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General Clerk III
Annandale, VA · On-site
$24.65/hr
Overview GENERAL CLERK III (ICE-VA-2026-25137): Bowhead seeks a General Clerk III to provide ... Attorney's Offices nationwide. The Chief Counsel's office handles confidential and high-level ...
General Clerk III
Annandale, VA · On-site
$24.65/hr
Overview GENERAL CLERK III (ICE-VA-2026-25137): Bowhead seeks a General Clerk III to provide ... Attorney's Offices nationwide. The Chief Counsel's office handles confidential and high-level ...
General Clerk III
$24.65/hr
Overview GENERAL CLERK III (ICE-VA-2026-25137): Bowhead seeks a General Clerk III to provide ... Attorney's Offices nationwide. The Chief Counsel's office handles confidential and high-level ...
General Clerk III
$24.65/hr
Overview GENERAL CLERK III (ICE-VA-2026-25137): Bowhead seeks a General Clerk III to provide ... Attorney's Offices nationwide. The Chief Counsel's office handles confidential and high-level ...
General Clerk III
Annandale, VA · On-site
$24.65/hr
... all ICE offices and programs. OPLA's responsibilities include representing the Department of ... Attorney's Offices nationwide. The Chief Counsel's office handles confidential and high-level ...
General Clerk III
Annandale, VA · On-site
$24.65/hr
... all ICE offices and programs. OPLA's responsibilities include representing the Department of ... Attorney's Offices nationwide. The Chief Counsel's office handles confidential and high-level ...
Front Desk Receptionist
Falls Church, VA · On-site
$16 - $22/hr
The attorneys work diligently to ensure that every client receives top-notch representation in all aspects of their immigration case, including matters before the Immigration Court, USCIS, ICE, and ...
Front Desk Receptionist
Falls Church, VA · On-site
$16 - $22/hr
The attorneys work diligently to ensure that every client receives top-notch representation in all aspects of their immigration case, including matters before the Immigration Court, USCIS, ICE, and ...
Front Desk Receptionist
Falls Church, VA · On-site
$16 - $22/hr
The attorneys work diligently to ensure that every client receives top-notch representation in all aspects of their immigration case, including matters before the Immigration Court, USCIS, ICE, and ...
Front Desk Receptionist
Falls Church, VA · On-site
$16 - $22/hr
The attorneys work diligently to ensure that every client receives top-notch representation in all aspects of their immigration case, including matters before the Immigration Court, USCIS, ICE, and ...
Front Desk Receptionist
Falls Church, VA · On-site
$16 - $22/hr
The attorneys work diligently to ensure that every client receives top-notch representation in all aspects of their immigration case, including matters before the Immigration Court, USCIS, ICE, and ...
Front Desk Receptionist
Falls Church, VA · On-site
$16 - $22/hr
The attorneys work diligently to ensure that every client receives top-notch representation in all aspects of their immigration case, including matters before the Immigration Court, USCIS, ICE, and ...
Front Desk Receptionist
Falls Church, VA · On-site
$16 - $22/hr
The attorneys work diligently to ensure that every client receives top-notch representation in all aspects of their immigration case, including matters before the Immigration Court, USCIS, ICE, and ...
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Front Desk Receptionist
Falls Church, VA · On-site
$16 - $22/hr
The attorneys work diligently to ensure that every client receives top-notch representation in all aspects of their immigration case, including matters before the Immigration Court, USCIS, ICE, and ...
General Clerk III
Annandale, VA · On-site
$24.65/hr
Overview GENERAL CLERK III (ICE-VA-2026-25137): Bowhead seeks a General Clerk III to provide ... Attorney's Offices nationwide. The Chief Counsel's office handles confidential and high-level ...
General Clerk III
Annandale, VA · On-site
$24.65/hr
Overview GENERAL CLERK III (ICE-VA-2026-25137): Bowhead seeks a General Clerk III to provide ... Attorney's Offices nationwide. The Chief Counsel's office handles confidential and high-level ...
... such as attorneys and title companies) with complex collateral inquiries. Essential ... Black Knight/ICE experience. * Minimum 1-year previous leadership experience. * Knowledge of GIS ...
... such as attorneys and title companies) with complex collateral inquiries. Essential ... Black Knight/ICE experience. * Minimum 1-year previous leadership experience. * Knowledge of GIS ...
S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA), in ... Performing a variety of legal administrative support activities for attorneys involved in ...
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S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA), in ... Performing a variety of legal administrative support activities for attorneys involved in ...
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How much do ice attorney jobs pay per year?
What are some common challenges Ice Attorneys face in their daily work?
ICE Attorneys often manage a high-volume caseload, requiring strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize competing deadlines. They regularly appear in immigration court, draft legal briefs, and coordinate with law enforcement and other government agencies, which can be demanding. Staying current with evolving immigration policies and procedures is also essential to ensure effective representation and compliance. Despite these challenges, the role offers meaningful opportunities to develop expertise in federal law and advance within government legal careers.
What is an Ice Attorney?
An Ice Attorney is a lawyer who specializes in immigration law, particularly cases involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). They may represent individuals facing detention, deportation, or other immigration-related legal matters. Their work involves legal research, court representation, and advising clients on immigration rights and procedures. Ice Attorneys may work for government agencies, private law firms, or nonprofit organizations advocating for immigrants.
What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as an Ice Attorney, and why are they important?
To thrive as an ICE Attorney (Immigration and Customs Enforcement Attorney), you need a Juris Doctor (JD) degree, bar admission, and solid knowledge of immigration law and procedures. Familiarity with federal case management systems, legal research databases like Westlaw or LexisNexis, and electronic filing tools is typically required. Exceptional written and oral communication, negotiation, and time-management skills help set top candidates apart. These qualifications enable ICE Attorneys to effectively advocate in court, handle complex caseloads, and collaborate with government agencies.

$125K/yr
Full-time
Posted 10 days ago
Job description
Organizational Location: This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Chief Information Officer, in Arlington, Virginia; Fairfax, Virginia; Orlando, Florida.
These are non-bargaining unit positions.
Qualifications:Please limit your resume to 2 pages. If more than 2 pages are submitted, only the first 2 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.
Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.
Basic Qualifications: In order to meet basic qualifications for GS-2210 positions, individuals must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the competencies defined below:
- Attention to Detail: Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
- Customer Service: Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services.
- Oral Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
- Problem Solving: Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.
Your application package must demonstrate this experience. Examples of demonstration include:
- Attention to Detail: Meticulous; thoroughly reviews and proofreads various IT related data/information; dedicates focus to accomplish tasks that are complete, precise, and accurate to a given IT situation.
- Customer Service: Works with clients and to assess IT needs, provide expert technical information or assistance, resolve complex or non-routine problems, or satisfy expectations; knowledge of available products and services; committed to providing quality IT products and services.
- Oral Communication: Expresses technical information to individuals or groups effectively, considering the audience and nature of the information makes clear and convincing presentations; listens to others, recognizes potential miscommunication, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
- Problem Solving: Identifies IT related problems using a variety of materials or sources; gathers and applies technical information to determine accuracy and relevance to moderately complex problems; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives; makes decisions or recommendations that influence IT policies or programs and applies new developments to previously unresolved problems.
Specialized Experience:
In addition to demonstrating the basic qualifications listed above, applicants must also demonstrate possession of specialized experience. You qualify at the GS-14 level if you possess one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level performing duties such as:- Applying new information technology security developments to ensure current guidelines are updated accurately.
- Applying project management principles and methods to gain an overview knowledge of future IT enterprise infrastructure.
- Processing engineering concepts to comply with organizational standards.
- Leading implementation activities.
- Assessing new systems design methodologies to improve software quality.
Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Qualification claims will be subject to verification.
National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.
The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR 213.3102(u), and/or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR 315.707. Veterans, Peace Corps, VISTA volunteers, and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission. If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs. To determine your eligibility for non-competitive appointment and to understand the required documentation, click on the links above or contact the Servicing Human Resources Office listed at the bottom of this announcement.Education:Employment Type: OTHER