[blindlaw] U.S. Attorney Posting eastern PENNSYLVANIA

Ross Doerr rumpole at roadrunner.com
Wed Sep 19 22:05:49 UTC 2012


U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY

UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

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About the Office: The Eastern District of Pennsylvania is one of the largest districts in the United States. The District covers a nine-county area in southeastern Pennsylvania with a population of 5.2 million people. The District's principal city is Philadelphia and contains the fourth largest metropolitan center in the country.

Responsibilities and Opportunity Offered: The District is accepting applications from experienced trial attorneys to represent the United States in civil actions in both defensive and affirmative cases.

Qualifications:Required qualifications: Applicants must possess a J.D. degree, be an active member of the bar (any jurisdiction), and have at least 3 years post-J.D. legal or other relevant experience. 

Preferred qualifications: Applicants should possess outstanding litigation skills, legal writing and research skills, courtroom skills, and demonstrated commitment to professionalism and public service. 

United States citizenship is required.

Travel: Occasional travel within and outside the District will be required.

Type of Position: All initial permanent attorney appointments to the Department of Justice are made on a 14 month basis pending favorable adjudication of a background investigation. 

If you responded to advertisements of this office for an AUSA position that were posted on May 16 or August 21, 2012, and wish to be considered for this position, you need only send a cover letter stating that you previously applied for an AUSA position in response to the advertisement of May 16 or August 21, 2012, and would like to be considered for this position. 

Salary Information: Assistant United States Attorneys' pay is administratively determined based, in part, on the number of years of professional attorney experience. The range of basic pay is $44,581 to $131,534 plus 21.79% locality pay where authorized.

Location: U. S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania is located in Center City Philadelphia. Philadelphia offers a unique variety of attractions, culture, and entertainment.

Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses are not ordinarily authorized.

Application Process and Deadline Date: Please send a resume and cover letter to:

Louis D. Lappen

First Assistant United States Attorney

United States Attorney's Office

615 Chestnut Street, Suite 1250

Philadelphia, PA 19106-4476

Resumes and cover letters may also be sent via electronic mail to: 

USAPAE.AUSA.Recruit at usdoj.gov PDF format is preferred.

No telephone calls please. Applications must be received or postmarked by September 26, 2012.

Security Requirements: Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory preemployment adjudication. This includes fingerprint and credit checks, and drug testing. In addition, continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation.

Internet Sites: The home page for the U. S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania may be accessed at: www.usdoj.gov/usao/pae 

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 or within 25 miles thereof. See 28 U.S.C. § 545 for district-specific information. 

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).



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