[blindlaw] U.S. Attorney Posting Gulf Port Mississippi

[Ross Doerr]

Attorney Vacancy Announcement

UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI 

Announcement Number: 13-SDMS-005 (AUSA)

October 24, 2012

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About the Office: The United States Attorney's Office prosecutes federal offenses and defends the United States Government's interest in civil cases. The United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Mississippi covers the 45 counties of the southern portion of the State and has a branch office located in Gulfport, Mississippi.

Responsibilities and Opportunity Offered: The United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Mississippi is seeking applications from experienced litigators for 1 vacancy in the Criminal Division. The successful candidate will be responsible for prosecuting a variety of complex criminal cases including fraud and other white collar crime, narcotics, firearms, immigration, and violent crime, as well as other program areas. 

 

Qualifications - Required: Applicants must possess a J.D. degree, be an active member in good standing of the bar in any jurisdiction and have at least 3 years post-J.D. experience as an attorney. If not a member of the Mississippi bar at the time of appointment, the selectee must take and pass the Mississippi bar at the first available opportunity. 

 

Preferred Qualifications: Applicants must exhibit the ability to work in a highly demanding environment with minimal guidance and demonstrate analytical ability, good judgment and excellent communication and courtroom skills. Applicants should possess excellent computer skills which includes experience with automated research, electronic court filing and various word-processing systems. Substantial litigation experience in the Federal Courts including criminal trial experience and a demonstrated ability to conduct complex criminal investigations is highly desirable. 

 

Travel: Some travel will be required.

 

Type of Position: This is a temporary position not-to-exceed 14 months. This position may be made permanent or extended without further competition.

 

Salary Information: Assistant United States Attorneys' pay is administratively determined based, in part, on the number of years of professional attorney experience. The salary range for this position is $44,581.00 to $117,994.00.

 

Location: This position will be located in the Gulfport branch office.

 

Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses are not authorized.

 

Application Process and Deadline Date: Applications should be postmarked no later than November 14, 2012. Interested parties should direct cover letters and resumes to: 

 

Harold Brittain, First Assistant US Attorney

United States Attorney's Office, Southern District of Mississippi

501 East Court St., Suite 4.430

Jackson, MS 39201

 

Writing samples and additional information may be requested after review and consideration of the submitted resumes. Therefore, please, do not submit these documents with your initial resume/application.

 

No telephone calls please.

 

Internet Sites: Other information about the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Mississippi can be found at: http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/mss/

 

This and other attorney vacancy announcements can be found at: 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).