Assistant United States Attorney (Appellate)
for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must include sections only when posting has real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID/requisition numbers as headings. Must preserve all substantive info, not invent or summarize away detail. Remove boilerplate (cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, application instructions). Also remove "Help" sections? Those are internal help links; they are not substantive content. We need to extract substantive content: summary, duties, responsibilities, requirements, qualifications, salary info, benefits, travel, residency, selective service, etc. We need to decide which sections to include: About the role (maybe summary), Responsibilities (duties), Requirements (conditions of employment?), Qualifications (required/preferred), Skills (maybe from qualifications), Benefits, Pay, Schedule (maybe travel? but schedule not given). The posting mentions "Travel Occasional travel; 1 to 5 nights of travel required per month". That could be schedule? Not exactly schedule but travel requirement. There's no explicit schedule like full-time/part-time. So maybe we omit Schedule section if no specific schedule info. Pay: salary range given. Benefits: described. So include Pay and Benefits sections. We need to avoid filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present. We need to preserve all substantive info: location Muskogee, Oklahoma; residency requirement; selective service; citizenship; J.D.; bar membership; experience; etc. We must not include duplicated lines. We'll need to condense but preserve info; we can combine similar points but not lose detail. However "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." Means we cannot omit details; we must keep them. But we can rephrase? Probably we should keep the info as is, but we can structure into lists. Must not invent or summarize away detail: we cannot drop details like "must reside in the district to which appointed or within 25 miles thereof." Must keep that. So we need to include that detail. We must not include boilerplate like EEO statement, political appointees, etc. Remove those. Also remove duplicated lines like "Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory preemployment adjudication..." appears twice? We'll keep once. We need to decide sections: - About the role: could include summary paragraph: "The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma is seeking experienced, motivated attorneys to join our Criminal Division..." plus location Muskogee, etc. Also mention announcement open thru date etc? That's metadata maybe not needed? The instruction: do NOT put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. The announcement dates maybe minor metadata; we could drop or include in a short p. Probably we can include a short paragraph about announcement dates and location. - Responsibilities: list of duties from Duties section: litigate appeals, draft briefs, argue appeals, consult, review/edit documents, assist preparing AUSAs, research legal issues, prepare appeal recommendations, etc. Also mention that responsibilities increase with experience. - Requirements: conditions of employment: US citizenship, residency, selective service, J.D., bar member, background investigation, fingerprint, credit, tax, drug testing, probationary period, etc. - Qualifications: required qualifications (J.D., active bar, at least 1 year post-J.D. experience, US citizenship). Preferred qualifications (3+ years, criminal prosecution, appellate clerkship, outstanding academic record, prior AUSA experience, proficiency in drafting briefs, researching/analyzing complex legal issues, arguing cases, strong background in federal criminal cases, constitutional challenges, etc., organizational and public presentation abilities, commitment to public service, contribute to training). - Skills: maybe we can extract skills from qualifications: drafting briefs, researching/analyzing complex legal issues, arguing cases, organizational and public presentation abilities, etc. But we already have qualifications; maybe we can combine. However we need a Skills section only if posting has real specific content for it. The posting does mention skills like drafting briefs, researching, arguing, organizational abilities. Could be considered skills. We'll include a Skills section with those. - Benefits: comprehensive benefits package: paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, telework, life insurance, health benefits, Federal Employees Retirement System. - Pay: salary range $76,748 to $150,000 includes 17.06% locality pay. - Schedule: maybe travel requirement? Not exactly schedule. Could include "Travel Occasional travel; 1 to 5 nights of travel required per month". That's not schedule but maybe we can put under Schedule? The instruction: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it. There's no explicit schedule like full-time/part-time. Travel is not schedule. So maybe we omit Schedule. We must not invent or summarize away detail: we need to keep all details like "Residency Requirements: Assistant United States Attorneys generally must reside in the district to which he or she is appointed or within 25 miles thereof." We'll keep that. We must not repeat job title as heading. We must not include duplicated lines: ensure each piece appears once. We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences. Let's craft. Structure:
About the role
... summary ...
Responsibilities
- ... each duty ...
Requirements
- ... each condition ...
Qualifications
- Required: ...
- Preferred: ...
Skills
- ... each skill ...
Benefits
- ... each benefit ...
Pay
Salary range: $76,748 to $150,000 (includes 17.06% locality pay).
We need to ensure we don't miss any substantive info: location Muskogee, Oklahoma; announcement open thru Wednesday Dec 16, 2026; first cutoff Tuesday Sept 22, 2026; as needed until positions filled or cutoff date met. This is metadata; we could include in About the role paragraph. Also mention that position is located in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Also mention that the office serves as chief federal law enforcement office in Eastern District, etc. That's substantive. Also mention that due to McGirt v Oklahoma, entire Eastern District is Indian Country and USAOKE has jurisdiction to prosecute major crimes committed by or against members of a federally recognized Indian tribe. Also mention that Appellate AUSAs litigate appeals and post-conviction matters in all criminal cases prosecuted in the office, including cases involving organized crime and gangs; public corruption; sophisticated white collar crime; violent crime; major drug offenses; child exploitation; criminal immigration offenses; and violent crime occurring within Indian Country. Also mention that they draft appellate briefs and responses to post-conviction motions, argue appeals in the Tenth Circuit; consult with and advise Criminal Division AUSAs on issues arising in pretrial and trial phases; review and edit documents drafted by others; assist in preparing other AUSAs for oral argument; research legal issues; and prepare appeal recommendations from adverse district court decisions for review by the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice. Also mention that responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as training and experience progress. Also mention that initial attorney appointments are subject to a two year probationary period. Also mention that relocation expenses will not be authorized; a relocation incentive may be considered as appropriate based on qualifications. Also mention that travel occasional travel; 1 to 5 nights of travel required per month. Also mention that applicants should familiarize themselves with rules of professional conduct regarding conflicts of interest; notify office if they represent clients or adjudicate matters in which this office is involved, etc. That's substantive but maybe considered boilerplate? It's about conflict of interest; could be considered part of requirements? Might be considered a requirement. However it's not a standard condition; but it's substantive. We'll include under Requirements maybe as a bullet. Also mention that political appointees disclosure requirement; but that's maybe boilerplate? It's specific to political appointees; could be considered a requirement for certain applicants. Might be considered substantive but could be considered EEO-like? It's about political appointees; maybe we should keep? The instruction says remove EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate. Political appointee disclosure is not EEO; it's a specific requirement. Might be considered substantive. However it's a bit niche; but we can include. But we must be careful not to include too much boilerplate. The instruction: "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." The political appointee disclosure is legal/requirement; not exactly boilerplate. Might be okay. But we also have "Applicants should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution." That's more of a motivational statement; could be considered boilerplate? Might be considered fluff but it's substantive? It's not a requirement; it's a desired attribute. Could be considered part of qualifications/skills? Might be considered "commitment to public service" already mentioned. We'll maybe omit as it's vague. We also have "Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package..." that's duplicate of benefits; we already have benefits. We must not duplicate. Let's extract all unique substantive points: - Location: Muskogee, Oklahoma. - Announcement open thru Wednesday Dec 16, 2026. First cutoff Tuesday Sept 22, 2026, and as needed until positions are filled or cutoff date is met. - Position: Appellate Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) in Criminal Division. - Office serves as chief federal law enforcement office in Eastern District of Oklahoma; accountable to citizens for pursuing justice, ensuring public safety, enforcing law, protecting US interests, exercising stewardship of government resources. - District comprises 26 counties in eastern and southern Oklahoma, ranging from southeast of Tulsa to Texas border and from Arkansas border to Carter County on west. - Headquarters of Five Civilized Tribes located in District. - Due to McGirt v. Oklahoma (2020) and progeny, entire Eastern District is Indian Country; USAOKE has jurisdiction to prosecute major crimes committed by or against members of a federally recognized Indian tribe. - Appellate AUSAs litigate appeals and post-conviction matters in all criminal cases prosecuted in the office, including cases involving organized crime and gangs; public corruption; sophisticated white collar crime; violent crime; major drug offenses; child exploitation; criminal immigration offenses; and violent crime occurring within Indian Country. - Appellate AUSAs draft appellate briefs and responses to post-conviction motions, argue appeals in the Tenth Circuit; consult with and advise Criminal Division AUSAs on issues arising in pretrial and trial phases; review and edit documents drafted by others; assist in preparing other AUSAs for oral argument; research legal issues; and prepare appeal recommendations from adverse district court decisions for review by the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice. - Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as training and experience progress. - Residency Requirements: must reside in district to which appointed or within 25 miles thereof. See 28 U.S.C. 545. - Selective Service: male applicants born after Dec 31, 1959 must certify registration with Selective Service System or exempt. - Conditions of employment: -