[blindlaw] U.S. Atty Posting - Eastern District Missouri

[Ross Doerr]

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE 
Eastern District of Missouri
12-EDMO-08A
About the Office: The United States Attorney’s Office (USAO), has
jurisdiction and responsibility in a broad range of areas, all of which
involve representing the legal interests of the Federal Government in a
court of law in the eastern half of the state of Missouri. The Eastern
District of Missouri has offices in both St. Louis, Missouri and Cape
Girardeau, Missouri. 
Responsibilities and Opportunity Offered:The United States Attorney for the
Eastern District of Missouri is seeking experienced attorneys to serve as
Assistant U.S. Attorneys (AUSA) in the Cape Girardeau, Missouri office.
Employment with the United States Attorney’s Office offers a unique and
challenging experience for the highly motivated attorney: an opportunity to
work on some of the most significant, complex and visible cases being
litigated today. Working in the Criminal Division, you will be part of a
dedicated team helping to enforce Federal criminal laws that protect life,
liberty and property of citizens. Criminal Division assignments include the
investigation and prosecution of violent offenses, drug trafficking, public
corruption, terrorism, white collar, and organized crime.
Qualifications:
Required: Applicants must possess a J.D. degree, be an active member of the
bar (any jurisdiction); possess superior oral and written communication
skills, as well as strong character and interpersonal skills; have
demonstrated the capacity to function, with minimal guidance, in a highly
demanding environment. Additionally, the successful candidate must have at
least three years of post J.D. experience.
Preferred: The ideal candidate will have extensive experience conducting
jury trials in state or federal court. It is preferred, but not required,
that the applicant have prior experience in an United States Attorney’s
Office.
United States citizenship is required.
Travel: Occasional travel within and outside the District will be required.
Type of Position: This is a temporary position not-to-exceed 15 months. This
position may be extended or made permanent without further competition.
Salary Information: Assistant United States Attorneys' pay is
administratively determined based, in part, on the number years of
professional attorney experience. The range of basic pay is $44,581 to
$117,994, plus locality pay where authorized. 
Location: Cape Girardeau, Missouri branch office
Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses will not be paid.
Application Process and Deadline Date: To apply, please provide a cover
letter explaining your interest in the position, and a resume. Include
announcement number: 12-EDMO-08A on your cover letter or resume.
Applications will be accepted until close of business August 9, 2012.
Please send your resume to:
Terri Dougherty
U.S. Attorney’s Office
111 S. 10th Street, Room 20.333
St. Louis, MO 63102 
No telephone calls please. 
Security Requirements:Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory
preemployment adjudication. This includes fingerprint and credit checks, and
drug testing. In addition, continued employment is subject to a favorable
adjudication of a background investigation.
Internet Sites: Internet Sites: This and other attorney vacancy
announcements 
can be found at: http://www.usdoj.gov/oarm/attvacancies.html
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/ct 
Department Policies: 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. 
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).