[blindlaw] U.S. Attorney posting Texas

[Ross Doerr]

Assistant United States Attorney
United States Attorney's Office
Southern District of Texas 
Announcement Number 12-SDTX-10 (HOUSTON - CRIMINAL)


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About the Office: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern
District of Texas, with approximately 190 Assistant United States Attorneys,
is among the largest in the country. The office prosecutes federal crimes
and represents the interests of the United States in civil cases. The
Southern District of Texas stretches from the Houston area southwest to the
Mexican border. The United States Attorney’s Office operates staffed offices
in Brownsville, Corpus Christi, Houston, Laredo, McAllen, and Victoria.

Who May Apply: Due to the Attorney General's hiring freeze, only current
permanent employees of a U.S. Attorney's Office and EOUSA may be considered
and selected. 
Responsibilities and Opportunity Offered: The United States Attorney’s
Office for the Southern District of Texas seeks one or more (1 or more)
experienced attorneys to serve in various sections of the Criminal Division
of its Houston, Texas office. The incumbent(s) will investigate and
prosecute violations of federal laws, primarily involving immigration, drug,
and firearms offenses.

Qualifications: Required qualifications: Applicants must possess a J.D.
degree from an accredited law school, and must be duly licensed and
authorized to practice as an attorney under the laws of any state or
territory of the United States or of the District of Columbia. Active bar
membership (any jurisdiction) is required. Additionally, applicants must
have at least five (5) years of full-time experience as a licensed attorney.


Preferred Qualifications: Hiring preferences include first-chair federal
criminal trial experience, strong academics, outstanding organizational
skills, superior legal writing and research ability, and a demonstrated
commitment to professionalism, ethics, civility, and public service. 

Travel: Occasional travel may be required.

Salary Information: Pay for Assistant United States Attorneys is
administratively determined, based in part on the number of years of
professional attorney experience. The 2012 range of basic pay is $44,581 to
$131,534, plus locality pay. 

Location: Position(s) are located in Houston, Texas. 

Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses will not be authorized.

How to apply: Submit required application materials (described below) via
E-mail to: attorneys.usatxs at usdoj.gov. PDF format is preferred. 

Tony R. Roberts
Executive Assistant United States Attorney
United States Attorney’s Office
P.O. Box 61129
Houston, Texas 77208-1129

No telephone calls or faxes, please.

What to send: Required materials include: (1) a cover letter; (2) a resume;
and (3) a writing sample of not more than 10 pages. Incomplete applications
will not be considered.

When to apply:The announcement is open until filled. The initial cutoff date
for receipt of applications is May 21, 2012.

Internet Sites: 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 they are 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 United States 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.