[blindlaw] U.S. Atty Posting Northern New York

[Ross Doerr]

  ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
  UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
  Temporary Position not to exceed September 30, 2013 
  August 16, 2012 - August 23, 2012
  Northern District of New York
  Vacancy Announcement No. 12-NDNY-05


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  About the Office: The United States Attorney's Office prosecutes federal offenses and represents the United States in civil cases. The Northern District of New York is comprised of 32 counties in upstate New York, a territory comparable to the combined area of Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. We have staffed offices in Syracuse (headquarters), Albany, Binghamton, and Plattsburgh. Our Assistant U.S. Attorneys appear before federal judges in those cities and Utica. (Auburn, Malone, and Watertown also are designated sites for court). Our Albany Office generally is staffed by 18 Assistant U.S. Attorneys and 22 support personnel. Our Plattsburgh Office generally is staffed by 4 Assistant U.S. Attorneys and 2 support personnel.

  Who May Apply: Applications will be accepted from any U.S. citizen who meets the qualifications required for the position. Applicants who responded to Vacancy Announcement No. 12-NDNY-04 will be considered for the position unless they state that they do not want to be; they need not apply again. 

  Responsibilities and Opportunity Offered: This is a temporary position not to exceed 9/30/2013. Temporary appointments may, or may not, be made permanent without further competition.

  The United States Attorney's Office seeks an Assistant U.S. Attorney to work in our branch office in Albany, New York, or our Plattsburgh Office.

  Our Albany Office is large enough to offer a wide variety of cases and small enough to be collegial and collaborative. The typical caseload of our Criminal Division includes investigations and prosecutions involving major drug trafficking organizations, gangs and their violent crimes, complex financial frauds, child exploitation, public corruption, and immigration offenses. Our Civil Division engages in both defensive and affirmative litigation involving a broad array of activity. Typical cases include claims of medical malpractice, employment discrimination, and negligence in the operation of facilities and vehicles, as well as affirmative civil enforcement aimed at fraud.

  Assistant U.S. Attorneys in our Plattsburgh Office focus on prosecuting federal offenses related to our international border, providing direction and guidance to federal, state, local, and Canadian law enforcement agencies overseeing border security and conducting investigations of smuggling of illegal aliens, currency, illicit drugs, and other types of contraband; drug trafficking; money laundering; and immigration offenses. 

  Qualifications: Applicants must possess a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited law school, be an active member in good standing of the bar (of any jurisdiction), have at least 1 year post-J.D. experience (as of the closing date of this announcement), and have sound judgment and integrity. The ideal candidate will have at least 3 years post-J.D. experience, as well as self-reliance and the ability to work collaboratively with other attorneys, support staff, and law enforcement agencies; superior analytical and communications skills; significant litigation experience; and outstanding talent as a written and courtroom advocate. 

  Travel: Employment will require periodic travel to the U.S. Attorney's Offices and the District Courts elsewhere in the District. Other occasional travel within and/or outside the District may be required.

  Salary Information: Assistant United States Attorneys' pay is administratively determined based, in part, on the number years of professional attorney experience. The starting range of pay is $50,894 - $150,159 (including 14.16% locality pay).

  Location: Albany is the state capital. The Albany-Schenectady-Troy metropolitan area is home to 825,875 people. The New York State Museum is in Albany, and the Saratoga National Historical Park is nearby. The capital area has a rich history and a vibrant present, with outstanding schools and social opportunities. The Times Union Center in Albany is touted as the premier sports and entertainment facility in upstate New York. The Saratoga Performing Arts Center is another regular concert venue and the summer home of the New York City Ballet. It is a short drive from the capital area to the beauty and year-round recreational opportunities in the Adirondack Mountains, Lake George, and the Catskills, and Boston and New York City are about three hour drives.

  Plattsburgh is located in the Adirondack region of northern New York, just outside the Adirondack Park, and on the shores of magnificent Lake Champlain. The Lake is a splendid venue for boating, wind surfing, and fishing. Lake Champlain is surrounded by the majestic peaks of the Green Mountains of Vermont and the Adirondack Mountains of New York. The Adirondacks offer a setting as spectacular and beautiful as any in the eastern United States and are a haven for recreation year-round. The region contains over 3,000 lakes and ponds, 2,000 miles of hiking trails, more four-diamond resorts than any other destination in the state, and nearly 100 campgrounds. The Adirondack Mountains include 46 high peaks with elevations near 4,000 feet or higher. Lake Placid - the venue for the 1932 and 1980 winter Olympics and a center for winter recreation, including downhill and cross-country skiing - is about 50 miles from our Plattsburgh Office, and Whiteface Mountain is only 38 miles from the Office. 

  Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses will not be authorized.

  Application Process and Deadline Date: Interested persons should send a cover letter, detailed resume, and writing sample to:



  Edward Broton, Chair, Hiring Committee
  United States Attorney's Office, Northern District of New York
  900 Federal Building, 100 South Clinton Street
  Syracuse, NY 13261

  No telephone calls please. Applications must be received by August 23, 2012. Please reference the announcement number in your application.

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

  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.

  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).


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