[blindlaw] Posting #2 for overseas prosecution office

Fri Nov 9 23:03:52 UTC 2012

EXPERIENCED ATTORNEY, GS-905-14/15

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

CRIMINAL DIVISION

OFFICE OF OVERSEAS PROSECUTORIAL DEVELOPMENT, 

ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING

ANTI-CORRUPTION RESIDENT LEGAL ADVISOR, TIRANA, ALBANIA

13-CRM-OPD-005

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The Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training (OPDAT), Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, seeks an experienced attorney to serve as an Anti-Corruption Resident Legal Advisor (RLA) in Tirana, Albania, beginning in early 2013. This assignment is for a term of one year, with the possibility of extension, contingent on availability of funding. This is a term appointment or reimbursable detail. Conditions of the detail will be handled on a case by case basis and will require an agreement between the gaining and losing components.

About the Office: The Criminal Division's Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training (OPDAT) develops and administers technical assistance for overseas justice-sector partners designed to strengthen criminal justice institutions and the rule of law; enhance the capacity of justice personnel to combat more effectively terrorism and trans-national crime; and cooperate more effectively regionally and with the United States. See http://www.justice.gov/criminal/opdat/.

Responsibilities and Opportunity Offered: The Anti-Corruption (AC) RLA will work under the auspices of the United States Embassy in Tirana, Albania, representing the Department of Justice and OPDAT in the implementation of the OPDAT-Albania justice assistance program. He or she will develop capacity building programs and mentor justice sector personnel, with a focus on combating public corruption, financial crime, and organized crime. The AC-RLA will work closely with personnel assigned to the Joint Investigative Units (JIUs), Albanian multi-agency task forces based in Tirana and six regional locations which are dedicated to combating public corruption and financial crime. The AC-RLA's duties will also include working with the Serious Crimes Prosecution Office (SCPO), which is dedicated to combating organized crime, with a focus on strengthening the cooperation between JIU and SCPO prosecutors in order to increase the number of referrals from the JIUs to the SCPO. Further, the AC-RLA will work with the School of Magistrates and law faculties to develop trial advocacy programs for undergraduate and graduate law students training as prosecutors and judges. The AC-RLA will execute additional duties as necessary to advance OPDAT and the United States Embassy's mission in Albania. 

Qualifications: Required Qualifications: The applicant must be an experienced Assistant United States Attorney, Department of Justice Trial Attorney, or State Prosecutor. Applicants must also possess a J.D. degree, be duly licensed and authorized to practice as an attorney under the laws of any State, territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia, and have at least four years post J.D. experience. Applicants must be an active member of the bar in good standing (any jurisdiction). Applicants must have the ability to function effectively in an international, multi-cultural environment; possess excellent interpersonal and management skills; be mature and self-sufficient; communicate effectively orally and in writing; and possess extensive prosecution experience. 

Preferred Qualifications: Specific experience with criminal justice systems in Central and Eastern Europe, or more general experience with European civil law criminal systems is desired. Proficiency in the Albanian language is beneficial, but not required. 

Travel: Extensive travel within Albania, particularly to visit and provide technical assistance to the JIUs will be required, as well as periodic regional and international travel. 

Salary Information: Current salary level and years of litigation experience will determine the appropriate salary at the time of appointment. Compensation will be at either the General Schedule GS-14 or GS-15 level. The exact salaries within these GS levels vary based on many factors including duty location and type of appointment. The Washington D.C. salary ranges for these levels during 2012 are: GS-14 $105,211 - $136,771 per annum; GS-15 $123,758 -$155,500 per annum. Base salary table and locality pay tables for all U.S. locations during 2012 can be found at: http://www.opm.gov/oca/10tables/indexGS.asp. 

The RLA will receive appropriate Post salary differentials and allowances.

Please note: If the position is filled by a detail, there is no change to base pay.

Location: This position will be located in Tirana, Albania. 

Submission Process: Interested applicants should submit a resume and cover letter highlighting relevant skills and experience to at laurel.glenn at usdoj.gov. E-mailed submissions are preferred. If you are unable to submit by email, you can mail your resume and cover letter to: 

U.S. Department of Justice/Criminal Division

Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development,

Assistance and Training (OPDAT)

1331 F Street NW, Suite 400

Washington, DC 20530

Attn: Ms. Laurel Glenn, Administrative Officer

Faxed or E-mailed submissions are also acceptable. Ms. Glenn's fax number is (202) 616-8429 and her email address is Laurel.Glenn at usdoj.gov

This and selected other legal position announcements can be found on the Internet at: www.justice.gov/careers/legal/.

Deadline Date: Applications will be accepted until this position is filled.

Internet Sites: For information about the Criminal Division, see http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/index.html.

For other attorney vacancy announcements, see: http://www.justice.gov/careers/legal/attvacancies.html

Department Policies: 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).