ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
DISTRICT OF RHODE ISLAND
Vacancy Announcement Number – 13-RI-02
About the Office: The United States Attorney's Office in Providence, Rhode Island, is located in the heart of Southern New England. The United States Attorney is the chief federal law enforcement official with jurisdiction covering 39 cities and towns. The office prosecutes federal crimes and represents the interests of the United States Government in civil cases.
Responsibilities and Opportunity Offered: The position offers a unique and challenging experience for a highly motivated attorney. The person hired for this position will have primary responsibility for cases involving narcotics, firearms, and violent crime.
Qualifications: Applicants must possess a J.D. degree from an accredited law school and be an active member in good standing of the bar of a State, Territory, or the District of Columbia. The successful candidate must have at least four years of post-J.D. criminal prosecution experience; tried to verdict at least ten jury trials; possess superior writing ability, sound judgment, excellent communication skills, courtroom and advocacy skills, strong interpersonal skills, and the capacity to function with minimal guidance in a highly demanding environment. In addition, applicants must exhibit the ability to work in a supportive and professional manner with other attorneys, paralegals, support staff and investigative agencies.
Applicants will be expected to do their own legal research and writing and must be substantially self-sufficient in preparing day-to-day correspondence and pleadings. Applicants must be computer literate and adept at learning new computer programs.
Travel: Occasional travel may be required.
Salary Information: Assistant United States Attorney's 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 locality pay where authorized.
Location: The position is located in Providence, Rhode Island.
Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses are not authorized.
Submission Process and Deadline Date: Applicants should submit the following:
• Resume
• Cover letter that highlights interest in the position and addresses in detail how the applicant meets the qualifications;
• Summary of litigation experience, including the number and types of cases handled and tried;
• Writing sample; and
• References
How to apply: Submit required application materials (Adobe format preferred) via E-Mail to: usari.attorneys@usdoj.gov
Or by USPS to:
Kenneth P. Madden
First Assistant United States Attorney
United States Attorney's Office
50 Kennedy Plaza, 8th Floor
Providence, Rhode Island 02903
The position is open until filled. The initial cut-off date for receipt of applications is January 18, 2013. If the applicant previously submitted a resume subsequent to January 1, 2012, your resume will be considered and you need not reapply. If you wish, you can simply send an email reaffirming your interest in the position.
Internet Sites: This and selected other attorney position announcements can be found on the Internet 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.
All initial attorney appointments to the Department of Justice are made on a time-limited (temporary) basis. Temporary appointments may, or may not, be extended or 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 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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