[blindlaw] U.S. Attorney posting in Helena Montana

Ross Doerr rumpole at roadrunner.com
Fri Aug 10 19:42:59 UTC 2012


ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
District of Montana 
Helena Office
Vacancy Announcement # 12-MT-007
THIS POSITION IS BEING OFFERED AS A 14 MONTH APPOINTMENT WITH THE
POSSIBILITY OF THE 
POSITION BEING EXTENDED
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About the Office: The District of Montana is a medium sized district (27
lawyers, 35 staff) with offices in Billings, Butte, Great Falls, Helena, and
Missoula. The Helena Branch Office handles various criminal cases, which
include drug, terrorism, immigration and firearm cases. The Helena Office
staff consists of seven Assistant U.S. Attorneys, a Paralegal Specialist, a
Legal Assistant, an Intelligence Specialist, Health Care Fraud Investigator,
and the district's Budget Analyst.
Responsibilities and Opportunity Offered: The Assistant U.S. Attorney will
serve in the Anti-Terrorism Program. In this capacity, the incumbent will
assist the U.S. Attorney in developing and implementing a strategic plan
which addresses policies and intelligence gathering. Help establish and
provide leadership to develop and maintain an Anti-Terrorism Task Force and
a network of state and local officials involved in anti-terrorism endeavors.
Assist the Intelligence officer in developing a comprehensive intelligence
program. Assess and mitigate threats to the infrastructure and industries in
the district, including cyber threats. Prosecute those who have committed,
or intend to commit terrorist acts against the U.S. and related cases.
THIS POSITION IS BEING OFFERED AS A 14 MONTH APPOINTMENT WITH THE
POSSIBILITY OF THE POSITION BEING EXTENDED.
Qualifications:
Required Qualifications: Applicants must possess a J.D. degree and licensed
and authorized to practice as an attorney under the laws of a State,
territory, or District of Columbia. Demonstrate excellent computer literacy
skills to include experience with automated research on the Internet, and
electronic e-mail and word processing systems. Applicants must have at least
one year of post J.D. professional experience. Applicants must be active
members in good standing of the bar (any jurisdiction). Applicant must also
be a member of the Montana Bar or sit for and pass the Montana Bar exam
shortly after joining the U.S. Attorney's Office. The position has promotion
potential to an AD-29. 
Preferred Qualifications: Prior professional experience in the areas of law
described in the "Responsibilities and Opportunity Offered" section is
preferred. Applicants must demonstrate a quick analytical ability and the
facility to accurately and precisely articulate the critical issues in a
case. Applicants must demonstrate superior oral and writing skills as well
as strong research and interpersonal skills, and good judgment. Applicants
must possess excellent communication and courtroom skills and exhibit the
ability to work in a supportive and professional manner with other
attorneys, support staff and client agencies. Applicants must have a
demonstrated capacity to function, with minimal guidance, in a highly
demanding environment.
Travel: Significant travel will be required.

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 $55,792 to
$134,702. These rates includes locality pay in the amount of 14.16%. The
District does not anticipate having the financial resources to offer a
salary near the top of the range.

Location: Helena, Montana. Helena is the capital of Montana and is located
in the southern portion of Montana's Lewis and Clark County, along the
eastern slope of the Continental Divide at an elevation of 4,200 feet.
Current population for the greater Helena valley is estimated at
approximately 50,000 people. A variety of activities are available in
Helena, including street festivals, theater, symphonies, museums, unique
shopping in Helena's historic downtown, and cultural organizations. Hiking,
climbing and skiing are available as well. Principal employment centers
within the area include federal. state and local governments; the school
systems; medical facilities; various industrial, manufacturing, and
commercial businesses; and agricultural operations in the northeast and
southeast portions of the Helena valley. The public school system consists
of 2 area high schools, 2 middle schools and 12 elementary schools. Helena
is the home of Carroll College, a liberal arts college. Helena's weather is
usually clear, sunny and dry. Low humidity levels make both summer and
winter temperatures fairly mild. Warming periods between snowfalls prevent
heavy accumulations, and snow depths rarely exceed five or six inches.
Helena offers many health care facilities. St. Peter's Hospital provides a
full range of services. Fort Harrison Veterans Hospital, one of two in the
state, is minutes away. Shodair Hospital specializes in psychiatric care and
is an internationally known genetics center as well. Helena is also home to
4 nursing home facilities, including the Waterford and Hunters Pointe.

Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses are not authorized.

Application Process and Deadline Date: Interested applicants should send a
detailed resume and cover letter to the address below. The material should
include information regarding the education and professional background of
the candidate and a listing of all bar memberships.



United States Attorney's Office

Attn: Sheryl Nordahl

PO Box 8329

Missoula, MT 59807


If Using Overnight Service:

105 E. Pine

Missoula, MT 59802

No telephone calls please. Applications must be received by 4:30 p.m.
Mountain Standard Time on the closing date, which is August 24, 2012. If you
prefer, you may e-mail your resume and cover letter to
sheryl.nordahl at usdoj.gov. Applications sent via e-mail must be received by
4:30 p.m. Mountain Standard Time on August 24, 2012.

Internet Sites: 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.

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,
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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