DOJ ENRD (Indian Resources) Seeks Trial Attorney for Denver Office

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A description:

The Indian Resources Section, U.S. Department of Justice, Environment & Natural Resources Division, is seeking an experienced attorney for the position of Trial Attorney in Denver, CO. The Indian Resources Section represents the United States in its trust capacity in litigation pending in federal and state courts for the benefit of Indian tribes and individual Indians. These suits include seeking to establish tribal water rights, protecting treaty hunting and fishing rights, remedying trespasses on tribal lands, and establishing reservation boundaries and rights to land. The Indian Resource Section also defends the United States in legal challenges to agency programs designed to further tribal sovereignty, such as the Department of the Interior’s program for the acquisition of trust land for tribes. The litigation handled by the Indian Resources Section is of vital interest to Indian tribes and often addresses issues of first impression.

Dept. of Justice ENRD Trial Attorney Job Posting

Indian resources division:

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DOJ ENRD Indian Resources Division Job Announcement

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION–INDIAN RESOURCES SECTION–TRIAL ATTORNEY GS-12 TO GS-15

OPEN: JANUARY 13, 2011CLOSE: FEBRUARY 14, 2011VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT: ENRD-11-002-EXC
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About the Office:  The Indian Resources Section, U.S. Department of Justice, Environment & Natural Resources Division, is seeking an experienced attorney for the position of Trial Attorney in Washington, DC.  The Indian Resources Section represents the United States in its trust capacity in litigation pending in federal and state courts for the benefit of Indian tribes and individual Indians. These suits include establishing water rights, protecting hunting and fishing rights, remedying trespasses on Indian lands, and establishing reservation boundaries and rights to land. The litigation handled by the Indian Resources Section is of vital interest to Indian tribes and often addresses issues of first impression.

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