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Agriculture The U.S. Department of Agriculture employs five (5) attorneys in its Harrisburg office, which serves Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia and the New England states. Attorneys provide many of the same type of legal services as they would in a private firm representing a large institutional lender. They also represent client agencies before various federal administrative tribunals and provide litigation support services to the U.S. Department of Justice. Primary areas of concentration: (1st) real estate/property; (2nd) health, education & welfare; (3rd) public finance; (4th) procurement/contracts. Primary nature of legal work: (1st) counsel/advice; (2nd) litigation; (3rd) transactional; (4th) adjudicatory. Primary tribunals: Agriculture Board of Contract Appeals; Housing and Urban Development Board of Contract Appeals; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; Merit System protection Board; National Appeals Division, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For employment information, contact the Regional Attorney, Office of General Counsel, U.S. Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 1134, Harrisburg, PA 17108, (717) 221-3760. Army Corps of Engineers [Description to be inserted] Defense Distribution Center The Defense Distribution Center (DDC) is a part of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) that provides distribution services for the U.S. military services and DLA from 22 defense depots located throughout the world. The headquarters of the DDC is at New Cumberland, outside Harrisburg. The DDC Office of Counsel provides legal services, legal advice and representation for DDC headquarters and its 22 depots worldwide. Areas of legal practice include procurement/contract law, employment/labor/EEO law, fiscal law, environmental law, ethics and other administrative law areas. The DDC employs 9 attorneys and 2 paralegals. Primary areas of concentration: (1st) labor/employment; (2nd) procurement/contract; (3rd) regulatory; (4th) fiscal. Nature of legal work in which DDC attorneys engage: (1st) counsel/advice; (2nd) litigation. Primary tribunals: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Merit Systems Protection Board, Federal Labor Relations Authority Arbitrators, US District Court/Court of Claims, Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals and the General Accounting Office. Requirements for employment by the DDC are admission to practice before any state bar or the District of Columbia. Prior practice in a military or federal government legal office is desired. DDC attorneys practice in offices located in the Defense Distribution Center in New Cumberland, the Defense Depot San Joaquin in Tracy, California and the Defense Depot Red River, Texas. Environmental Protection Agency The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, employees approximately 78 attorneys in its office in Philadelphia. Region III attorneys are responsible for preparing administrative, judicial and criminal cases against suspected violators of federal environmental laws, such as the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, Toxic Substances Control Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (Superfund). Each attorney�s caseload normally is not confined to one industry or statute. Attorneys are also responsible for advising the Regional Administrator, Division Directors and state officials on the interpretation of federal environmental laws and regulations. Further, attorneys are expected to participate in any civil and criminal litigation of cases referred to the U.S. Department of Justice, and to represent the Agency in administrative proceedings. The region consists of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. Primary areas of concentration are: (1st) environmental; (2nd) criminal justice; (3rd) procurement/contracts; (4th) labor/employment. Primary nature of legal work: (1st) litigation; (2nd) counsel/advice; (3rd) statutory/legal review; (4th) adjudicatory. For employment information, contact the Office of Regional Counsel, Associate Regional Counsel, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103; (215) 814-2477. General Services Administration [Description to be inserted] Health and Human Services [Description to be inserted] Housing and Urban Development [Description to be inserted] Interior [Description to be inserted] Internal Revenue Service The Internal Revenue Service employs multiple attorneys in the Washington, D.C. area, and in offices throughout the nation, including Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. A wide variety of litigation and non-litigation work is practiced in various divisions, such as Criminal Tax, General Legal Services (includes personnel and procurement), Tax Exempt and Governmental Entities, Large and Mid-Sized Business, and Small Business/Self-Employed (includes bankruptcy and collection). Primary areas of concentration: (1st) taxation; (2nd) criminal justice; (3rd) labor/employment; (4th) procurement/contracts. Primary nature of legal work: (1st) litigation; (2nd) counsel/advice; (3rd) statutory/regulatory review; (4th) appellate. For further employment information, see the U.S. Treasury Department website at http://www.treas.gov/jobs/attorney.html, or contact IRS, New Carrollton Federal Building, 5000 Ellin Road, Chief Counsel Recruitment, Room 4409, Lanham, MD 20706, (202) 622-4550. Judicial Clerks (Federal) Each federal judge within Pennsylvania has one or more law clerks who assist with research and the drafting of a variety of work products, such as bench memoranda, orders and decisions. A total of 56 judges are appointed to one of three district courts within Pennsylvania. The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania is headquartered in Philadelphia. Middle District judges sit primarily in Scranton or Harrisburg, while most judges of the Western District have offices in Pittsburgh. Each district judge is entitled to two clerks, and the chief district judge may have three clerks. Additionally, each district has several magistrate judges, who are assisted by clerks. A total of six judges in Pennsylvania sit on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Each has a number of clerks. There are 12 bankruptcy judges within Pennsylvania, each of whom have one clerk. Some of these clerks are permanent employees; others are engaged for a specified limited term, usually starting immediately after law school graduation. Primary areas of concentration: (1st) criminal justice; (2nd) civil rights; (3rd) labor/employment; (4th) tort. Primary areas of concentration: (1st) appellate; (2nd) statutory/regulatory review. For employment information, contact the individual judge. Labor [Description to be inserted] Nuclear Regulatory Commission The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission assigns one (1) of its attorneys to its Region I office in King of Prussia (Philadelphia area). NRC was established to regulate the civilian use of nuclear materials. Primary area of legal work: regulatory. For employment information, contact NRC Human Resources in Rockville, Md., at (301) 415-1534. The agency's website is www.nrc.gov. Bureau of Prisons [Description to be inserted] Public Defender [Description to be inserted] Small Business Administration [Description to be inserted] Social Security Administration The Philadelphia Office of the Regional Chief Counsel for the Social Security Administration employees forty-three (43) attorneys. Attorneys provide legal advice and representation on various issues relating to the agency's statutory and regulatory programs, including disability and survivor's benefits. Attorneys represent the agency in federal court and in administrative proceedings before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB). This office represents the agency in the following federal district courts: Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Western District of Pennsylvania, Middle District of Pennsylvania, District of Delaware, Northern District of West Virginia, Southern District of West Virginia , and the Western District of Virginia. The office also handles cases from those jurisdictions that proceed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third and Fourth Circuits. Primary areas of concentration include (1st) health, education & welfare (including social security disability); (2nd) labor/employment (including employment discrimination)(3rd) real estate/property (including state intestacy law; trusts; bankruptcy (4th); tort (federal tort claims) (5th) procurement/contracts. For employment information, send a cover letter and resume to the Regional Chief Counsel, The Office of the Regional Chief Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, Region III, PO Box 41777, Philadelphia, PA 19101. U.S. Attorney's Office United States Attorneys serve as litigators within the U.S. Department of Justice under the direction of the U.S. Attorney General. There are 93 U.S. Attorneys throughout the 50 states, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands. A U.S. Attorney heads each of the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Pennsylvania. Approximately 185 Assistant U.S. Attorneys are assigned to the three Pennsylvania districts, with offices in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, Scranton, Williamsport, Erie, and Johnstown. U.S. Attorneys are appointed by and serve at the discretion of the President, with the advice and consent of the U.S. Senate. Each U.S. Attorney is the chief federal law enforcement officer within his or her district. The offices conduct most of the trial work in which the United States is a party. They are responsible for the prosecution of criminal cases brought by the federal government, the prosecution and defense of civil cases in which the United States is a party, and the collection of debts owed the federal government that are administratively uncollectible. Although the distribution of caseload varies between districts, each has every category of cases and handles a mixture of simple and complex litigation in virtually all practice areas. U.S. Attorneys are delegated full authority and control in the areas of personnel management, financial management, and procurement. For employment information, contact the individual U.S. Attorney's Office or visit the Office of Attorney Recruitment and Management Webpage. Veterans Affairs The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs employs over 400 attorneys in the Washington, D.C. area and in multiple offices throughout the nation. These include seven (7) attorneys in the Philadelphia Core Office and four (4) attorneys in the Pittsburgh Area Office. The VA provides broad programs of care and assistance to over 29 million veterans and their dependents. Attorneys in the VA Office of General Counsel work on a variety of activities, including administrative disposition of tort claims against the VA alleging property damage, personal injury or medical malpractice; personnel matters; document analysis in legal proceedings involving loan guaranty matters such as residential sales, purchase, financing and foreclosure, and bankruptcy; recovery of debts owed to the VA, including those arising out of benefit programs and VA medical care; coordination of criminal investigations with law enforcement arms and the VA Office of Inspector General; guardianship and probate. Primary areas of concentration: (1st) legislative; (2nd) tort; (3rd) labor/employment; (4th) regulatory. Primary nature of legal work: (1st) counsel/advice; (2nd) litigation; (3rd) statutory/regulatory review; (4th) appellate. Primary tribunals: (70%) Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; (10%) Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims; (5%) VA Board of Contract Appeals; (5%) Merit Systems Protection Board; (5%) U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals; (3%) state courts and federal district courts; (2%) Federal Labor Relations Authority. For employment information, contact the Human Relations Director, Office of General Counsel, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Ave NW, Washington, D.C. (202) 273-8635. |
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