ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY<br> UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE DISTRICT OF VERMONT BURLINGTON, VERMONT 10-VT-02

ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY<br>
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
DISTRICT OF VERMONT
BURLINGTON, VERMONT
10-VT-02

About the Office: The United States Attorney’s Office, District of Vermont, is located in Burlington, Vermont. The office has approximately 20 Assistant United States Attorneys and 22 support staff, which support both the criminal and civil divisions. The District of Vermont includes the main office located in Burlington, Vermont and a branch office located in Rutland, Vermont. Our office has a competent, friendly and talented staff, an outstanding relationship with the courts and enjoys excellent professional working relationships with the agencies.

Responsibilities and Opportunity Offered: The office is currently seeking an Assistant United States Attorney in the Civil Division located in Burlington, Vermont.

Qualifications: Applicants must possess a J.D. degree, be an active member of the bar (any jurisdiction), and have a minimum of 3 years post-J.D. experience. Applicants must have excellent writing skills, superior oral communication skills, and a demonstrated capacity to function, with minimal guidance , in a highly demanding environment.

Travel: Occasional travel both within and outside the district is required in the official performance of duties.

Salary Information: Assistant United States Attorneys' pay is administratively determined based, in part, on the number years of professional attorney experience. The range of pay is $50,000 to $85,000, commensurate with experience.

Location: This position is located in the district headquarters office in Burlington, Vermont.

Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses will not be authorized.

Application Process and Deadline Date: Please send cover letter and resume to:

Carol L. Shea, Chief, Civil Division
United States Attorney’s Office
P.O. Box 570
Burlington, Vermont 05402-0570

No telephone calls please. Applications must be received by November 16, 2009

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

Information about the United States Attorney’s Office, District of Vermont can be accessed at:
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/vt/

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, 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 10point 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/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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