[blindlaw] Criminal Division, Fraud unit opening

[Mike Fry]

Has a visually impaired attorney ever got a lateral job like this?  If so, please share the story.  I ask seriously because these types of post always go on our mailing list.  I know these types of lateral positions are very competitive.  

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On Aug 6, 2012, at 4:34 PM, "Ross Doerr" <rumpole at roadrunner.com> wrote:

> U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
> CRIMINAL DIVISION, FRAUD SECTION
> EXPERIENCED ATTORNEYS / GS-905-14/15
> VARIOUS DUTY LOCATIONS 
> 12-CRM-FRD-077
> About the Office: The Fraud Section is a litigating unit that investigates
> and prosecutes complex, multi-district and international white-collar
> criminal cases throughout the country and implements and coordinates the
> Department's fraud enforcement policy. Fraud Section cases focus on
> corporate, securities and investment fraud, foreign bribery (Foreign Corrupt
> Practices Act), health care fraud, financial institution and insurance
> fraud, mortgage fraud, procurement and government program fraud (including
> fraud related to economic stimulus and recovery programs), mass marketing
> fraud and other complex criminal schemes.
> 
> Responsibilities and Opportunity Offered: The Criminal Division, U.S.
> Department of Justice, is seeking qualified, experienced attorneys for
> several term positions in the Fraud Section located in various duty
> locations within the U.S.
> 
> Responsibilities will include investigation and litigation of criminal
> health care fraud matters and will require travel.
> 
> Qualifications: Required: Applicants must possess a J.D. degree, be an
> active member of a bar (any jurisdiction), and have at least three (3) years
> of post-J.D. legal experience.
> 
> Desired candidates should demonstrate strong analytic, writing and oral
> advocacy skills.
> 
> Travel: Domestic and international travel is required.
> 
> Position and Salary Information: These positions are for two year term
> appointments, with the possibility of extensions contingent on available
> funding.
> 
> Years of experience and current salary determine the appropriate salary
> level. The salary range for these positions is GS-14 to GS-15 (Base pay of
> $84,697 - $129,517 plus the applicable locality pay of the duty location).
> See OPM's Web page at www.opm.gov/oca/payrates/index.html
> 
> Location: Positions are available in the following locations:
> 
> Baton Rouge, LA
> Brooklyn, NY
> Detroit, MI
> Houston, TX
> Dallas, TX
> Los Angeles, CA
> Miami, FL
> Tampa, FL
> Chicago, IL
> 
> Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses are not authorized.
> 
> Submission Process and Deadline Date: To apply for these positions, please
> submit a cover letter (highlighting relevant experience), a detailed resume,
> law school transcript and a current performance appraisal (if applicable)
> to: Employment.Fraud at usdoj.gov (E-mail submission preferred) or mail to:
> 
> U.S. Department of Justice
> Criminal Division, Fraud Section
> 1400 New York Ave, NW (Bond Building)
> Washington, DC 20530
> ATTN: Ben Crockett
> 
> No telephone calls please.
> 
> Please specify in your cover letter each of the duty locations for which you
> would like to be considered. If you do not specify any duty location, you
> will be considered for any of the nine locations. 
> 
> These vacancies are open until filled.
> 
> Internet Sites: This and selected other attorney vacancy announcements can
> be found on the Internet at
> http://www.justice.gov/careers/legal/attvacancies.html
> 
> For more information about the Criminal Division, please visit
> http://www.justice.gov/criminal/
> 
> Department Policies: 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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