Trial Attorney

The duties and responsibilities for a GS-Trial Attorney- 905-15 generally include, but are not limited to, the following: Work on merit briefs, petitions for writs of certiorari, jurisdictional statements, briefs in opposition, motions to affirm, papers relating to stays and other emergency relief, and other forms of motion practice before the Supreme Court. Make recommendations as to whether the government should seek Supreme Court review in cases it has lost, whether the United States should appeal to intermediate appellate courts cases it has lost in the trial courts, and whether the United States should pursue rehearing en banc when cases are lost at the appellate level. Prepare memoranda to the Solicitor General containing such recommendations and also memoranda discussing other legal problems as assigned. Argue cases before the Supreme Court.