Assistant United States Attorney (Civil Bankruptcy)

About the role

The United States Attorney's Office (USAO), Southern District of Florida (SDFL) is seeking experienced attorneys to handle litigation in Bankruptcy Courts in the Southern District of Florida.

Responsibilities

• Work with a team consisting of another full-time Bankruptcy AUSA and two full-time Bankruptcy paralegals.
• Practice before all federal bankruptcy courts in the District.
• Handle creditor-side bankruptcy representation of federal agencies (IRS, SBA, Department of Education) in Chapter 7, 11, and 13 proceedings and related adversary proceedings.
• Be assigned cases from inception to completion as the sole attorney representing those agencies in bankruptcy court to preserve their claims to payment from the bankruptcy estate.
• Responsibilities and assignments increase in complexity as training and experience progress.
• May require travel within and outside the district as needed.

Requirements

• United States citizenship or national.
• J.D. degree and active member of the bar (any U.S. jurisdiction).
• Must reside in the district to which appointed or within 25 miles thereof (see 28 U.S.C. 545).
• If male applicant born after December 31, 1959, must be registered with the Selective Service System or exempt.
• Initial appointment contingent on satisfactory pre‑employment adjudication (fingerprint, credit, tax checks, drug testing).
• Continued employment subject to favorable background investigation.

Qualifications

• Required: J.D. degree, active bar membership (any U.S. jurisdiction), at least 1 year post‑J.D. legal or other relevant experience, U.S. citizenship.
• Preferred: Meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of the announcement (i.e., possess J.D. degree).

Pay

Pay is administratively determined based on years of professional attorney experience. The basic pay range is $124,649 to $197,100, which includes 24.67% locality pay.