ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
Western District of New York
08-WDNY-006
About the Office: There are two offices in the Western District of New York. The headquarters in Buffalo, New York and a Branch Office in Rochester, New York. There are 38 attorneys in the Buffalo Office and 14 in the Rochester Office.
Number of Vacancies: This announcement will be used to fill permanent and temporary vacancies in both the Buffalo and Rochester Offices until April 10, 2009.
Responsibilities and Opportunity Offered: Investigation and prosecution of federal crimes. Specific openings will be in the civil or criminal divisions. The criminal division may concentrate on narcotics, firearms, white collar crime, organized crime and or anti-terrorism.
Qualifications:
Travel: Travel to Buffalo, New York; Rochester, New York; New York, New York (appeals) and Columbia, South Carolina (training).Required Qualifications: Applicants must possess a J.D. degree, be an active member of the bar (any jurisdiction), and have at least 1 year post-J.D. experience. Trial experience required. Strong writing skills.
Preferred Qualifications: New York State Bar membership.
Salary Information: Assistant United States Attorneys' pay is administratively determined based, in part, on the number of years of professional attorney experience. Salary for any position may be limited by budget funds available. Base salaries for Assistant United States Attorneys range from $42,684 to $112, 974 plus a locality differential of 15.37% for Buffalo and 13.18% for Rochester.
Location: Buffalo and Rochester, New York
Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses will not be authorized.
Application Process and Deadline Date: Specify in your cover letter (1) whether you are interested in permanent, temporary or both types of positions; (2) whether you are interested in Buffalo, Rochester or either; (3) whether you are interested in criminal or civil positions or both.
Provide a resume, writing sample and three professional references.
Please send the above information to:
Phyllis Dudeck
Attn: Human Resources
USAO/WDNY
138 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, New York 14202
This vacancy announcement is opened from April 10, 2008 to April 10, 2009.
Internet Sites: The web page for the Western District of New York is http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/nyw
This and other attorney vacancy announcements can be found at:
http://www.usdoj.gov/oarm/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.
The U.S. Department of Justice is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Except where otherwise provided by law, there will be no discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, color, race, religion, national origin, politics, marital status, disability, age, status as a parent, membership or nonmembership in an employee organization, or 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 are encouraged to include that information in their cover letter or resume and attach supporting documentation (e.g., the DD 214 or other substantiating documents) to their submissions.