[blindlaw] Professional Misconduct Unit

Ross Doerr rumpole at roadrunner.com
Tue Sep 25 13:02:00 UTC 2012


PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT REVIEW UNIT (PMRU)

Attorney ADVISOR / GS-14 - GS-15

DETAIL OPPORTUNITY (TWO POSITIONS) 

ANNOUNCEMENT: PMRU ATY-0212

 

 

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Responsibilities and Opportunity Offered: The United States Department of Justice is seeking experienced attorneys with a litigation or prosecutorial background to be detailed to the Professional Misconduct Review Unit (PMRU). PMRU Attorneys:

 

.review final reports of investigation issued by the Office of Professional Responsibility when the PMRU Chief has made a preliminary finding that an Assistant United States Attorney or a Criminal Division attorney has engaged in professional misconduct; 


 

 

 

.determine whether a finding of misconduct is supported by the facts and the law; and, 

 

 

 

.if appropriate, propose the specific discipline that should be imposed on the AUSA or Criminal Division attorney after analyzing such factors as the nature of the misconduct, the past disciplinary record and prior performance of the attorney, and the consistency of the penalty with those imposed on other Department attorneys for the same offense in the same or similar circumstances. 

PMRU Attorneys are responsible for issuing written memoranda explaining their disciplinary proposals, and consequently detailees must possess a keen analytical mind and strong writing skills. Further, because the disciplinary process must be completed within established timeframes, candidates must be organized and self-motivated.

 

Detailees will work under the general supervision of the Chief of the Professional Misconduct Review Unit. The detail to the PMRU will be for a period of one year, but may be extended for an additional year if all parties agree. Detailees will remain in their current office space or will be provided an opportunity to work from home, if feasible and provided a telework agreement is in place. The office from which an attorney is detailed will not be reimbursed. 

 

In addition to the above-noted duties, the detailee will be responsible for providing advice and guidance to the Chief of the PMRU and the leadership of the Department regarding professional misconduct issues, and coordinating and executing special projects or assignments at the direction of the PMRU Chief. 

 

Qualifications: The candidate must possess a J.D. degree, be duly licensed and authorized to practice as an attorney under the laws of a state, territory, or the District of Columbia, and have relevant post-J.D. legal experience. A minimum of 7 years of legal experience and extensive experience as a federal prosecutor or as a litigating attorney for the Department of Justice is required. 

 

Travel: Travel will be minimal to non-existent.

 

Location: Employee's current duty station.

 

Salary Information: The salary level is in the GS-14 to GS-15 and/or its AD equivalent ($105,211 - $155,500) range. Selectee will remain at his or her current rate of pay. This is a non-reimbursable detail assignment.

 

Submission Process and Deadline: Applicants are required to submit a cover letter (highlighting relevant experience), a rÃf©sumÃf© or OF-612 (Optional Application for Federal Employment), and at least one writing sample. Please reference announcement PMRU ATY-0212 in your cover letter. All applications must be submitted no later than the closing date of October 18, 2012.

 

Applicants are encouraged to email applications to kevin.ohlson at usdoj.gov rather than mail them. No telephone calls please. 

 

U.S. Department of Justice

Professional Misconduct Review Unit

Office of the Deputy Attorney General (Attn: Kevin Ohlson/SeLena Powell)

950 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Room 4110

Washington, D.C. 20530

 

Other legal position announcements may be found on the Internet at: http://www.justice.gov/careers/legal/attvacancies.htm and http://dojnet.doj.gov/oarm/attvacancies.php.

 

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, or 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 DD214, 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 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 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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