Supervisory Trial Attorney (Assistant Deputy Chief, Intellectual Property)

The Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section (CCIPS) is responsible for implementing the Department’s national strategies in combating computer and intellectual property crimes worldwide. CCIPS prevents, investigates, and prosecutes computer crimes by working with other government agencies, the private sector, academic institutions, and foreign counterparts.

The Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section (CCIPS) strives to do justice and protect victims of computer and intellectual property crime by uniquely combining technical expertise, legal insight, and effective advocacy. In implementing this goal, CCIPS pursues three overarching goals: to deter and disrupt computer and intellectual property crime, to guide the proper collection of electronic evidence by investigators and prosecutors, and to provide technical and legal advice and assistance to agents and prosecutors in the U.S. and around the world. It executes this mission in a wide variety of ways, including (a) by pursuing and coordinating investigations and prosecutions, and helping others to do so; (b) through activities that build the international legal and operational environment that allows for successful investigations and prosecutions; (c) by providing expert legal and technical advice and support to the Department, investigative agencies, and other executive branch agencies; and (d) by developing and advocating for computer and intellectual property crime policies and legislation.

Upon accepting an offer, applicants must make a three-year commitment to the Criminal Division.

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.

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.

The Application Package must be received by 11:59 PM, Eastern Time, on the closing date of this announcement.

Please submit your application through USAJOBS. The list of required documents can be found in the USAJobs announcement.

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Applicants should familiarize themselves and comply with the relevant rules of professional conduct regarding any possible conflicts of interest in connection with their applications. In particular, please notify this Office if you currently represent clients or adjudicate matters in which this Office is involved and/or you have a family member who is representing clients or adjudicating matters in which this Office is involved so that we can evaluate any potential conflict of interest or disqualification issue that may need to be addressed under those circumstances.