[blindlaw] Nevada Job posting

Tue Sep 11 13:34:53 UTC 2012

  ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
  UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
  District of Nevada 
  Announcement Number 12-NV-11-A 

  OPENS: 09/07/2012 CLOSES: 09/28/2012 

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  About the Office: The Las Vegas office serves as the main office and headquarters of the district, and most of the attorneys and staff are based in that office. Our offices are in the new federal courthouse in the downtown area of the city. The building has state-of-the-art office space and courtroom facilities. The Las Vegas metropolitan area has a population approaching two million people and is among the fastest growing areas in the Southwest. It is renowned for entertainment and gaming, but also abounds in recreational, cultural and educational opportunities. The influx of people into southern Nevada has increased the availability of excellent and affordable housing, expanded the public school system, and resulted in shopping and consumer services that rival or surpass those of much larger cities. The cost of living is moderate, and there is no state income tax. Although known for its summer heat, our mild climate in the fall, winter and spring provides an ideal place to enjoy the unlimited recreational activities year round. Las Vegas is within an hour's distance of Mt. Charleston, Redrock Canyon, Hoover Dam, and the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, and within a day's drive of the Grand Canyon, Zion National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park, Lake Powell, Lake Havasu and Death Valley. Another bonus of living in the beautiful State of Nevada is that there is NO state income tax! 

  Responsibilities and Opportunity Offered: The Las Vegas Office has an opening in the Civil Division for an Assistant U.S. Attorney in to work on affirmative civil litigation for the United States. The attorney selected for this position will investigate and litigate civil penalty cases for violations of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recover and Enforcement Act. The workload will also include False Claims Act, tort, and civil penalty actions in which the United States seeks to recover damages and penalties. The attorney will work closely with law enforcement agents and agency personnel to develop, file and litigate cases.

  The Nevada USAO, and other federal and local authorities have taken a vigorous approach to the investigation and litigation of financial fraud and other cases in which the federal government is a victim. While the present opening is for affirmative litigation, the selected candidate should also expect to assist with defensive civil litigation.

  Qualifications: Required Qualifications: Applicants must possess a J.D. degree and be an active member in good standing of the bar (any jurisdiction), and have at least two years of post-J.D. experience. 

  Preferred qualifications: Outstanding academic record, litigation experience, including experience in complex cases; strong legal research and writing ability; strong courtroom skills; superior organizational skills; and computer literacy skills. In addition, experience in litigating fraud cases or other matters involving banking or complicated financial transactions is preferred. 

  Travel: Limited 

  Salary Information: Assistant United States Attorneys' pay is administratively determined based, in part, on the number years of professional attorney experience. The range of pay is $50,893 to $150,159 (including locality pay).

  Location: Las Vegas, Nevada 

  Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses may or may not be authorized.

  Application Process and Deadline Date: Applicants should send a resume and writing sample to: 
  (Please refer to vacancy announcement number 12-NV-11-A on your application/resume.)

  Human Resources 
  United States Attorneys Office
  333 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Suite 5000
  Las Vegas NV 89101

  No telephone calls please. To receive consideration for this vacancy, resumes must be received by 5:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on the closing date of this announcement.

  Email: darlene.beltran at usdoj.gov 
  Fax: 702-388-6735

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

  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. 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, 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. 

  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, http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf for a copy of SF 15, which lists the types of 10point preferences and the required supporting documents). 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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