's Office and other attorneys in the DOJ and in the U. S. Attorney's Offices. The incumbent's responsibilities include: analyzing adverse decisions against the BOP and drafting recommendations to DOJ for the Assistant Director/General Counsel's signature, this includes cases before the Supreme Court; analyzing adverse decisions against other correctional agencies and developing a position for the Bureau on amicus participation by the United States in the Supreme Court; developing an expertise in the Prisoner Litigation Reform Act, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, and constitutional issues affecting Bureau litigation; providing training to Bureau and DOJ attorneys on issues affecting Bureau litigation; and participating in moot courts with assistant U.S. attorneys and DOJ attorneys.
The primary duties of the incumbent will be to manage Bureau prisoner litigation and related discovery as well as respond to legal issues involving conditions of confinement, including but not limited to, claims made pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act, administrative remedy request and appeals, and replies to official correspondence.



