[blindlaw] DOJ Overseas criminal prosecution posting

[Ross Doerr]

EXPERIENCED ATTORNEY / GS-905-14/15
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
CRIMINAL DIVISION 
OFFICE OF OVERSEAS PROSECUTORIAL DEVELOPMENT
ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING SECTION
SENIOR ATTORNEY FOR STRATEGIC PLANNING
12-CR-OPDAT-064


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The Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training
(OPDAT), Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, seeks an experienced
Assistant United States Attorney or Department of Justice Trial Attorney.
This is a term appointment for 2 years, with the possibility of an
extension, contingent on additional funding.

About the Office: The mission of the Criminal Division's Office of Overseas
Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training (OPDAT) is to develop and
administer technical and developmental assistance designed to enhance the
capabilities of foreign justice sector institutions and their law
enforcement personnel. This assistance is administered in order to enable
those institutions and their personnel to more effectively combat terrorism,
organized crime, corruption, financial crimes and other types of crime, such
as the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and their
means of delivery, as well as other forms of conventional proliferation in a
manner consistent with the rule of law. The assistance is also administered
to enable those institutions and their personnel to more effectively
cooperate regionally and with the United States in combating such crime:
http://www.justice.gov/criminal/opdat/.

Responsibilities and Opportunity Offered: Based in Washington, DC, under the
direction of the Director of OPDAT, or his designee, the Senior Attorney for
Strategic Planning is responsible for planning and helping to design OPDAT
overseas initiatives, particularly initiatives not otherwise assigned to an
OPDAT Regional or Functional Unit. In addition to planning and helping to
design overseas initiatives, the incumbent will also be responsible for
reviewing, responding and coordinating responses to requests for comments on
legislation, policy papers, testimony by senior government officials,
proposals for overseas engagements and other interagency documents. The
Senior Attorney will coordinate his work with OPDAT's Regional and
functional units as well as with all relevant sections of the Criminal
Division and other components of the Department. In that regard, the Senior
Attorney for Strategic Planning is required to establish and maintain good
working relationships not only with colleagues within the Department of
Justice, but also with funders, such as the Department of State, the U.S.
Agency for International Development, the Millennium Challenge Corporation,
and the Department of Defense. The incumbent may be asked to represent the
Department and/or OPDAT at interagency and international forums. The Senior
Attorney will serve as a member of OPDAT"s senior staff and will perform
other duties as assigned.

Qualifications: Required Qualifications: Interested applicants must be an
experienced Assistant United States Attorney or Department of Justice Trial
Attorney. Applicants must also possess a J.D. degree, be duly licensed and
authorized to practice as an attorney under the laws of any State, territory
of the United States, or the District of Columbia, and have at least four
years post J.D. experience. Applicants must be an active member of the bar
in good standing (any jurisdiction).

Preferred Qualifications: Interested applicants should have the ability to
function effectively in an international, multi-cultural environment;
possess excellent interpersonal and management skills, communicate
effectively orally and in writing; and possess extensive international
criminal justice experience.

Travel: Extensive travel, both within and outside the country will be
required.

Salary Information: Current salary level and years of litigation experience
will determine the appropriate salary at the time of appointment.
Compensation will be at either the General Schedule GS-14 or GS-15 level.
The exact salaries within these GS levels vary based on many factors
including duty location and type of appointment. The Washington D.C. salary
ranges for these levels during 2011 are: GS-14 $105,211 - $136,771 per
annum; GS-15 $123,758 -$155,500 per annum. Base salary table and locality
pay tables for all U.S. locations during 2011 can be found at:
http://www.opm.gov/oca/10tables/indexGS.asp.

Location: This position will be located in Washington, DC.

Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses are NOT authorized.

Submission Process and Deadline Date: Applicants must submit a cover letter
(highlighting relevant experience), a detailed resume, and a current
performance evaluation, if applicable to: 



Attn: Ms. Laurel Glenn, Administrative Officer
Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and
Training (OPDAT)
U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division
1331 F Street, NW, Fourth Floor
Washington, D.C. 20004

Faxed or emailed submissions are also acceptable. Ms. Glenn's Fax number is
(202) 616-8429 and her email is Laurel.Glenn at usdoj.gov.

Deadline Date: This announcement will remain open until the position is
filled.

Internet Sites: For information about the Criminal Division, see
http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/index.html

For other attorney vacancy announcements, see:
http://www.justice.gov/careers/legal/attvacancies.html

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).