Law Student Volunteer, Academic Year
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530
United States
About the Office:
The Counterterrorism Section (CTS) is responsible for the
design, implementation, and support of law enforcement efforts, legislative
initiatives, policies and strategies relating to combating international and
domestic terrorism. The Section seeks to assist, through investigation and
prosecution, in preventing and disrupting acts of terrorism anywhere in the
world that impact on significant United States interests and persons. The
Section's responsibilities include:
- investigating and prosecuting domestic and international terrorism cases;
- investigating and prosecuting terrorist financing matters, including material support cases;
- participating in the systematic collection and analysis of data and information relating to the investigation and prosecution of terrorism cases;
- coordinating with U.S. government agencies (including the Departments of State, Defense, Homeland Security, and the Treasury; the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. intelligence community) to facilitate prevention of terrorist activity through daily detection and analysis and to provide information and support to the field;
- investigating and prosecuting matters involving torture, genocide and war crimes that are linked to terrorist groups and individuals;
- formulating legislative initiatives and DOJ policies and guidelines relating to terrorism;
- conducting training conferences, seminars and lectures on terrorism-related topics including substantive law, policy, procedure and guidelines for foreign and domestic law enforcement personnel, intelligence officials, the private sector and the general public;
- assisting the Anti-Terrorism Task Force Coordinators in the U.S. Attorney's Offices through the Regional Coordinator system by facilitating information sharing between and among prosecutors nationwide on terrorism matters, cases and threat information;
- participating in the foreign terrorist organization designation process with the Departments of State and Treasury and other Department of Justice components;
- staffing the FBI's Strategic Information Operation Center (SIOC) during crisis incidents;
- sharing information and trouble-shooting issues with international prosecutors, agents and investigating magistrates to assist in addressing international threat information and litigation initiatives; and
- providing legal advice to federal prosecutors concerning numerous federal statutes.
- Our office places a high value on diversity of experiences and perspectives and encourages applications from all qualified men and women from all ethnic and racial backgrounds, veterans, LGBT individuals, and persons with disabilities.
Job Description:
The Counterterrorism Section (CTS) seeks exceptionally
qualified candidates for volunteer internship opportunities. Academic year
internship positions are either part time (16 hour/week minimum) from September
through April, or full time (32 hour/week minimum) from September through
December or January through April.
The mission of CTS is to prevent and disrupt acts of
terrorism in the United States and around the world. We investigate and
prosecute domestic and international terrorism cases, support the
counterterrorism efforts of other federal departments and agencies, and work
with foreign governments to assist in their criminal investigations and
prosecutions of terrorists. CTS intern responsibilities include: conducting
legal research and analysis, assisting with the drafting of motions and other
pleadings, and assisting with presentations and supporting materials.
Qualifications:
Open to all law students, joint degree or LL.M. students.
Applicants must be U.S. citizens and able to obtain and maintain a security
clearance. Applicants must be enrolled in an accredited U.S. law school at the
time of application and throughout their internship. Strong analytic, research
and writing skills are required. Prior interest or experience in national
security or criminal litigation is highly preferred. Courses such as Criminal
Procedure, Evidence and Trial Practice are also helpful. Interns cannot
participate in another internship while interning with CTS.
Salary:
Student volunteers are uncompensated, however, if your
school offers interns academic credit or work study, we will work with you to
meet school requirements whenever possible.
Travel:
None
Application Process:
If interested in applying, please send a cover letter
indicating the period in which you are interested, a resume, a legal writing
sample (not to exceed ten pages), an unofficial law school transcript (if
available), and the contact information for three references, via email, to
cts-internship@usdoj.gov. Please combine
all materials into ONE PDF.
Deadline:
Spring 2021: All
Students - August 15, 2020
Summer 2021: For Current 2L Students - November 1, 2020
For Current 1L Students - December 15, 2020 (Please note
that we will not consider applications submitted before December 1, 2020).
Fall 2021: April 15,
2021
Relocation Expenses:
No
Number of Positions:
Multiple
Updated May 4, 2020
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Department Policies
Equal Employment Opportunity: The U.S. Department of Justice is an Equal
Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer.
Except where otherwise provided by law, there will be no discrimination
because of color, race, religion, national origin, political affiliation,
marital status, disability (physical or mental), age, sex, gender identity,
sexual orientation, protected genetic information, pregnancy, status as a
parent, or any other nonmerit-based factor.
The Department of Justice welcomes and encourages applications from
persons with physical and mental disabilities. The Department is firmly
committed to satisfying its affirmative obligations under the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973, to ensure that persons with disabilities have every opportunity to
be hired and advanced on the basis of merit within the Department of Justice.
For more information, please review our full EEO Statement.
Reasonable Accommodations:
This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with
disabilities where appropriate. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any
part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency. Determinations on requests for reasonable
accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
Outreach and Recruitment for Qualified Applicants with
Disabilities: The Department encourages
qualified applicants with disabilities, including individuals with
targeted/severe disabilities to apply in response to posted vacancy
announcements. Qualified applicants with
targeted/severe disabilities may be eligible for direct hire, non-competitive
appointment under Schedule A (5 C.F.R. § 213.3102(u)) hiring authority. Individuals with disabilities are encouraged
to contact one of the Department’s Disability Points of Contact (DPOC) to
express an interest in being considered for a position. See list of DPOCs.
Suitability and Citizenship:
It is the policy of the Department to achieve a drug-free workplace and
persons selected for employment will be required to pass a drug test which
screens for illegal drug use prior to final appointment. Employment is also contingent upon the
completion and satisfactory adjudication of a background investigation.
Congress generally prohibits agencies from employing non-citizens within the
United States, except for a few narrow exceptions as set forth in the annual
Appropriations Act (see,
https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/non-citizens/). Pursuant to
DOJ component policies, only U.S. citizens are eligible for employment with the
Executive Office for Immigration Review, U.S. Trustee’s Offices, and the
Federal Bureau of Investigation. Unless otherwise indicated in a particular job
advertisement, qualifying non-U.S. citizens meeting immigration and
appropriations law criteria may apply for employment with other DOJ
organizations. However, please be advised that the appointment of non-U.S.
citizens is extremely rare; such appointments would be possible only if
necessary to accomplish the Department's mission and would be subject to strict
security requirements. Applicants who hold dual citizenship in the U.S. and
another country will be considered on a case-by-case basis. All DOJ employees
are subject to a residency requirement. Candidates must have lived in the
United States for at least three of the past five years. The three-year period
is cumulative, not necessarily consecutive. Federal or military employees, or
dependents of federal or military employees serving overseas, are excepted from
this requirement. This is a Department security requirement which is waived
only for extreme circumstances and handled on a case-by-case basis.
Veterans: There is no
formal rating system for applying veterans' preference to attorney appointments
in the excepted service; however, the Department of Justice considers veterans'
preference eligibility as a positive factor in attorney hiring. Applicants
eligible for veterans' preference must include that information in their cover
letter or resume and attach supporting documentation (e.g., the DD 214,
Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty and other supporting
documentation) to their submissions. Although the "point" system is
not used, per se, applicants eligible to claim 10-point preference must submit
Standard Form (SF) 15, Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference, and submit
the supporting documentation required for the specific type of preference
claimed (visit the OPM website, www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf for a copy
of SF 15, which lists the types of 10-point preferences and the required supporting
document(s). Applicants should note that SF 15 requires supporting
documentation associated with service- connected disabilities or receipt of
nonservice-connected disability pensions to be dated 1991 or later except in
the case of service members submitting official statements or retirement orders
from a branch of the Armed Forces showing that his or her retirement was due to a permanent
service-connected disability or that he/she was transferred to the permanent
disability retired list (the statement or retirement orders must indicate that
the disability is 10% or more).
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