[blindlaw] Trial Attorney posting - Anti Trust

[Ross Doerr]

TRIAL ATTORNEY

(GS-0905-15)

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

ANTITRUST DIVISION

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About the Office: The United States Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, is seeking a highly qualified attorney to serve as a Trial Attorney in the New York Field Office. The New York Field Office investigates and litigates criminal antitrust matters. The Office handles criminal matters of national and international scope and serves as the Division's liaison with U.S. attorneys, state attorneys general, and other regional law enforcement agencies. The Office also conducts civil investigations of anticompetitive conduct.

Duties and Responsibilities: The Division's criminal enforcement program investigates and prosecutes bid-rigging, price-fixing, bribery and other fraudulent schemes designed to undermine competition. Successful applicants will have immediate involvement with matters of national importance. The attorney hired can expect a collegial and stimulating environment working with experienced attorneys and economists on cutting-edge matters, as well as the satisfaction of serving the public interest. 

 

Qualifications: 

Applicants must:

 

 

1.Be a citizen of the United States;

 

2.Possess a J.D. or equivalent degree, be an active member of the bar in good standing (any U.S. jurisdiction), and have at least four years of post-J.D. experience;

 

3.Have experience in the investigation of potential federal civil or criminal antitrust and/or white collar criminal violations and litigation of such violations; 

 

4.Have litigation experience, including criminal and/or civil cases; 

 

5.Familiarity with federal regulatory and investigative agencies is highly desirable;

 

6.A working familiarity with national or international financial markets is highly desirable. 

Salary Information: Candidates are being solicited at the GS-15 level, ranging in pay from $128,241- $155,500 per annum, depending on current salary and experience.

 

Location: New York, NY

 

Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses will not be authorized.

 

Deadline and Submission Process: Applications must be received no later than December 7, 2012. For consideration, please reference announcement number E12-03-O05, and submit a resume, description of significant federal cases litigated, including role in them, and a writing sample/brief (no more than 15 pages) to:

 

Department of Justice/Antitrust Division

ATTN: Michelle Ackley

450 Fifth Street, NW

Room 3102

Washington, D.C. 20530

atr.personnel at usdoj.gov (Preferred)

Fax: (202) 514-0580

 

For additional information about this position, please contact: 

Michelle Ackley

Phone: (202) 514-2990

 

Internet Sites: Additional information on the Antitrust Division is located on the Internet at http://www.usdoj.gov/atr/. This and selected other legal position announcements can be found at 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 based on color, race, religion, national origin, politics, marital status, disability, age, sex, sexual orientation, status as a parent, membership or nonmembership in an employee organization, or 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.

 

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.

 

1.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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