Attorney Advisor - General (Senior CLC Attorney)

Required qualifications: Applicants must have a J.D. degree, and be an active member of the bar (any U.S. jurisdiction).

Preferred qualifications

Prior and extensive experience in correctional law and/or federal civil litigation is preferred, but not required.

The legal practice at the Consolidated Legal Center (CLC) St.

Louis covers a wide variety of issues focusing on correctional law and litigation, either through administrative or litigation channels and includes but is not limited to such matters as inmates' reasonable access to the courts (through access to legal materials, legal correspondence, and attorney-client visits), conditions of confinement, medical care, diet and religious accommodations, housing assignments, hygiene and sanitation, discipline, civil commitment, and other mental health matters.

The incumbent will work closely with the United States Attorney's Office handling litigation issues. The position includes being involved in a legal office that oversees the legal operations associated with the following correctional institutions: Metropolitan Correctional Center, Chicago, Illinois; Federal Correctional Institution, Oxford, Wisconsin; Federal Correctional Institution, Pekin, Illinois; Federal Correctional Institution, Marion, Illinois; and Federal Correctional Institution, Greenville, Illinois.

Incumbent may be asked to periodically travel to and provide on-site legal services at any of the facilities within the CLC and to participate in judicial proceedings in any of the covered districts. The incumbent will be expected to provide advice and guidance to all levels of staff at these correctional facilities, including members of the Executive staff. The incumbent will also be expected to communicate with defense attorneys, prosecutors, federal courts, the private bar, and agency officials.

The incumbent acts to represent the interests of the United States, the United States Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Prisons and its employees by providing detailed litigation reports to the United States Attorney's Office. The incumbent must have thorough knowledge of all aspects of BOP policy and practice as he/she may be required to appear in District Court on short notice to explain and advocate the agency's rationale for its correctional management decisions.

The Practice areas related to this position are: Correctional Law, Constitutional Law, and Civil Litigation.