Attorney Advisor/Law Clerk Position
In conformity with the Administrative Procedures Act, 5 U.S.C. 551, et. seq. as well as the Controlled Substances Act and its attendant regulations, the incumbent is required to perform legal analysis, legal research, and legal writing as an Attorney Advisor/Law Clerk to an Administrative Law Judge and serve as the primary court room clerk during formal hearing sessions. Litigation issues include registration and controlled substance scheduling issues and involve the interpretation and application of federal and state law.
Responsibilities include:
- Reviewing issues presented that are often of extreme complexity, involving mixed medical, scientific and economic considerations as well as legal ones.
- Preparing drafts of procedural orders and formal judicial opinions or decisions to be issued by the Judge, making substantive, procedural, and evidentiary recommendations with respect to the issues presented in each case.
- Rendering legal advice and assistance with respect to issues and arguments presented before an Administrative Law Judge (Judge) having to do with the regulatory functions of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) under the Controlled Substances Act, 21 U.S.C. §§ 801, et seq., as amended.
- Serving as the Judge's conduit for communication with the parties regarding logistical issues, handles all exhibits and court clerk duties at formal hearings, arranges prehearing conferences, and performs a host of other administrative duties.
- Dealing with a wide variety of administrative and security personnel at state, federal, and administrative courthouses all over the country to assure that hearings proceed in appropriate surroundings with due decorum and expeditiously without interruption.