[blindlaw] U.S. Attorney Posting Conn.

[Ross Doerr]

This is a job restricted to current, permanent employees of a United States
Attorney’s Office and EOUSA.
See: "Who may apply" in the posting below.
So, if you're lucky enough to already have a permanent job with the office,
this one may be for you.
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ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY 
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE 
DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT NO. 12-CT-05
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About the Office: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District
of Connecticut prosecutes federal criminal offenses, litigates affirmative
civil fraud and enforcement actions, and defends the U.S. Government’s
interest in civil cases. The District of Connecticut has three offices: New
Haven, Bridgeport and Hartford and has approximately 65 Assistant United
States Attorneys representing the interests of the United States in the
District of Connecticut. More information about the U.S. Attorney’s Office
for the District of Connecticut is available on our website at
www.justice.gov/usao/ct
Responsibilities and Opportunity Offered: The U.S. Attorney’s Office is
seeking applications for an attorney to serve in the Financial Fraud and
Public Corruption Unit. The responsibilities of this unit include
prosecutions involving securities, commodities and investor fraud, public
corruption, bank fraud and embezzlement, mortgage fraud, tax fraud, health
care fraud, bankruptcy fraud, and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations.
Who May Apply: Due to the Attorney General’s hiring freeze, only current,
permanent employees of a United States Attorney’s Office and EOUSA may be
considered and selected.
Qualifications: Required qualifications: Applicants must possess a J.D.
degree, be an active member of the bar (any jurisdiction) and have at least
three years post-J.D. experience 
Preferred qualifications: Excellent written and oral communication skills,
strong character, dedication, and work ethic, and the ability to work well
both independently and with others in a demanding environment are highly
desired. 

Travel:Occasional travel within and outside the District will be required.

Salary Information: Assistant United States Attorneys’ pay is
administratively determined, based in part on the number of years of
professional attorney experience. The range of basic pay is $44,581.00 to
$131,534.00 plus locality pay where authorized. The current locality
adjustment for Connecticut is 28.72% in New Haven and Bridgeport and 25.82%
in Hartford.

Location: May be atNew Haven, Hartford or Bridgeport, Connecticut

Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses will not be authorized.

Application Process and Deadline Date Applicants interested should submit a
cover letter and a detailed resume to:

Richard Molot
U.S. Attorney’s Office
157 Church Street, 25th Floor
New Haven, CT 06510

No telephone calls please. Applications must be received by August 16, 2012.

Internet Sites: This and other attorney vacancy announcements may be found
at:
http://www.justice.gov/usao/ct and
http://www.justice.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 10point preferences and the required supporting documents).
Applicants should note that SF 15 requires supporting documentation
associated with service-connected disabilities or receipt of non-service
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).