If
you are looking for an exciting and challenging career, this is the
position for you! With a diverse and talented workforce of over 100,000
men and women, Justice leads the Nation in ensuring the protection of
all Americans while preserving their constitutional freedoms. You can be
part of a dedicated team helping to enforce Federal criminal and civil
laws that protect life, liberty, and the property of citizens.
Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory preemployment
adjudication. This includes fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug
testing. In addition, continued employment is subject to a favorable
adjudication of a background investigation.
For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States
Attorney's Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/careers/careers.html
As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement.
All initial attorney positions to the Department of Justice are made on a 14-month (temporary) basis.
Criminal:
Assistant United States Attorneys in the Criminal Division are
responsible for the enforcement, investigation, and prosecution of drug
crimes; violent crimes; firearms offenses; child exploitation crimes;
white-collar crimes, including wire and mail fraud, healthcare fraud,
and mortgage fraud; and immigration offenses. The qualified applicant
would be expected to (a) assist federal and state law agents in
structuring and implementing criminal investigative plans and
strategies; (b) participate in grand jury proceedings, including the
presentation of witnesses before the grand jury; (c) litigate cases of
moderate to high complexity from start to finish with limited
supervision; and (4) draft appellate briefs for their cases to the
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. Preferred candidates must have
litigated a significant number of federal jury trials in United States
District Courts and/or felony jury level state courts. The criminal AUSA
position is available in our Columbia office.
Civil:
Assistant United States Attorneys in the Civil Division have the
opportunity to perform an important public service by representing the
interests of the United States in civil actions brought against the
United States, its agencies, officers, and employees, as well as
handling affirmative civil actions to recover government money lost to
fraud, and upholding the civil rights of the District's citizens. This
position's primary responsibility will be defensive litigation in the
areas of medical malpractice and other personal injury torts, employment
discrimination, the Administrative Procedure Act, immigration, and
prisoner litigation. The position may also include affirmative
litigation in cases involving general fraud, health care fraud,
violations of the False Claims Act, and violations of the Controlled
Substances Act. The civil AUSA position is available in either our
Columbia or Charleston offices.
Ideal
candidates must possess a strong work ethic, exhibit good
organizational skills, exercise fair and sound judgment, be attentive to
facts and details, work well both independently and on a team, have
leadership skills, be ready and willing to volunteer to assist other
AUSAs, possess excellent negotiation skills, have the ability to analyze
complex legal and factual issues, write clearly and persuasively, and
effectively represent the Government's interests at hearings and trials
before the United States District Court.
Required Qualifications:
Applicants must possess a J.D. Degree, be an active member of the South
Carolina bar, and have at least 3 year post-J.D. legal or other relevant
experience.
United States citizenship is required.
Preferred Qualifications:
-Applicants must also have a strong academic background and excellent research and writing skills.
- Preferred candidates will have extensive jury trial experience.
-Applicants must demonstrate a quick analytical ability to accurately
and precisely identify and articulate critical issues in an
investigation and prosecution.
-Applicants must possess excellent written and oral communication abilities and courtroom skills.
-Applicants must demonstrate superior oral and writing skills as well as strong research and interpersonal skills.
-Applicants must demonstrate good judgment.
-Applicants must exhibit the ability to work in a supportive and
professional manner with other attorneys, support staff, law enforcement
agents, courthouse staff, and judges.
-Applicants must have a demonstrated capacity to work hard and function,
with minimal guidance, in a highly demanding environment.
-Applicants will be expected to do their own legal research and writing
and will be substantially self-sufficient in preparing day-to-day
correspondence and pleadings.
You must meet all qualification requirements upon the closing date of this announcement.
To
apply for this position, you must complete the occupational
questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required
Documents section below.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 06/07/2021 to receive consideration.
1. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to
your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume
and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational
questionnaire.
2. Click the Submit My Answers button to submit your application package. (It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation are submitted prior to the closing date.)
3. To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login,
select the Application Status link and then select the more information
link for this position. The Details page will display the status of
your application, the documentation received and processed, and any
correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your
uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan
process.
To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account
and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must
re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account
or your application will be incomplete.
You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to
review and track the status of your application. However, should you not
be able to apply online, please contact District of South Carolina at
(803)929-3098 or email at Victoria.Werner@usdoj.gov, prior to the
closing date of this announcement to request an alternate method of
applying.
Applicants should familiarize themselves and comply with the relevant rules of professional conduct regarding any possible conflicts of interest in connection with their applications. In particular, please notify this Office if you currently represent clients or adjudicate matters in which this Office is involved and/or you have a family member who is representing clients or adjudicating matters in which this Office is involved so that we can evaluate any potential conflict of interest or disqualification issue that may need to be addressed under those circumstances.
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Department Policies
Equal Employment Opportunity: The U.S. Department of Justice is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Except where otherwise provided by law, there will be no discrimination because of color, race, religion, national origin, political affiliation, marital status, disability (physical or mental), age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected genetic information, pregnancy, status as a parent, or any other nonmerit-based factor. The Department of Justice welcomes and encourages applications from persons with physical and mental disabilities. The Department is firmly committed to satisfying its affirmative obligations under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to ensure that persons with disabilities have every opportunity to be hired and advanced on the basis of merit within the Department of Justice. For more information, please review our full EEO Statement.
Reasonable Accommodations: This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
Outreach and Recruitment for Qualified Applicants with Disabilities: The Department encourages qualified applicants with disabilities, including individuals with targeted/severe disabilities to apply in response to posted vacancy announcements. Qualified applicants with targeted/severe disabilities may be eligible for direct hire, non-competitive appointment under Schedule A (5 C.F.R. § 213.3102(u)) hiring authority. Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to contact one of the Department’s Disability Points of Contact (DPOC) to express an interest in being considered for a position. See list of DPOCs.
Suitability and Citizenship: It is the policy of the Department to achieve a drug-free workplace and persons selected for employment will be required to pass a drug test which screens for illegal drug use prior to final appointment. Employment is also contingent upon the completion and satisfactory adjudication of a background investigation. Congress generally prohibits agencies from employing non-citizens within the United States, except for a few narrow exceptions as set forth in the annual Appropriations Act (see, https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/non-citizens/). Pursuant to DOJ component policies, only U.S. citizens are eligible for employment with the Executive Office for Immigration Review, U.S. Trustee’s Offices, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Unless otherwise indicated in a particular job advertisement, qualifying non-U.S. citizens meeting immigration and appropriations law criteria may apply for employment with other DOJ organizations. However, please be advised that the appointment of non-U.S. citizens is extremely rare; such appointments would be possible only if necessary to accomplish the Department's mission and would be subject to strict security requirements. Applicants who hold dual citizenship in the U.S. and another country will be considered on a case-by-case basis. All DOJ employees are subject to a residency requirement. Candidates must have lived in the United States for at least three of the past five years. The three-year period is cumulative, not necessarily consecutive. Federal or military employees, or dependents of federal or military employees serving overseas, are excepted from this requirement. This is a Department security requirement which is waived only for extreme circumstances and handled on a case-by-case basis.
Veterans: 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 include that information in their cover letter or resume and attach supporting documentation (e.g., the DD 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty and other supporting documentation) to their submissions. 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, 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 except in the case of service members submitting official statements or retirement orders from a branch of the Armed Forces showing that his or her retirement was due to a permanent service-connected disability or that he/she was transferred to the permanent disability retired list (the statement or retirement orders must indicate that the disability is 10% or more).
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