Job Description
Attorney Adviser (Policy Counsel)
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Offices, Boards and Divisions
Civil Rights Division, Criminal Section
Summary
Are you interested in a rewarding and challenging opportunity? Join the U.S. Department of Justice!
This position is that of an Attorney Adviser (Policy Counsel) for the Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit (HTPU), Criminal Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), in Washington, D.C. The Policy Counsel's primary role will be to provide expert policy analysis, advocacy, and guidance to advance HTPU's and DOJ's anti-trafficking policies, strategies, and priorities.
Duties
Typical responsibilities include:
Conduct policy analysis and engage in oral and written policy advocacy to advance HTPU and DOJ anti-trafficking priorities;
Work to develop legislative proposals to address challenges and concerns impacting HTPU and DOJ anti-trafficking efforts;
Advise and guide the NHTC, HTPU Director, and Section Chief on matters impacting anti-trafficking policies, strategies, and priorities;
Coordinate with relevant DOJ, interagency, and external anti-trafficking stakeholders to identify and analyze issues, challenges, and concerns impacting anti-trafficking efforts, as well as opportunities and promising practices for enhancing anti-trafficking efforts;
Develop, review, and revise briefing materials, talking points, proposed remarks, draft testimony, and other documents in preparation for significant anti-trafficking engagements;
Collaborate with Senior Policy Counsel, and the NHTC, HTPU Director, and Section Chief, to implement directives under the interagency National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking and DOJ National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking;
Represent HTPU and DOJ in relevant Departmental and interagency Working Groups, building consensus on effective approaches and guiding coordinated implementation actions;
In collaboration with Senior Policy Counsel, OLP, and other relevant DOJ components, review, analyze, and integrate Departmental and interagency submissions in connection with statutorily mandated reports, multilateral treaties, and interagency engagements;
other tasks in support of HTPU, the Civil Rights Division, and DOJ's anti-trafficking priorities.