Available Opportunities
Title
Trial Attorneys or Assistant United States Attorneys – Resident Legal Advisors
The Resident Legal Advisor will represent the Department of Justice and OPDAT during the implementation phases of a Justice Sector Assistance Program. The program has been designed to foster United States Government interests through the establishment of a functioning criminal justice system in Iraq. While in Iraq, the Resident Legal Advisor will work closely with indigenous justice sector officials in one of Iraq’s provincial government centers. Duties will include providing technical assistance and advice to the Iraqi courts hearing serious criminal cases and creating and providing skills development assistance on a broad range of criminal law and procedure to Iraqi judges, prosecutors, and judicial investigators.
Paralegal Specialists - Program Analysts
Program Analysts will work with OPDAT Resident Legal Advisors, who are attorneys, and assist with program implementation plans and financial resources tracking documents that are the framework for the Criminal Division's foreign criminal justice development assistance activities. The Program Analysts’ other major duties include assisting in the management and with the administrative and logistical aspects regarding the implementation of technical assistance and skills development programs; helping to manage and evaluate existing assistance programs for financial soundness; and compiling data and statistics for measuring results and impacts and for performance-based reporting.
* For all opportunities in Iraq and Afghanistan, a physical and medical clearance by Department of State is required.
