[blindlaw] Posting #2 for Asset Forfiture/money laundering section

Mon Nov 26 20:38:36 UTC 2012

EXPERIENCED TRIAL ATTORNEY, GS-13/14/15

U .S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

CRIMINAL DIVISION 

ASSET FORFEITURE AND MONEY LAUNDERING SECTION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

13-CRM-AFMLS-005

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About the Office: The Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section (AFMLS) leads the Department's efforts to take the profit out of crime. The multi-dimensional responsibilities of AFMLS include anti-money laundering enforcement, forfeiture, law development, training, and technical assistance, all done in close cooperation with partners in the United States and abroad. AFMLS also provides oversight, management, and policy development for the DOJ Assets Forfeiture Fund, including returning money to victims, providing funding to federal, state, and local law enforcement, and sharing with our international partners.

Criminal prosecutions at AFMLS are pursued by the Money Laundering and Bank Integrity Unit. The Unit investigates and prosecutes complex, multi-district and international criminal cases involving financial institutions and individuals who violate the money laundering statutes, the Bank Secrecy Act, and other related statutes. The Unit's prosecutions generally focus on three types of violators: (1) financial institutions, including their officers, managers, and employees, whose actions threaten the integrity of the individual institution or the wider financial system; (2) professional money launderers, money transmitters, and gatekeepers who provide their services to serious criminal organizations, e.g., Mexican drug cartels; and (3) individuals and entities engaged in using the latest and most sophisticated money laundering techniques and tools.

Responsibilities and Opportunity Offered: The Criminal Division, Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section, U.S. Department of Justice seeks experienced, motivated attorneys for the Money Laundering and Bank Integrity Unit that will focus on investigating and prosecuting financial institutions, professional money launderers, money transmitters, and gatekeepers. We seek individuals capable of working in a team setting to investigate and charge sophisticated financial crimes, and who possess the experience and confidence to try these criminal cases in U.S. District Court.

Multiple vacancies may be filled from this announcement.

Qualifications: Applicants must have a J.D. degree, a strong academic background, and excellent research and communication skills (oral and written). They must be admitted to practice before the bar of a U.S. jurisdiction, be an active member of that bar, and have at least two years post-graduation experience. 

Preferred Qualifications: The Money Laundering and Bank Integrity Unit seeks candidates with one or more of the following qualifications:

. prosecution, criminal defense, or first-chair civil litigation experience;

. experience in investigating, prosecuting, defending, regulating, or monitoring financial institutions;

. expertise gained in the financial sector in the complicated mechanisms by which money moves through the global financial system;

. substantive knowledge of the federal money laundering, Bank Secrecy Act, and asset forfeiture statutes;

. experience with financial investigations and tracing money;

. experience with complex, multi-jurisdictional, and international cases;

. experience with investigations and the use of legal process (such as subpoenas and wiretap orders).

Travel: Money Laundering and Bank Integrity Unit attorneys regularly travel in the United States, to other countries, or both.

Salary Information: Starting grade and step are based upon a variety of factors, including experience and special qualifications. Depending on those factors, hired attorneys start at the 13, 14, or 15 level. For a current salary and locality pay table, see http://www.opm.gov/oca/12tables/html/dcb.asp

Location: Washington, D.C.

Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses are not authorized. 

Submission Process and Deadline Date: Applicants must submit a cover letter (highlighting relevant experience), a detailed resume and a current performance evaluation, if applicable. 

Applicants need not submit a separate application for each position. Please indicate on your application for which position(s) you would like to be considered. Please forward all required documents to:

U.S. Department of Justice

1400 New York Ave. NW, 

Criminal Division, 

Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section

Bond Building, Suite 10100

Washington, DC 20530

ATTN: Wendy Wormsley, Administrative Officer

If you prefer to fax your documents, you can do so at (202) 514-5522. No phone calls please. All applications must be received by December 17, 2012. Applications received after that date will not be considered.

Internet Sites: This and other attorney vacancy announcements can be found at: http://www.justice.gov/careers/legal/attvacancies.html 

For more information about the Criminal Division and AFMLS, visit the Criminal Division Web page at: http://www.justice.gov/criminal/

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, 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).