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Assistant United States Attorney(Criminal) Open Continuous Announcement

United States Attorneys'​ Offices · Phoenix, AZ · 1 mo ago
Legal$80k–$197k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills?, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We need to parse the posting. Key info: - Location: Phoenix, AZ (maybe part of About the role) - Duties: description of district, AUSAs, tasks: investigate and prosecute cases involving illegal immigration, drug trafficking, human smuggling, support to cartels and transnational criminal organizations designated as FTOs. Also mention residency requirements, selective service, etc. Those are more requirements. - Responsibilities: The duties section includes responsibilities: "The positions currently being filled will investigate and prosecute cases involving illegal immigration, drug trafficking, human smuggling, and support to cartels and transnational criminal organizations designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs)." Also "Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress." Also "As a result, the office's charging figures are consistently among the highest..." but that's more description. - Requirements: Conditions of employment: US citizen/national, preemployment adjudication (fingerprint, credit, tax checks, drug testing), continued employment subject to favorable background investigation, selective service registration if male born after 12/31/1959, J.D. degree and active member of bar, residency within district or 25 miles. - Qualifications: Required Qualifications: J.D. degree, active member of bar, US citizenship. Education: J.D. degree. - Skills: Not explicitly listed. Could infer legal skills but not given. So we should not create Skills section unless there is specific content. There's none. - Benefits: "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." Also earlier: "A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package." So we have benefits content. - Pay: Salary Information: range $80,282.00 to $197,100.00 per year. - Schedule: Not mentioned explicitly. There's "Travel: occasional travel". No schedule like full-time/part-time. Could infer full-time but not stated. So we should not create Schedule section unless explicit. There's no schedule info. - Also there is "Initial Cut-off Date: Applications received by October 13, 2026 will receive first consideration. Subsequent Cut-off Dates: Additional reviews will occur on November 30, 2026. Duration of Eligibility: Your application will remain active for 3 months from the date of submission." That's application instructions, which we should remove per instruction: remove application instructions. So we drop that. - Also "Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses will not be authorized. Recruitment incentive may be offered." That's maybe part of benefits? Could be included under Benefits or separate? It's not a standard benefit but could be included under Benefits as "Relocation expenses: not authorized; recruitment incentive may be offered." Since it's specific, we could include under Benefits. - Also "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." So we combine. - Also "The Benefits link provides an overview of the benefits currently offered to Federal Employees." That's generic. - Also "Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits." That's boilerplate. - Also "Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent." That's generic. We need to preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include the specifics: pay range, benefits list, residency requirement, selective service, citizenship, J.D., bar membership, preemployment adjudication details, background investigation, duties (investigate/prosecute illegal immigration, drug trafficking, human smuggling, support to cartels and FTOs), district description (size, location, border, Indian Country dockets, tribes, charging figures). Also mention that AUSAs will have immediate opportunity to represent US in court. Also mention that responsibilities increase as training/experience progress. We need to structure with headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Benefits, Pay. Possibly also "Location" but not required; we can include location under About the role. We must not repeat job title as heading. The job title is Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA). Not to repeat. We must not put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings. We must output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown. We'll produce something like:

About the role

The District of Arizona is composed of approximately 180 Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSAs) spread across offices in Phoenix, Tucson, Yuma, and Flagstaff. Because of its size and location, the district faces unique geographical challenges and resource demands, including a 375‑mile border with Mexico, one of the most robust Indian Country dockets in the country, and service to the 22 federally recognized tribes in Arizona. AUSAs in this district have the immediate opportunity to represent the United States in court, and the office’s charging figures are consistently among the highest of all United States Attorney’s Offices nationwide.

Responsibilities

  • Investigate and prosecute cases involving illegal immigration, drug trafficking, human smuggling, and support to cartels and transnational criminal organizations designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs).
  • Handle a diverse caseload that reflects the district’s border, Indian Country, and tribal responsibilities.
  • Assume increasing responsibility and more complex assignments as training and experience progress.

Requirements

  • United States citizenship or national status.
  • Satisfactory pre‑employment adjudication, including fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing.
  • Continued employment contingent on a favorable background investigation.
  • Selective Service registration (if applicable: male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must certify registration or exemption).
  • J.D. degree and active membership in the bar of any U.S. jurisdiction.
  • Residency within the District of Arizona or within 25 miles thereof (see 28 U.S.C. § 545).

Qualifications

  • J.D. degree.
  • Active member of the bar (any U.S. jurisdiction).
  • United States citizenship.

Benefits

  • Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays.
  • Telework eligibility.
  • Life insurance and health benefits.
  • Participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System.
  • Relocation expenses not authorized; recruitment incentive may be offered.

Pay

Salary range: $80,282.00 to $197,100.00 per year, based on years of professional attorney experience.

We need to ensure we didn't include Schedule section. No schedule info. Check for any other specific content: "As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement." That's generic; could be omitted? It's not boilerplate but it's about hiring process. Might be considered application instruction? It's about the announcement being open continuous. Could be considered part of "About the role"? Might be considered generic but it's substantive: indicates open continuous. However instruction says remove application instructions. This line is about the announcement being open continuous and that additional positions may be filled. That's more about the posting process, not about the role. Safer to omit. Also "Initial Cut-off Date..." etc we removed. Also "Travel: occasional travel" - that's a specific detail about travel. Should we include? It's under "Travel: occasional travel". That's a specific job characteristic. Could be included under Responsibilities or a separate section? There's no heading for Travel. Could add a bullet under Responsibilities: "Occasional travel required." That is substantive. Let's add. Also "Political Appointees (Current and Former): ..." that's boilerplate/legal; remove. Also "EEO Statement/Policy:" remove. Also "Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency..." that's generic fluff; could be considered boilerplate? It's not a standard boilerplate but it's subjective. Might be considered fluff; but it's substantive? It's a statement about desired candidate attributes. Could be considered part of Requirements or Qualifications? It's not a specific requirement; it's a desirable trait. The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. This is detail about desired candidate attributes. It's not a requirement but it's info. Should we keep? It's under "Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees..." Actually that paragraph is generic benefits again. The later paragraph: "Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution." That's a statement of desired qualities. It's not a requirement but it's info. I'd keep it maybe under a section like "Desired Qualities" but we don't have a heading for that. Could incorporate into Qualifications or Requirements as a note? But it's not a qualification; it's a desired attribute. The instruction says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. We could add a bullet under Qualifications: "Commitment to improving government efficiency, upholding rule of law, and constitutional principles." But that's not a qualification per se. Might be considered fluff. However it's specific content; we should preserve it. Let's add a bullet under Qualifications: "Demonstrated commitment to improving federal government efficiency, passion for American republican ideals, and dedication to upholding the rule of law and U.S. Constitution." But we need to check if that is indeed in the text: "Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution." Yes. Also "Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits. Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered." That's generic benefits description; we already have benefits list; we can ignore the generic fluff. Now check for any other specifics: "Recruitment incentive may be offered." Already included. Now ensure we didn't miss any duty: "The positions currently being filled will investigate and prosecute cases involving illegal immigration, drug trafficking, human smuggling, and support to cartels and transnational criminal organizations designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs)." Already. Also "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." Already. Also "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." Already. Also "Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory

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