[blindlaw] U.S. Atty posting Southern District Florida

[Ross Doerr]

ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA 
Announcement Number 12-SDFL-AUSA-02 posted 08/01/2012
Recruitment Efforts: We are currently seeking experienced Criminal attorneys
from within the U.S. Attorney's Offices nationwide and the Executive Office
for U.S. Attorneys for our main Miami office as well as our branch offices
in Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach and Ft. Pierce. Applicants must indicate
the location(s) and division(s) to which they are applying.
About the Office: The United States Attorney's Office (USAO), Southern
District of Florida (SDFL), is seeking experienced attorneys for Assistant
United States Attorney positions in one of the largest USAOs in the nation.
SDFL is a leader in the prosecution of health care fraud, bank and other
white collar frauds, narcotics offenses, human trafficking cases, public
corruption, and national security matters. Divisions include: Appellate,
Asset Forfeiture, Civil and Criminal. The Criminal Division is further
divided into Sections: Major Crimes, Economic and Environmental Crimes,
Public Integrity and National Security, Narcotics and Special Prosecutions.
There are also three branch offices located in Ft. Lauderdale, West Palm
Beach and Ft. Pierce.
Responsibilities and Opportunity Offered: The applicant selected will
represent the U.S. Government as an Assistant United States Attorney in a
wide range of unique and complex cases in a District that extends over 300
miles from Key West to Vero Beach. Assistants handle a variety of criminal
prosecutions, civil litigation or appellate litigation. The Southern
District of Florida carries one of the busiest criminal trial dockets in the
nation. 
Qualifications: Required qualifications: Applicants must possess a J.D.
degree, be an active member of the bar (any jurisdiction), and have at least
1 year post-J.D. experience. 
Preferred qualifications Preferred applicants will possess superior oral and
written communication skills, strong interpersonal skills; and the capacity
to function in a highly demanding environment with minimal guidance.
Additionally, it is desired that the successful candidate have strong
academic credentials and at least three years of post J.D. experience.
Travel: Some travel may be necessary.
Salary Information: Assistant United States Attorneys' pay is
administratively determined based, in part, on the number years of
professional attorney experience and availability of funds. The current
recruiting range is $44,581 through $131,534 plus locality rate.
Location: Vacancies may be located in any of the above locations, and
placement will be determined at the time of selection. If you are selected
for a branch office opening, a period of training, from approximately 1-3
months, may be required in the Miami office. 
Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses will not be authorized.
Application Process and Deadline Date: Cover letter, resume and writing
sample may be submitted by e-mail to USAFLS-AUSAResumes at usdoj.gov
OR by mail to the following address:
United States Attorney's Office
Southern District of Florida
Attention: Attorney Recruitment
99 N.E. 4th Street
Miami, Fl 33132
No telephone calls please. Announcement is open until filled. 
Internet Sites: The home page for the U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern
District of Florida, may be accessed at:
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/fls/
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,
politics, marital status, disability, age, sex, sexual orientation, status
as a parent, membership or non-membership in an employee organization, or on
the basis of personal favoritism. 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,
http://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 documents).
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).