Supervisory Consolidated Legal Center (CLC) Attorney

Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System•Florence, CO

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Supervisory Consolidated Legal Center Attorney manages and provides legal services for a legal office overseeing operations at the Federal Correctional Complex in Florence, Colorado—including the Administrative Maximum, United States Penitentiary, Federal Correctional Institution, and Federal Prison Camp—and the Federal Correctional Institution in Englewood, Colorado. The practice focuses on correctional law and litigation, including inmates’ access to courts, conditions of confinement, medical care, diet and religious accommodations, housing, hygiene and sanitation, discipline, civil commitment, and mental health matters. The attorney works closely with the U.S. Attorney’s Office on litigation and advises staff at all levels, including executive staff. The role also involves communicating with defense attorneys, prosecutors, federal courts, and agency officials, and may require travel to Englewood and participation in proceedings in Denver. The position requires thorough knowledge of Bureau of Prisons policy and practice, including the ability to appear in District Court on short notice to explain and advocate the agency’s correctional management decisions. It is designated as a primary law enforcement position and requires direct experience and understanding of work in a correctional institution. The incumbent must complete institution familiarization and required correctional techniques training. Duties may include performing law enforcement functions during training, emergencies, staffing shortages, or other operational crises; custody and supervision of inmates; responding to emergencies and disturbances; fog and escape patrols; and assuming correctional officer posts. The incumbent may also conduct inmate and area searches for contraband and use physical control when necessary. Practice areas include constitutional law, criminal law, and prisoners’ rights.

Requirements

J.D. degree.
Active membership in the bar of any U.S. jurisdiction.
At least 3 years of post-J.D. legal or other relevant experience.
U.S. citizenship is required.
Must successfully complete institution familiarization and mandatory Introduction to Correctional Techniques training, including Phase I locally and Phase II at the Staff Training Academy.
Must meet the Department of Justice residency requirement: lived in the United States for at least three of the past five years, subject to stated exceptions.
Appointment requires satisfactory completion of a pre-employment and panel interview, urinalysis, physical, and background investigation.
Must pass applicable NCIC and credit checks and review of income tax filing history.
Must be prepared to perform correctional law-enforcement duties, including direct contact with incarcerated individuals and physical control when necessary.

Nice To Haves

Prior supervisory experience.
Experience in correctional law.

Responsibilities

Supervise staff in a legal office overseeing legal operations at correctional facilities in Florence and Englewood, Colorado.
Provide legal advice and guidance to staff at all levels, including executive staff.
Handle correctional-law matters and litigation involving inmates’ access to courts, conditions of confinement, medical care, diet and religious accommodations, housing, hygiene and sanitation, discipline, civil commitment, and mental health.
Work with the U.S. Attorney’s Office on litigation issues.
Communicate with defense attorneys, prosecutors, federal courts, and agency officials.
Appear in District Court on short notice to explain and advocate the agency’s correctional management decisions.
Periodically travel to Englewood to provide on-site legal services and participate in judicial proceedings in Denver.
Complete institution familiarization and mandatory correctional techniques training.
Perform correctional law-enforcement duties as needed, including custody and supervision of inmates, responding to emergencies and disturbances, conducting fog and escape patrols, and assuming correctional officer posts.
Conduct inmate and work- or living-area searches for contraband when required.
Use physical control when necessary in incidents such as fights, assaults, riots, or escape attempts.