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The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is seeking an attorney to work in the Office of Chief Counsel (CC), at the El Paso Intelligence Center (EPIC), in El Paso, TX.
The attorney will serve as the Division Counsel and will be the primary legal advisor to the Director/Special Agent in Charge of EPIC.
06/17/2025 to 06/30/2025
$124,531 - $190,424 per year
GS 14 - 15
1 vacancy in the following location:
No
No
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
No
Permanent
Full-time
Excepted
15
No
Yes
H-DEA-25-12748469-DE-DJ
838897200
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Federal employees whose job, agency or department was eliminated and are eligible for priority over other applicants.
Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference
U.S. Citizens
Typical assignments may include:
A J.D. degree from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association.
All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meet these criteria, see www.ed.gov.
Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. For a list of accredited organizations recognized as specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials, visit: www.naces.org/members.php.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
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