Assistant United States Attorney

Duties

Help Criminal Assistant United States Attorneys are responsible for assisting both federal and local law enforcement partners in structuring and implementing criminal investigative plans and strategies; conducting grand jury proceedings; and litigating cases of moderate to high complexity from start to finish, with limited supervision.

Matters handled by AUSAs include: fraud and public corruption, such as healthcare fraud, identity theft, and tax violations; cyber-crime, such as computer hacking and child exploitation; national security, such as terrorism and immigration violations; and violent crime, such as narcotics trafficking, human trafficking, gang-related violence, and firearms offenses.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.

Security Requirements

• Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory preemployment adjudication.
  • This includes fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing.
  • In addition, continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation.

Residency Requirements

• Assistant United States Attorneys generally must reside in the district to which he or she is appointed or within 25 miles thereof.
  • See 28 U.S.C. 545 for district-specific information.

Selective Service

• If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law.
  • See www.sss.gov.

Qualifications

• Required Qualifications:
  • Applicants must possess a J.D. Degree, be an active member of the bar (any U.S. jurisdiction).
  • You must be a United States Citizen or National.
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Strong academic credentials.
  • A quick analytical ability and the faculty to accurately and precisely articulate the critical issues in a case.
  • Superior oral and writing skills as well as strong research and interpersonal skills, and good judgment.
  • Excellent communication and courtroom skills.
  • The ability to work in a supportive and professional manner with other attorneys, support staff and client agencies.
  • A demonstrated capacity to function, with minimal guidance, in a highly demanding environment.
  • A demonstrated commitment to public service.

Education

• Applicants must possess a J.D. Degree.

Salary Information

• Assistant United States Attorney's pay is administratively determined based, in part, on the number of years of professional attorney experience.
• The range of pay is $65,563 to $153,834 which does not include 17.06% locality pay.

Other Benefits

• The Department of Justice offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation; sick leave; holidays; telework; life insurance; health benefits; and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System.

Recruitment Incentive

• Recruitment Incentive may be authorized.

Relocation Expenses

• Relocation Expenses will not be authorized.

Type of Position

• All initial attorney appointments to the Department of Justice are made on a 14 month (temporary) basis pending favorable adjudication of a background investigation.
• As needed, additional selections may be made from this announcement if identical vacancies occur within 120 days from the closing date.

Security Requirements

• Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory preemployment adjudication.
• This includes fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing.
• In addition, continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation.

Political Appointees (Current and Former)

• The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees.
• If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C or Non-Career SES employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the HR Office.
• Failure to disclose this information could result in disciplinary action including removal from Federal Service.

EEO Statement/Policy

• The United States government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service or other non-merit factor.