Learn How to Maximize Your Chances to Obtain a Security Clearance
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Join Mark Zaid, a renowned national security attorney who represents federal employees within the Intelligence (including spies), Military and Law Enforcement Communities, as well as defense contractors, to learn how he obtains and maintains his clients’ access to classified information.
This presentation will guide students through the process of completing an SF-86 National Security Questionnaire, explain what to expect during polygraph examinations, and provide advice on how to maximize their chances to qualify for federal employment requiring a security clearance. This is a unique opportunity for any JHU student who is interested in USG Internships or career path.
Mark S. Zaid is a Washington, D.C.-based attorney who specializes in crisis management and innovatively handling simple and complex administrative and litigation matters relating to national security, international law, foreign sovereign and diplomatic immunity, and the Freedom of Information/Privacy Acts.
Through his practice Mr. Zaid often represents former/current federal employees, particularly intelligence and military officers, defense contractors, Whistleblowers and others who have grievances, have been wronged or are being investigated by agencies of the United States Government or foreign governments, as well as members of the media.
Mr. Zaid is also the Executive Director and founder of the James Madison Project, a Washington, D.C.-based organization with the primary purpose of educating the public on issues relating to intelligence gathering and operations, secrecy policies, national security and government wrongdoing. In 2017, Mr. Zaid co-founded Whistleblower Aid, a non-profit law firm that provides pro bono legal representation to whistleblowers, particularly in the national security arena.
A 1992 graduate and Associate Editor of the Law Review of Albany Law School of Union University in New York, he completed his undergraduate education (cum laude) in 1989 at the University of Rochester, New York with honors in Political Science and high honors in History. Mr. Zaid is a member of the Bars of New York State, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Maryland and numerous federal courts.
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