Employment
Support Staff Employment Opportunities
Clerical and Technical Occupations - The U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Michigan, employs about 75 individuals in clerical or technical support positions, including the following job titles: Legal Assistant, Senior Legal Assistant, Human Resources Assistant, Supply Technician, Budget Technician and Office Services Assistant. Employment opportunities are best for Legal Assistants. Successful candidates typically have excellent keyboarding skills, proficiency with word processing software, and prior specialized training and/or work experience in a law office environment.
Administrative Occupations - There are approximately 20 administrative positions at the U.S. Attorney's Office, which includes such occupations as Paralegal Specialist, Budget Analyst, Information Technology Specialist, Victim-Witness Specialist, Law Enforcement Coordination Specialist, Contract Specialist, Management Analyst, Auditor, Investigator, Librarian and Human Resources Specialist. Projected vacancies are extremely limited. Administrative positions require excellent written and oral communication skills, a college degree in a related academic field and/or directly related specialized experience.
Student Positions - The office employs approximately 10 individuals under the Federal government's Student Employment Program and Career Experience Program. Opportunities are best for college students who are interested in working at the U.S. Attorney's Office for a period of at least a year. The office also hosts individuals under the Student Volunteer Program, which allows students to work in unpaid positions for academic credit.
Current Openings - When the U.S. Attorney's Office has openings for administrative, technical and clerical positions, vacancy notices are posted on the Federal Job Opportunities Board which can be accessed at the following Web site address: www.usajobs.opm.gov/ (At this link, please select "Current Job Openings" and then "Agency Job Search" on the screen which follows; next type in the keyword "attorney" and specify "Michigan" in the appropriate fields to narrow your search to support staff positions currently open in our office.)
If you would like to be sent an E-mail message when recruitment is initiated for positions by our office or other Federal agencies, you may wish to register with USAJOBS by Email. USAJOBS by Email will allow you to focus a job search on up to three different job categories. You can register for this service by going to the following Internet address:
http://profiler.usajobs.opm.gov/
You will then be asked to provide your name, E-mail address, and search criteria. To receive information on Legal Assistant jobs (our office's most commonly filled occupation), indicate in your search criteria that you are interested in "0986" occupational series jobs. To receive notification regarding Paralegal Specialist openings, indicate that you are interested in "0950" series jobs.
For additional information regarding hiring procedures for support staff positions, please direct written or E-mail correspondence to:
Diane Kosydar
Human Resources Specialist
U.S. Attorney's Office
211 W. Fort Street
Suite 2001
Detroit, MI 48226
Diane.Kosydar@usdoj.gov
Telephone: (313) 226-9540
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