Assistant United States Attorney
Location: Brownsville, Texas
Description: Department Of Justice is in need of Assistant United States Attorney right now, this career will be delegated in Texas. Further informations about this career opportunity please give attention to these descriptions. If you are looking for an exciting and challenging career, this is the position for you! With a diverse and talented workforce of over 100,000 men and women, Justice leads! the Nation in ensuring the protection of all Americans while preserving their constitutional freedoms. You will be part of a dedicated team helping to enforce Federal criminal and civil laws that protect life, liberty and the property of citizens.
The United States Attorneys Office is a great place to work. The Department of Justice ranked #11 out of 33 large Federal cabinet agencies and the Executive United States Attorneys Office/United States Attorneys Offices ranked #17 out of 240 agency subcomponents in a study, "The Best Places to Work in the Federal Government, 2011 Rankings" published by the Partnership for Public Service. See www.bestplacestowork.org .
About
the Office: The United States AttorneyÂ's Office for the
Southern District of Texas, with approximately 190 Assistant United States
Attorneys, is among the largest in the country.
The office prosecutes federal crimes and
represents the interests of the United States! in civil cases. The Southern District of Texas stretches from!
the Houston area southwest to the Mexican border. The United States AttorneyÂ's Office operates
staffed offices in Brownsville, Corpus Christi, Houston, Laredo, McAllen, and Victoria.
F or more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/ .
Internet
Sites: Visit the Southern District of Texas website
at: http://www.justice.gov/usao/txs/
This and other attorney vacancy announcements
may be viewed at: http://www.justice.gov/careers/legal/attvacancies.html
As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement.
To view the entire announcement, including instructions on how to apply, click on tabs above. KEY REQUIREMENTS
You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
Background investigation, credit check, and drug test required.
You must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable. DUTIES:
Opportunity Offered: The United States AttorneyÂ's Office for the
Southern District of Texas seeks one (1) experienced attorney in the Civil
Division of its Brownsville office. The
incumbent will be primarily responsible for representing the United States on a
wide range of issues relating to the Border Fence project. This
is a TERM position not to exceed 13 months.
The 13 month term begins effective the date of the applicantÂ's entry on
duty. The incumbent will be required
to sign a statement regarding the conditions of the TERM appointment. NOTE: Applicants
who applied for Vacancy Announcement 13-SDTX-14 (AUSA-TERM-BRO) need not
reapply. This announcement updates the
length of the appointment to reflect an initial 13 month appointment. Candidates who applied under the previous
announcement will be considered under this announcement.
Travel: Occasional travel may be required.!
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
Required
qualifica! tions: Applicants must possess a J.D. degree from an
accredited law school, and must be duly licensed and authorized to practice as
an attorney under the laws of any state or territory of the United States or of
the District of Columbia. Active bar
membership (any jurisdiction) is required.
Additionally, applicants must have at least three (3) years of full-time
experience as a licensed attorney.
Preferred Qualifications: Hiring preferences include at least five (5) years of civil litigation
experience, preferably including litigation of land condemnation cases, oil and
gas disputes, and real estate matters.
Other desirable experience includes the handling of some or all of the
following types of cases: employment
litigation, torts, immigration, and bankruptcy.
Ideal candidates will have first-chair federal trial experience, strong
academics, outstanding organizational skills, superior legal writ! ing and
research ability, exceptional computer literacy skills to include experience
with automated research on the Internet, electronic court filing, electronic e-mail
and word processing systems, demonstrated analytical ability, good judgment
and courtroom skills, and a demonstrated commitment to
professionalism, ethics, civility, and public service. Spanish-language skills
are useful, but not required.
United States citizenship is required.
Applicants must possess a J.D. degree from an accredited law school. You may be required to provide a copy of your transcript.
HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
The Occupational Questionnaire will take you approximately 20 minutes to complete. To preview the Occupational Questionnaire, click the following link View Assessment Questions BENEFITS:
Relocation
Expenses: Relocation
expenses will not be paid.
The Department of Justice offers a comprehens! ive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation; sick leave;! holidays; telework; life insurance; health benefits; and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System. This link provides an overview of the benefits currently offered to Federal employees:
http://www.usajobs.gov/ResourceCenter/Index/Interactive/Benefits OTHER INFORMATION:
Type of Position: This is a TERM position not to exceed
9/30/14 or 13 months from entry on duty (which ever is later) . The
TERM appointment may be extended for an additional period of time without
further competition; however, any extension is not guaranteed and is also
dependent upon budgetary restraints. The
incumbent will be required to sign a statement regarding the conditions of the
TERM appointment prior to entry on duty.
The incumbent may be considered for placement in a
permanent Assistant United States Attorney position without further competition
during the term of the appointment contingent upon the Attorney General! Â's
hiring freeze; however, placement in a permanent position is not
guaranteed.
A selectee who is currently employed with the U.S. AttorneyÂ's Office
will be considered and the employment status will be reviewed based on his/her
current appointment.
Salary
Information : Pay for Assistant United States Attorneys is
administratively determined, based in part on the number of years of
professional attorney experience. The
2013 range of basic pay is $44,581 to $131,534 per annum, plus locality pay.
Location: The
position is located in Brownsville, Texas.
As needed, additional positions may be filled from this announcement for
this location.
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 favor! able adjudication of a
background investigation.
Departmen! t
Policies: Once appointed, 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.
All initial attorney appointments to the Department of Justice are made
on a time-limited (temporary) basis.
Temporary appointments may, or may not, be 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, political affiliation, marital status, disability (physical or
mental), age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information,
status as a parent, membership or nonmembership in an employee organization, or
on the basis of personal favoritism, or any other 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 investiga! tion. Only U.S. citizens are eligible for employment
with the Executive Office for Immigration Review and the United States
AttorneysÂ' 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 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 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 Â"pointÂ" 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 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 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 tha! t 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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