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Monday, June 27th at 1:30 pm: The Atlantic Council will host a discussion between Ambassador Nicholas Burns and General James Jones on The Future of The North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Dr. Evelyn Farkas will moderate the discussion. Register here.
Monday, June 27th at 3:30 pm: At the Stimson Center, Victoria Holt, the deputy assistant secretary of state, will headline a panel that focuses on the Challenges and Opportunities for the U.S. Government to Improve the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict. More information can be found here.
Tuesday, June 28th at 12 pm: The Wilson Center features an event on Retreat and Its Consequences with Georgetown professor Robert Lieber who argues the United States’ foreign policy retrenchment endangers our national interest and the liberal world order. RSVP.
Tuesday, June 28th at 3 pm: The Heritage Foundation will showcase an event on the North Korea Security Challenge: The View From Seoul featuring two senior South Korean retired defense officials. The event will be livestreamed here.
Wednesday, June 29th at 10 am: IISS-Americas hosts a panel for an event entitled Shangri-La Dialogue 2016 Retrospective: Managing South China Sea Tensions. Weimin Liu, the Minister Counsel, Political, of the Chinese embassy in the United States, will be one of the panelists. More information can be found here.
Wednesday, June 29th at 3 pm: The American Enterprise Institute brings Iraqi Ambassador Lukman Faily and U.S. Ambassador James Jeffrey to speak with AEI resident scholar Michael Rubin on Kurdistan Rising: Considerations for Kurds, Their Neighbors, and The Region. RSVP.
Thursday, June 30th at 10 am: At the New America Foundation, Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) is among the panelists for an event discussing Hacking America. Register to attend.
Thursday, June 30th at 12:30 pm: The Stimson Institute hosts its latest Chairman’s Forum with Former U.S. Rep Mike Rogers. Ambassador Lincoln Bloomfield Jr. will lead the discussion, which will focus on the relationship between U.S. intelligence and national security policy, the current and future challenges in cybersecurity, and ongoing counterterrorism efforts. RSVP.
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Legal Advisor
United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
Announcement Number: 16-FISC-01
Position Title: LEGAL ADVISOR
Grade/Salary Range: JSP-15/16 ($128,082 – $170,400) (Depending upon qualifications and experience)
Position Location: Washington, DC
Open Date: May 25, 2016
Closing Date: Open Until Filled
How to Apply: To be considered for this excepted service, “at will” position, applicants are required to submit the following:
Cover letter
Resume detailing all relevant education, experience, and skills
Writing sample, not to exceed ten pages
Applications may be e-mailed to: response@ao.uscourts.gov
Only applicants selected for an interview will be notified. Travel and relocation expenses will not be reimbursed.
OVERVIEW:
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court employs six Legal Advisors to assist the Judges of the Court in considering applications presented by the U.S. government for authority to conduct electronic surveillance, physical search or other forms of intelligence gathering pursuant to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. The Legal Advisors also advise Judges on legal issues presented in applications or that are otherwise before the Court.
QUALIFICATIONS:
The Court invites applications from attorneys with at least four years of legal work experience, including at least one year equivalent to work at the JSP-14 level. The Court is particularly interested in individuals who have an expertise in national security law, constitutional law, privacy, or communications technology and the law. Experience in litigation is also preferred. To be considered, an applicant must be a licensed attorney, a member in good standing of the bar of at least one jurisdiction, and possess a current security clearance, preferably Top Secret/SCI.
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS:
Full-time employees are eligible for a full range of benefits to include 13-26 days of annual leave, based on years of service, 13 days of sick leave, and a minimum of 10 paid holidays per annum; retirement; Thrift Savings Plan; Federal Employees Health Benefits; Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program; Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance; flexible benefits; long-term care insurance; public transportation vouchers (SmartBenefits); and an onsite physical fitness facility.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
United States citizenship is required.
Employees are required to use Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) for payroll deposit.