[blindlaw] U.S. Atty Posting Mississippi

[Ross Doerr]

ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI 
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT: 12 - AUSA - 01
About the Office: The United States Attorney's Office prosecutes federal
offenses and defends the United States Government's interest in civil cases.
The United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Mississippi
covers the 45 counties of the southern portion of the State and has a branch
office located in Gulfport, Mississippi.

Responsibilities and Opportunity Offered: The United States Attorney's
Office for the Southern District of Mississippi is seeking applications from
experienced litigators for 1 vacancy in the Criminal Division, Jackson,
Mississippi. The successful candidate will be responsible for prosecuting a
variety of complex criminal cases including fraud and other white collar
crime, narcotics, firearms, immigration, and violent crime, as well as other
program areas.

Qualifications: Required Qualifications: Applicants must possess a J.D.
degree, be an active member of the bar (any jurisdiction), and have at least
3 years post-J.D. experience.

Preferred Qualifications: Applicants must exhibit the ability to work in a
highly demanding environment with minimal guidance and demonstrate
analytical ability, good judgement and excellent communication and courtroom
skills. Applicants should posses excellent computer skills which includes
experience with automated research, electronic court filing and various
word-processing systems. Substantial litigation experience in the Federal
Courts including criminal trial experience and a demonstrated ability to
conduct complex criminal investigations is highly desirable.

Travel: Some travel will be required.

Type of Position: This is a temporary position not-to-exceed 14 months. This
position may be made permanent or extended 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: Jackson, Mississippi

Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses are not authorized.

Application Process and Deadline Date: All applications/resumes should be
postmarked no later than August 17, 2012. Interested parties should direct
cover letters and applications and/or resumes to:

Harold Brittain
Acting First Assistant US Attorney
United States Attorney's Office, Southern District, Mississippi
501 East Capitol St., Ste. 4.430
Jackson, MS 39201

No telephone calls please.

Applications/resumes may also be forwarded electronically to:
usamss.applications at usdoj.gov 

Electronic submissions must be received no later than August 17, 2012.

Security Requirements: Initial appointment is conditioned upon a
satisfactory pre-employment 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: Other information about the U.S. Attorney's Office for the
Southern District of Mississippi can be found at:
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/mss/

This and other attorney vacancy announcements can be found at:
http://www.justice.gov/careers/legal/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.

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).