[blindlaw] U.S. Atty 14 month long posting, Eastern Michigan

[Ross Doerr]

Vacancy Announcement
Opportunity for Appointment as 
Assistant United States Attorney (14-Month Term Position)
United States Attorney's Office
Eastern District of Michigan
Vacancy #FY 2012-EDMI-14-AUSA
About the Office: The United States Attorney's Office (USAO) has
jurisdiction and responsibility in a broad range of areas, all of which
involve representing the legal interests of the Federal government in a
court of law. The Eastern District of Michigan consists of 34 counties in
the eastern half of Michigan's lower peninsula, and employs approximately
115 Assistant U.S. Attorneys. 
Organizational Location of Position: The person selected for this position
will serve in the Flint Branch Office and will be assigned criminal cases.
Qualification Requirements: Applicants must possess a J.D. degree, be an
active member of the bar (any jurisdiction), and have at least one year of
post-J.D. experience. 
United States citizenship is required.
Type of Position: This is a temporary position not-to-exceed 14 months. This
position may be extended or made permanent without further competition. Work
schedule is full-time. 
Travel: Occasional travel may be required.
Salary Information: Assistant U.S. Attorneys' pay is administratively
determined based, in part, on the number of years of professional attorney
experience. The range of starting pay (including locality differential
applicable to the USAO, Eastern District of Michigan's Flint duty station)
is $55,321 to $146,419. 
Location: The individual selected for this position will be assigned to
Flint, Michigan duty station. 
Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses will not be authorized.

Application Process and Deadline Date: Applications for this vacancy will be
accepted through August 10, 2012. Applicants are evaluated by the Hiring
Committee on the basis of such factors as academic performance, trial
experience, research and writing ability, oral communication skills, and
other legal and community service and experience. Interested persons should
send a detailed resume with a cover letter, writing sample(s), and completed
questionnaire (which can be found at
http://www.justice.gov/usao/mie/employ/questionnaire.term.pdf ) to:

Jennifer Gorland 
First Assistant U.S. Attorney
Eastern District of Michigan
211 W. Fort Street, Suite 2001
Detroit, MI 48226

Security Requirements: Initial appointment is contingent on a satisfactory
pre-employment background check. This includes fingerprint, credit checks,
and drug testing. In addition, continued employment is contingent upon a
favorable adjudication of a full-field background investigation.

Internet Sites: The home page for the U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern
District of Michigan, may be accessed at: 

http://www.justice.gov/usao/mie/index.html/

Announcements for other DOJ attorney vacancies may be viewed 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.

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 10 point 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 or she was
transferred to the permanent disability retired list (the statement or
retirement orders must indicate that the disability is 10% or more).