[blindlaw] ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY (CIVIL), District of Wyoming, Vacancy Announcement Number 12-WY-003

[Nightingale, Noel]

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http://www.justice.gov/careers/legal/jobs/ausacivicheyenne003.htm

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ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY (CIVIL)
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
District of Wyoming
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Vacancy Announcement Number 12-WY-003

About the Office: The District of Wyoming encompasses a large and diverse geographical area of 97,914 square miles and a relatively small population of about 563,626. The United States Attorney's Office employs 20 Assistant U.S. Attorneys (AUSAs), four of whom are located in the Civil Division in the District's headquarters office in Cheyenne. Staffed branch offices are located in Casper, Lander and Yellowstone National Park. Additional information on the State of Wyoming's outdoor and cultural attractions can be found on the Internet at the following website: http://www.wyomingtourism.org/

Responsibilities and Opportunity Offered: One AUSA position is available in the Civil Division in our Cheyenne office. The successful candidate will be responsible for a variety of civil litigation involving the United States, both affirmative and defensive. Due to the small number of civil AUSAs employed in the District, each civil AUSA must handle a broad range of cases, including those involving torts, bankruptcy, environmental matters, health care fraud, employment discrimination, and challenges to federal agency actions, among others.

Qualifications: Required qualifications: Applicants must possess a J.D. degree, be an active member of the bar (any jurisdiction), and have at least one year of post-J.D. attorney experience. If the successful candidate is not a member of the Wyoming State Bar and is not eligible to become a member of the Bar through reciprocity, he or she will be expected to favorably complete the Wyoming Bar Examination at the next available opportunity.

Preferred qualifications: Applicants should possess superior oral and written communication skills and should demonstrate incisive analytical ability, excellent judgment and effective trial advocacy. Applicants must exhibit the ability to work in a supportive and professional manner with other attorneys, support staff and client agencies.

Travel: Travel within and outside of 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 salary range for this position is $44,581 to $131,534, plus locality pay for the "Rest of United States" area (currently 14.16%).

A candidate should not expect to be appointed at the higher end of the salary range unless he or she possesses very strong qualifications and substantial experience.

Location: The duty station is Cheyenne. Cheyenne is the capital city of Wyoming and is located 45 miles east of Laramie, Wyoming, 50 miles north of Fort Collins, Colorado and 100 miles north of Denver, Colorado.

Relocation Expenses:Relocation expenses are not authorized.

Application Process and Deadline Date: Applications must be received by 5:00 p.m., Mountain Time, on Friday, February 17, 2012. Please provide a detailed resume, list of references, writing sample and cover letter for our consideration. Your resume should clearly indicate periods of employment, with reference to the full date, e.g., June 12, 1997 to May 5, 2002. Your cover letter should: (1) indicate why you are interested in this position; (2) explain the extent to which you are familiar with Cheyenne and the Rocky Mountain region; (3) summarize your qualifications to serve as a civil Assistant U.S. Attorney; (4) indicate the vacancy announcement number under which you are applying; and, (5) address how you plan to become a member of the Wyoming State Bar if you are not already a member. Please send your application to:

Christopher Bernschein, Administrative Officer
U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Wyoming
Post Office Box 668, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003-0668

Questions may be directed to Chris Bernschein at (307) 772-2124.

Internet Sites: This and other attorney vacancy announcements in the Department of Justice can be found at: http://www.justice.gov/careers/legal/lateral-hiring.html

The website for the U.S. Attorney's Office can be located at the following link: http://www.justice.gov/usao/wy/

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 to provide sufficient time for the background investigation to be completed and adjudicated and for any negative issues to be addressed. Temporary appointments may, or may not, be extended or made permanent without further competition. Candidates should be aware that a probationary period will likely be required.

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 other 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, http://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 documents). Applicants should note that the 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).

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