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Assistant Section Chief - Environmental Defense Section

Department of Justice - Multiple Locations

Posted May 27, 2026

Benefits

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Salary
$165K-$197K From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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Market context

U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)
$81,444 U.S. median for this role
Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)
+6.9% - Faster than average

122% above the BLS role benchmark for healthcare aggregate.

Matched to SOC 29-1141 - Healthcare aggregate by role bucket.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

Role

Role function
Healthcare From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026
Seniority
Director Plus From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Schedule

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Application

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Required From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026
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Where they hire

Hires in: CO, DC From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

About this role

Assistant Section Chief - Environmental Defense Section Multiple Locations Summary The Environmental Defense Section (EDS) is seeking to hire an experienced attorney for the position of Assistant Section Chief for the petition for review practice. This practice area within EDS consists of challenges to rules and other final EPA actions under the major pollution-control statutes (e.g., the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Toxic Substances Control Act, etc.) that are filed as petitions for review in the courts of appeals. One position will be filled in Washington DC or Denver. Duties The Assistant Section Chief, along with the section's Senior Counsel for Appellate Matters, supervises the work of dozens of the section's staff attorneys on petition for review matters. These cases run the gamut from complex, multi-party challenges to high-profile national rules, to more limited challenges to regional, state and facility-specific actions. Historically, over fifty percent of Section petition for review cases have arisen under the Clean Air Act. While these petitions for review are filed in all the courts of appeals, the majority are typically filed in the D.C. Circuit. The Assistant Section Chief's responsibilities include: direct supervision of the section's Senior Counsel for Appellate Matters; assigning legal casework to EDS staff attorneys; assuring appropriate staffing on each petition for review matter; providing legal, strategic and other guidance; ensuring compliance with all relevant Department of Justice policies; reviewing written briefs and other court filings for substantive accuracy and for consistency with positions in other litigation; determining settlement positions; and

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