Assistant United States Attorney (Civil)

About the role

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Indiana is seeking applications for a General Assistant U.S. Attorney (AUSA) position in its Civil Division. This position may be located in Hammond, South Bend, or Fort Wayne.

Responsibilities

• Defensive litigation (personal injury, medical malpractice, employment discrimination)
• Constitutional claims against federal employees
• Affirmative civil enforcement (healthcare fraud, procurement fraud, financial fraud, pharmaceutical diversion)
• Immigration cases (detainee challenges, immigration benefit applications)
• Civil rights enforcement

Requirements

• United States citizenship required
• J.D. degree and active member of the bar (any U.S. jurisdiction) required
• Reside in the district to which appointed or within 25 miles
• Pass a background investigation
• Pass a drug test

Qualifications

• At least 1 year post-J.D. legal or other relevant experience
• At least 3 or more years of post-J.D. experience litigating cases in federal or state courts
• Substantial experience conducting discovery, legal writing, and oral advocacy
• Experience handling settlement negotiations
• Strong work ethic, excellent research and writing skills, and strong oral advocacy skills
• Excellent computer literacy skills, including experience with automated research on the Internet, electronic court filing, and electronic e-mail and word processing systems

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, telework, life insurance, health benefits, and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System.

Pay and Schedule

• Pay is administratively determined based on years of professional attorney experience, ranging from $65,563.00 to $171,475.00.
• Locality pay varies depending on duty location.

Schedule

• Full-time position.