[blindlaw] Posting for N.C. U.S. Attorney #1

[Ross Doerr]

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY CRIMINAL DIVISION
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE 
WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
12-WDNC-AUSA-05


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About the Office: The United States Attorney's Office for the Western
District of North Carolina covers 32 western counties in North Carolina. The
principal office is located in Charlotte, with a staffed branch office in
Asheville. The office currently employs 76 individuals, including 38
attorneys and 38 support personnel, divided into three divisions, Criminal,
Civil, and Administrative. The office seeks to maintain the highest standard
of excellence in the enforcement of federal laws and the representation of
the United States.

An appointment with the United States Attorney's Office offers a unique and
challenging experience for the highly a motivated attorney; an opportunity
to obtain litigation and trial experience. You will receive substantial
training in investigation and prosecuting federal crimes.

Responsibilities and Opportunity Offered: The United States Attorney's
Office for the Western District of North Carolina is seeking applications
from attorneys to serve as an Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) in the
Criminal Division prosecuting general crimes. The successful applicant will
serves as an AUSA with responsibilities that include researching legal
issues, drafting briefs, conducting hearings and trials and attending
judicial proceedings. 

This announcement is to fill one position in the Criminal Division in the
Charlotte office. As needed, additional positions may be filled from this
vacancy announcement. 

Qualifications: Required Qualifications: Applicants must be a U.S. Citizen,
possess a J.D. degree, be an active member of a bar (any jurisdiction), and
have at least three years of post J.D. experience. 

Preferred Qualifications: Prior jury trial experience is preferred.
Applicants must exhibit the ability to work in a supportive and professional
manner with other attorneys, support staff, and law enforcement agencies. . 

Travel: Occasional travel inside and outside the District may be required. 

Type of Position: All initial attorney appointments to the Department of
Justice are made on an 14 month (temporary) basis pending favorable
adjudication of a background investigation. 

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
$116,994 plus 14.16% locality pay.

Location: This position is located in our main office in Charlotte, North
Carolina.

Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses will not be authorized.

Application Process and Deadline Date: Interested persons should address a
cover letter and resume, both in PDF format, to the attention of United
States Attorney, Anne M. Tompkins, and send the cover letter and resume to:
usancw.staffing at usdoj.gov .

No phone calls please. Applications must be received by August 7, 2012. A
writing sample, transcripts, references, and additional information may be
requested after the initial review and consideration of the submitted cover
letter, and resume. 

NOTE: please include the vacancy announcement number (12-WDNC-AUSA-05)
listed at the top of this announcement on your cover letter, resume and all
documents submitted. 

Security Requirements: Initial appointment is conditioned upon a
satisfactory preemployment adjudication. This includes fingerprint and
credit checks, and drug testing. In addition, continued employment is
subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation. 

Internet Sites: Information about the office is available at:
www.usdoj.gov/usao/ncw/ 

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 or within 25 miles thereof.
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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