EXPERIENCED TRIAL ATTORNEYS(GS-0905-13/14/15) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CRIMINAL DIVISION GANG UNIT WASHINGTON, DC 09-CRM-GSU-033

EXPERIENCED TRIAL ATTORNEYS(GS-0905-13/14/15)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
CRIMINAL DIVISION
GANG UNIT
WASHINGTON, DC

09-CRM-GSU-033

About the Office: The mission of the Gang Unit is to enhance the security of our Nation’s citizens and borders by enforcing federal criminal laws relating to gangs. Gang Unit attorneys investigate and prosecute criminal organizations including national and international organizations that present particular threats to national security. Gang Unit plays a leading role in developing, supporting and implementing the Department’s anti-gang efforts and Project Safe Neighborhoods, the Administration’s gun and gang violence reduction initiative. The Gang Unit is significantly involved in national and international policy initiatives and legislation involving violent crime. Attorneys in the Gang Unit may also oversee complex and multi-district cases, and provide legal advice to federal prosecutors in United States Attorneys Offices.

Responsibilities and Opportunity Offered: Seeking one experienced attorney to support the work of the Division, particularly the Department’s anti-gang prosecution initiatives. Work expected to include: development and implementation of strategies to attack the most significant national and international gangs; prosecuting select cases of national importance; formulating policy, including legislation; assisting and coordinating with USAOs on legal issues and multi-district cases; and working with other agencies and other countries to develop and implement effective and coordinated prevention and enforcement strategies.

Qualifications: Strong academic credentials, federal criminal litigation experience, strong advocacy and legal writing skills, sound judgment, excellent interpersonal skills, strong initiative and a demonstrated commitment to public service. Upon accepting an offer of employment, applicants must make a three-year commitment to the Criminal Division.

Preferred Qualifications: Expertise in the gang, violent crime, and/or organized crime fields preferred. Policy experience, particularly experience directing and implementing comprehensive national-scale or international policy initiatives similarly preferred. Language abilities, particularly Spanish, helpful.

Travel: Domestic and International travel is required.

Salary information:

GS-13: $ 86,927-$113,007
GS-14: $102,721-$133,543
GS-15: $120,830-$153,200

Location: Washington, D.C.

Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses are not authorized.

Submission Process and Deadline Date: Applicants may choose one of three job application procedures. You may: (1) submit Optional Form (OF) 612, Optional Application for Federal Employment; (2) a resume; or (3) Standard Form 171, Application for Federal Employment. (4) For additional information, please call (202) 514-1103.

In addition, you are encouraged to submit a cover letter (highlighting relevant experience), a writing sample (not to exceed 10 pages), and, if you are a current or recent Federal employee, you must submit a performance appraisal issued within the past 12 months, or if none exists, a statement to that effect and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50).

Deadline date for submission is November 27, 2009. The cut-off will be the 15th and 30th of each month

Preference is to receive an application via e-mail at gangunitresumes@usdoj.gov or faxed to (202) 307-3944.

Send mailed applications to:
Department of Justice/Criminal Division
Attn: P. Kevin Carwile, Chief, Gang Unit
Main Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Room 7637
Washington, DC 20535

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

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

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, 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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