Assistant Section Chief - Environmental Enforcement Section

About the role

The Environmental Enforcement Section seeks an experienced attorney to serve as an Assistant Section Chief who will supervise one of five litigating groups. Each litigating group consists of a team of attorneys and professional staff charged with pursuing a wide variety of district court cases: pollution control, cost recovery, and natural resource damage claims chief among them. Applicants must possess a J.D. Degree (or equivalent), be an active member in good standing of the bar (any U.S. jurisdiction), and be a U.S. citizen or national. Applicants must have a minimum of 8 years post-J.D. or post clerkship litigation experience that includes significant federal litigation experience or substantive familiarity with the Administrative Procedure Act and natural resource statutes within the Section's jurisdiction. The ideal candidate will have familiarity with the main environmental statutes under which the Section operates, including the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act. Applicants should demonstrate outstanding legal writing skills; excellent judgment; the ability to mentor and manage attorneys and administrative staff to produce high quality work under tight time frames; the ability to manage multiple assignments simultaneously and to adjust to meet new priorities; the ability to work cooperatively and effectively with client agencies and other ENRD and Department of Justice components; and a commitment to the highest ethical and professional standards. YOUR RESUME MUST provide specific details as to how your experience meets the specialized experience as described in the vacancy announcement if you are using experience to meet all or part of the qualification requirements. Please ensure that your resume includes the month and year that you began and ended each position held or that position will not be credited toward meeting the experience requirement. Part-time employment will be prorated in crediting experience. Failure to provide details will result in an ineligible rating. Only experience and education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.

Your Match

How well this role fits your profile.

Company Intel

What employees say

Worked at Offices, Boards and Divisions? Share your experience