[blindlaw] Attorney opening, U.S. Attorney office, Utah

Ross Doerr rumpole at roadrunner.com
Mon Jul 2 19:49:49 UTC 2012


 

ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
DISTRICT OF UTAH 
12-UT-06


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About the Office: The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Utah has
one opening for an Assistant United States Attorney.

Responsibilities and Opportunity Offered: The U. S. Attorneys' Office is
seeking an experienced attorney to fill one Assistant United States Attorney
(AUSA) position in the Criminal Division of its Salt Lake City office. AUSAs
in the Criminal Division advise federal law enforcement agents on criminal
investigations, present criminal cases to the grand jury, prepare and argue
a broad range of motions, and try criminal cases before the United States
District Court. Candidates should be capable of handling a variety of
significant and complex criminal prosecutions, including white collar and
economic crime, violent crime, narcotics and immigration.

THIS IS A TERM POSITION NOT-TO-EXCEED 09/30/13. This position may be
extended and/or made permanent without further competition.

Qualifications: Applicants must possess a J.D. degree, be an active member
of the bar (any jurisdiction), and have at least three years post-J.D.
experience. Ideal qualifications include at least 3 to 9 years of post-J.D.
litigation experience.

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: Occasional travel may be required.

Salary Information: Assistant United States Attorneys' pay is
administratively determined based, in part, on the number years of
professional attorney experience and availability of funds. The range of
basic pay is $44,581 to $117,994 plus locality pay where authorized.

Location: Salt Lake City, Utah

Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses are not authorized.

Application Process and Deadline Date: Please submit a resume and cover
letter to the United States Attorney's Office, ATTN: Danna Reichert, 185
South State Street, Suite 300, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111. No telephone
calls please. Applications must be postmarked no later than July 11, 2012.

Internet Sites: This and other attorney vacancy announcements can be found
at: EOUSA Employment Opportunities
http://dojnet.doj.gov/usao/eousa/vacancies/index.html and
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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