Assistant United States Attorney

About the role

The United States Attorney's Office prosecutes federal criminal offenses, seeks recovery of government funds fraudulently obtained, litigates affirmative civil fraud and enforcement actions, and defends the U.S. Government's interest in civil cases. In addition to the main office in downtown Atlanta, we maintain three intermittently staffed offices located in Rome, Newnan, and Gainesville.

Responsibilities

• Represent the United States in affirmative civil enforcement matters.
• Represent the United States in civil defensive matters.
• Represent the United States in immigration matters.
• Handle a wide range of civil litigation, including defensive litigation and affirmative civil enforcement on behalf of government agencies located in the district.
• Exercise a high degree of autonomy and enjoy firsthand litigation experience in representing the United States including handling depositions, motion practice, hearings, mediations, trials and appeals.
• Develop litigation strategies for their own cases with support from supervisors and experienced Assistant U.S. Attorneys.
• Defend the United States and its agencies against a vast array of civil cases, including employment discrimination claims under the federal employment discrimination statutes; personal injury and medical malpractice claims arising out of treatment at Veterans' hospitals or other federally funded health facilities under the Federal Tort Claims Act; challenges to agency determinations and actions under the Administrative Procedure Act; and requests to disclose records under the Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts.
• Investigate and litigate fraud, waste, and abuse where federal agencies and taxpayers are the victims. These cases are most often brought under the False Claims Act, and frequently involve health care fraud, financial fraud, procurement fraud, mortgage fraud, grant fraud, and contractor fraud.
• Handle affirmative civil enforcement litigation involving the investigation and litigation of fraud, waste, and abuse where federal agencies and taxpayers are the victims. These cases are most often brought under the False Claims Act, and frequently involve health care fraud, financial fraud, procurement fraud, mortgage fraud, grant fraud, and contractor fraud.
• Handle affirmative civil enforcement litigation involving the investigation and litigation of fraud, waste, and abuse where federal agencies and taxpayers are the victims. These cases are most often brought under the False Claims Act, and frequently involve health care fraud, financial fraud, procurement fraud, mortgage fraud, grant fraud, and contractor fraud.
• Handle affirmative civil enforcement litigation involving the investigation and litigation of fraud, waste, and abuse where federal agencies and taxpayers are the victims. These cases are most often brought under the False Claims Act, and frequently involve health care fraud, financial fraud, procurement fraud, mortgage fraud, grant fraud, and contractor fraud.

Requirements

Required Qualifications: Applicants must possess a J.D. Degree (or equivalent), be an active member in good standing of the bar (any U.S. jurisdiction) and have at least 1-year post-J.D. (or equivalent) legal or other relevant experience.

United States citizenship is required.

Qualifications

• 3 years of post-JD experience (or equivalent) legal or other relevant experience.
• A strong academic background.
• Superior legal writing and research abilities.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• The ability to handle voluminous discovery, challenging witnesses, and pressing deadlines.
• A commitment to professionalism, ethics, integrity, civility, and public service.

Education

Applicants must possess a J.D. Degree.

Additional information

Salary Information: Pay for Assistant United States Attorneys is administratively determined based, in part, on the number of years of professional attorney experience. The range of pay for non-supervisory Assistant United States Attorneys is $81,160 to $197,100, which includes 23.79% 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.

Evaluation Method

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above. Writing Sample: Please provide a recent legal writing sample, such as a pretrial or dispositive motion or response, appellate brief, or sentencing memorandum, of 10-20 pages that was not heavily edited by others. You may submit an excerpt from a longer piece.

Veterans' Preference

There is no formal rating system for applying veterans' preference to attorney appointments in the excepted service; however, the Department of Justice considers veterans' preference eligibility as a positive factor in attorney hiring. Applicants eligible for veterans' preference must indicate their preference in response to the appropriate question in their assessment questionnaire (it is also recommended that information is included in their cover letter or resume) and they must submit supporting documentation (e.g., DD 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty and other supporting documentation) which verifies their eligibility for preference. Although the "point" system is not used, per se, applicants eligible to claim 10-point preference must submit Standard Form (SF) 15, Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference, and submit the supporting documentation required for the specific type of preference claimed (visit the OPM website, http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/sf15.pdf for a copy of SF 15, which lists the types of 10-point preferences and the required supporting document(s). Applicants should note that SF 15 requires supporting documentation associated with service-connected disabilities or receipt of nonservice-connected disability pensions to be dated 1991 or later.