[blindlaw] U.S. Atty Posting Northern District of Iowa

Wed Nov 9 00:49:25 UTC 2011

  a.. Assistant United States Attorney Vacancy United States Attorney's Office Northern District of IOWA Announcement Number: 2012-AUSA-NDIA-01 Applications must be postmarked by Monday, November 28, 2011. Pasted Below

  ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY VACANCY
  UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE - NORTHERN DISTRICT OF IOWA
  Announcement Number: 2012-AUSA-NDIA-01

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  About the Office: The United States Attorney's Office prosecutes federal criminal offenses and defends the interests of the United States in civil cases. The United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Iowa covers 52 of the state's 99 counties. The headquarters office is located in the eastern Iowa community of Cedar Rapids, with a branch office located in Sioux City.

  Responsibilities and Opportunity Offered: The United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Iowa has one criminal attorney vacancy to be filled in our Cedar Rapids office. This position will be responsible for investigating and prosecuting a variety of criminal cases. 

  Qualifications:Required qualifications: Applicants must possess a J.D. degree, be an active member of the bar (any United States jurisdiction), and have at least 1 year of post - J.D. experience. The applicant will be expected to do his/her own legal research and writing and shall be substantially self-sufficient in preparing day-to-day correspondence and pleadings. 

  Preferred qualifications: Preferred applicants will possess significant experience, skills, and/or interest in prosecuting federal crimes. Preferred applicants will be proficient in the use of a computer, as well as demonstrate excellent oral and written advocacy skills. Preferred applicants shall have excellent interpersonal skills, including experience working with law enforcement officials. Preferred applicants shall also have experience and familiarity with federal grand jury practice. Preferred applicants shall also have experience in preparation of appellate briefs and presentation of appellate arguments. 

  Travel: Frequent travel may be required within and outside the District.

  Salary Information: Assistant United States Attorneys' pay is administratively determined based, in part, on the number of years of professional attorney experience. The range of basic annual pay for this position is $44,581 to $117,994, plus a locality pay of 14.16%, for a total salary range of $50,894 to $134,702.

  Location: This position will be located in the Headquarters Office in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

  Cedar Rapids is Iowa's second largest city with a metro population of around 120,000. The city is located in the east central part of the state and is centrally located with direct access to major Midwest cities like Minneapolis, Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Louis, and Kansas City. Cedar Rapids has placed among the top-20 Forbes Magazine "Best Places" and was named a number 2 kid-friendly city in the country based on such factors as education, crime, arts and culture. The city boasts an ideal blend of commerce, culture, leisure and education opportunities. Great jobs, safe neighborhoods, theaters, museums, schools, symphonies, shopping, sports and recreation abound in the Cedar Rapids area. For more information on Cedar Rapids visit: http://www.cedar-rapids.com/

  Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses will not be authorized.

  Application Process and Deadline Date: Interested persons should direct cover letters and resumes to: 

    Scott McNamar
    Human Resources Specialist
    United States Attorney's Office
    401 1st Street SE Suite 400
    Cedar Rapids, IA 52401

  No phone calls please. Hand-carried applications must be received by 5:00 pm CST on Monday, November 28, 2011; mailed applications must be postmarked by Monday, November 28, 2011. Applications may also be emailed to USAIAN.HR at usdoj.gov. Persons applying by email are responsible for ensuring that email and any attachments are received no later than 11:59 pm CST on Monday, November 28, 2011. (Note: The Northern District of Iowa cannot be responsible for lost/mis-routed/delayed email transmissions.)

  Internet Sites: Other information about the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Iowa can be found at: http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/ian.

  This and other attorney vacancy announcements can be found at: http://www.usdoj.gov/oarm/attvacancies.html.

  Department Policies: Assistant United States Attorneys generally must reside in the district to which he or she is appointed. See 28 U.S.C. § 545 for district-specific information.

  All initial attorney appointments to the Department of Justice are made on a time-limited (temporary) basis. Temporary appointments may, or may not, be extended or made permanent without further competition. 

  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, genetic information, status as a parent, membership or non-membership in an employee organization, on the basis of personal favoritism, or any non merit 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. 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. 

  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. Only U.S. citizens are eligible for employment with the Executive Office for Immigration Review and the United States Attorneys' Offices. Unless otherwise indicated in a particular job advertisement, non-U.S. Citizens may apply for employment with other organizations, but should be advised that appointments of non-U.S. Citizens are 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. 

  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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  The Department of Justice cannot control further dissemination and/or posting of information contained in this vacancy announcement. Such posting and/or dissemination is not an endorsement by the Department of the organization or group disseminating and/or posting the information.
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