Assistant United States Attorney (Civil)

Duties

The U.S. Attorney's Office (USAO) for the District of Maryland seeks experienced attorneys to serve as Civil Assistant United States Attorneys. These positions will be located in the USAO's Baltimore office.

Responsibilities

• Help An appointment with the U.S. Attorney's Office offers unique and challenging experiences for the highly motivated attorney.
• The Civil Division handles defensive civil litigation involving claims made against the United States and federal agencies.
• The Civil Division also handles affirmative civil enforcement investigations and suits under the False Claims Act and related statutes.
• 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, including fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing.
• 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 under the Selective Service Law.
• See www.sss.gov.

Requirements

• Conditions of employment: Must be a United States Citizen or National.
• Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory preemployment adjudication, including fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing.
• Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation.
• You must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
• J.D. degree and active member of the bar (any U.S. jurisdiction) required.
• Must reside in the district to which appointed or within 25 miles thereof. See 28 U.S.C. 545 for district specific information.

Qualifications

• Required qualifications: Applicants must possess a J.D. Degree, be an active member of the bar (any U.S. jurisdiction), and have at least 1 year post-J.D. legal or other relevant experience.
• Preferred qualifications: Preferred applicants will possess substantial experience in handling a variety of complex civil litigation, including motions practice, serving and responding to discovery, settlement negotiations, trials, and appeals.
• Additional qualifications: Applicants should have strong character and interpersonal skills and demonstrate the capacity to function with minimal guidance in a highly demanding environment.
• Experience: Applicants must demonstrate excellent computer literacy skills to include experience with automated research on the Internet, electronic court filing, electronic e-mail, and word processing systems.

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.

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 $94,350 to $197,100 which includes the 33.94% locality pay.

Other Benefits

• Other benefits include: telework; life insurance; health benefits; and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System.

Travel

• Occasional travel may be required.

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.

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.