[blindlaw] U.S. Attorney posting in Tenn - eastern district

[Ross Doerr]

ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE 
EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
Vacancy Announcement #12-EDTN-AUSA-01 


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About the Office: The Eastern District of Tennessee is a very progressive District comprised of 47 attorneys located in three staffed offices: Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Greeneville. The Eastern District of Tennessee enjoys a challenging mix of cases, a friendly and talented staff, and excellent agency relationships.

Responsibilities and Opportunity Offered: The District is seeking applications from experienced attorneys who have a strong background in criminal prosecution for a vacancy in the Criminal Division. The incumbent will be responsible for directing the investigation and prosecution of many different types of cases including complex drug-related investigations, violent crimes as well as money laundering and other financial crimes. This is a term position not to exceed 14 months.

Qualifications: Required Qualifications: Applicants must possess a J.D. degree from an accredited law school, be an active member of the bar (any jurisdiction), and have at least 1 year post J.D. experience. Applicants must have prior criminal prosecution experience and computer and electronic litigation support skills.

Preferred Qualifications: Applicants should possess superior communication and courtroom skills, exhibit exceptional research and writing ability, perform thorough legal and factual analyses, demonstrate strong interpersonal skills, exercise good judgment, and function with minimal guidance in a highly demanding environment. Applicants should exhibit the ability to work in a professional manner with other attorneys, support staff, and client agencies.

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 to $131,534 plus locality pay where authorized.

Location: Greeneville, Tennessee.

The District is located in a temperate climate zone, with four distinct, gentle seasons. The annual average temperature is 58°F, with the average summer temperature being 76°F, and the average winter temperature being 40°F.

It is located in the geographical center of the eastern United States and is within a day's drive of half the nation's population. The District is situated at the crossroads of five major interstates--I-75, I-40, I-81, I-24, and I-26.

The area is surrounded by four national parks and numerous lakes, which are a part of the Tennessee River basin.

Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses will not be authorized.

Application Process and Deadline Date: Indicate vacancy announcement number (12-EDTN-AUSA-01) with your submission. Please send your resume to:

William C. Killian
United States Attorney
U.S. Attorney's Office
800 Market Street, Suite 211
Knoxville, TN 37902

No telephone calls please. Applications must be received by Tuesday, January 31, 2012.

Internet Sites: The District internet site can be found at http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/tne/

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, 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 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).