Employment Opportunities for: Attorneys | Support Staff | Law Students | Non-law Students
General Information
The United States Department of Justice, including the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa, 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, membership or non membership in an employee organization, or on the basis of personal favoritism.
The Attorney General Holder's statement on Diversity is contained in the following document: Attorney General Holder's Diversity Statement. The Attorney General is committed to promoting diversity in the workplace, and the Northern District of Iowa furthers that commitment through its Diversity Management Plan.
The Northern District of Iowa welcomes and encourages applications from persons with physical and mental disabilities. The office 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 office 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 email the office at: USAIAN.HR@usdoj.gov. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case by case basis.
It is the policy of the Department of Justice 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. This is a thorough investigation which includes checks with present and former employers, military records, and credit bureaus. The investigation also includes verifications of tax filings and attendance at institutions of higher learning. Only U.S. citizens are eligible for employment with the U.S. Attorney's Office.
