[blindlaw] Dept of Justice - Experienced Attorney Vacancy - U.S. Attorney's Office - E.D. of Washington

[Michael McKay]

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Michael G. McKay
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On 2/6/12, Nightingale, Noel <Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov> wrote:
> FYI
>
> From: Parker, Richard L. (JMD) [mailto:Richard.L.Parker2 at usdoj.gov]
> Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2012 11:59 AM
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> Cc: Frone, Jamila (JMD); Wilson, Frank A. (USAWAE)
> Subject: Dept of Justice - Experienced Attorney Vacancy - U.S. Attorney's
> Office - E.D. of Washington
>
> As Special Counsel on Diversity Recruitment and Outreach for the United
> States Department of Justice, I would like to share with you and ask you to
> disseminate, the following vacancy announcement for an experienced attorney
> as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Criminal Division in the
> Spokane office of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of
> Washington.
> Justice seeks to attract, retain, and promote individuals of exceptional
> ability and talent from all walks of life. The work environment and
> atmosphere is open, diverse, collegial, and inclusive. There are active
> affinity groups for African-American; Asian-American; Hispanic; lesbian,
> gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT); and Native American employees, which
> are open to all DOJ employees regardless of background. Justice fosters a
> work environment where people of all backgrounds and experiences may reach
> their full potential.
> Thank you for your help.
> ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
> UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
> Eastern District of Washington
> Vacancy Announcement # 2012-1
> [cid:image001.jpg at 01CCE4AF.464AF8F0]
> About the Office: The Eastern District of Washington has three offices, the
> main office located in Spokane, a branch office in Yakima, and an unstaffed
> office in Richland. This district employs over 60 employees; this position
> is located in the Spokane office.
> Responsibilities and Opportunity Offered: The office is currently seeking an
> Assistant United States Attorney for the Criminal Division in the Spokane
> office. The attorney will primarily prosecute immigration crimes. This is a
> full-time, term appointment (not to exceed January 18, 2013). This
> appointment may be extended or made permanent without further competition.
> Qualifications: Required qualifications: Applicants must possess a J.D.
> degree, be an active member of the bar (any jurisdiction), and have no less
> than 2 years post-J.D. experience.
> Preferred qualifications: Applicants must demonstrate analytical ability,
> good judgment, and excellent communication and courtroom skills. Applicants
> must demonstrate superior oral and writing skills as well as strong research
> and interpersonal skills. Applicants must exhibit the ability to work in a
> supportive and professional manner with attorney team leaders, attorneys,
> staff, and client agencies.
> Travel: Assistant United States Attorneys in the Spokane office occasionally
> travel for court hearings in the Yakima courthouse approximately 200 miles
> from Spokane, and the Richland courthouse approximately 110 miles from
> Spokane. Federal judges sit in Spokane, Yakima, and Richland.
> 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 $44,581 to
> $117,994, plus locality pay where authorized. The current locality rate for
> Spokane is 14.16%.
> Location: The city of Spokane is located near the eastern border of
> Washington state 29 miles from the Idaho border and referred to as the
> "Inland Empire." The Eastern District of Washington is comprised of 21
> counties which is inclusive of the area from the Cascade mountains to the
> Idaho border, and from the Canadian to the Oregon border. This is a diverse
> ecological area with vast timber, desert, and agricultural lands. It offers
> four distinct seasons which accommodate water sports, biking, hunting,
> fishing and hiking, and a wide variety of winter sports. For additional
> information on the Spokane area visit
> www.visitspokane.com<http://www.visitspokane.com>.
> Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses are not authorized.
> Application Process and Deadline Date: Interested applicants should send a
> cover letter and resume to: United States Attorney's Office, Attn: Kathy
> Devlin, Administrative Services Specialist, Post Office Box 1494, Spokane,
> Washington 99210-1494 (or 920 West Riverside Avenue, Suite 340, Spokane, WA
> 99201).
> No telephone calls please. Applications must be received in the office or
> post-marked no later than February 17, 2012.
> Internet Sites: Additional information on the United States Attorney's
> Office, Eastern District of Washington, refer to our internet site at
> http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/wae/.
> This and other attorney vacancy announcements can be found at:
> http://www.usdoj.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
> 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).
> * * *
> The Department of Justice cannot control further dissemination and/or
> posting of information contained in this vacancy announcement. Such posting
> and/or dissemination is not an endorsement by the Department of the
> organization or group disseminating and/or posting the information.
>
> Warm regards,
> Richard Parker
>
> Richard L. Parker
> Special Counsel on
> Diversity Recruitment and Outreach
> United States Department of Justice
> 450 Fifth Street, NW, Suite 10200
> Washington, DC  20530
> Phone:  (202) 514-8912
> Fax: (202) 514-0713
> Email:  Richard.L.Parker2 at usdoj.gov
>
>
>
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