US DOJ Jobs – Immigration Judge

Job Description:

This position is in the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), Office of the Chief Immigration Judge. EOIR seeks highly-qualified individuals to join our team of expert professionals who serve as immigration adjudicators in this important Agency.

Job Responsibilities:

• EOIR plays a pivotal role in the administration of the Nation’s immigration system. EOIR’s mission is to adjudicate immigration cases fairly, equitably, and efficiently at the trial and appellate level, governed by due process and the rule of law.
• Immigration Judges preside in formal, quasi-judicial hearings.
• Proceedings before Immigration Judges include but are not limited to removal, and bond adjudications, and involve issues of removability as well as applications for relief such as asylum, withholding of removal, protection under the Convention Against Torture, cancellation of removal, and adjustment of status.
• Immigration Judges make decisions that are final, subject to appeal to the Board of Immigration Appeals.
• In connection with these proceedings, Immigration Judges exercise certain discretionary powers as provided by law, and are required to exercise independent judgment in reaching final decisions.
• Immigration Judges may be required to conduct hearings in penal institutions and other remote locations.

Job Requirements:

• Applicants must be an active member of the bar, duly licensed and authorized to practice law as an attorney under the laws of any state, territory of the U.S., or the District of Columbia. (Provide the month and year in which you obtained your first license and the State from which it was issued.)
• Employment is contingent upon the completion and satisfactory adjudication of a background investigation. Selectee(s) must be able to obtain and maintain a top secret clearance.
• Moving and Relocation Expense are not authorized.
• Qualifying trial experience involves cases in which a complaint was filed with a court or administrative agency, or a charging document (e.g., indictment, notice of violation, or information) was issued by a court, administrative entity, a grand jury, or appropriate military authority.
• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
  Selective Service Registration is required, as applicable.
• Applicants must have seven (7) years of post-bar admission experience as a licensed attorney preparing for, participating in, and/or appealing court or administrative agency proceedings at the Federal, State or local level.
• Applicants must possess a LL.B., J.D., or LL.M. degree. (Provide the month and year in which you obtained your degree and the name of the College or University from which it was conferred/awarded.)
• Relevant administrative experience includes cases in which a formal procedure was initiated by a governmental administrative body.

Job Details:

Company: U.S. Department of Justice

Vacancy Type: Full Time

Job Location: New York, NY, US

Application Deadline: N/A

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