U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
CRIMINAL DIVISION
OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
TRIAL ATTORNEY / GS-14 to GS-15
Vacancy Announcement Number: 08-CRM-OSI-022
The Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice is seeking a Trial Attorney with federal criminal prosecution and/or extensive immigration law experience for the Office of Special Investigations in Washington, D.C.
About the Office: The Office of Special Investigations (OSI) detects, investigates and prosecutes civil and criminal actions to denaturalize participants in genocide and foreign government-sponsored acts of torture and extrajudicial killing. In its World War II cases, OSI brings denaturalization and removal (deportation) cases against participants in Nazi-sponsored acts of persecution committed abroad during the period 1933-45. Additional information about OSI’s work may be found at http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/eousa/foia_reading_room/usab5401.pdf
Responsibilities and Opportunity Offered: OSI trial attorneys handle all aspects of complex and sensitive civil and criminal prosecutions of persons who have become United States citizens, and who prior to gaining citizenship, participated abroad in genocide, torture or extrajudicial killings committed under color of foreign law, and/or Nazi-sponsored acts of persecution during World War II. OSI seeks to denaturalize those who have been involved in such human rights abuses through either civil or criminal litigation. Responsibilities include participating in the investigation and development of potential cases, writing and filing complaints, managing discovery, writing and arguing motions, handling trials, and writing and/or arguing any subsequent appeals. OSI trial attorneys work closely with United States Attorneys’ Offices, the Department of Homeland Security, federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies, foreign governments, and historians or other experts in the development and management of investigations and prosecutions. Criminal prosecutions are conducted jointly with United States Attorneys’ Offices.
Required and Preferred Qualifications: Applicants must possess a J.D. degree, be duly licensed and authorized to practice as an attorney under the laws of any State, territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia, and have at least five years post-J.D. experience. Applicants must be active members of the bar in good standing. Applicants should also have excellent academic credentials, outstanding advocacy and legal writing skills, and superior judgment. Applicants should have either experience as a federal criminal prosecutor (including experience presenting matters before a grand jury, handling discovery, trying cases and arguing motions, and researching and writing motions, briefs, or other legal pleadings), or extensive immigration law experience (trying cases before immigration courts, working with and analyzing immigration law and regulations). Because OSI also conducts complex civil litigation, civil litigation experience would be helpful. In addition, because OSI prosecutes human rights violators, human rights law experience - particularly with a with a tribunal - and foreign language (particularly Spanish, French or Serbo-Croatian) capability would be extremely useful.
Application Process: Applicants must submit a resume, OF-612 (Optional Application
for Federal Employment), or SF-171 (Application for Federal
Employment); a cover letter; a legal writing sample; and current
performance appraisal, if applicable, to:
U.S. Department of Justice
10th & Constitution Ave., NW
Criminal Division, Office of Special Investigations
John C. Keeney Building, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20530
ATTN: Susan Siegal, Principal Deputy Director
Deadline Date: This position is open until filled but applications must be postmarked by September 12, 2008.
Salary Information: Current salary and years of litigation experience will determine the appropriate salary. The possible salary range is GS-14 ($98,033 -$127,442 per annum) to GS-15 ($115,317 - $149, 000 per annum).
This and selected other legal position announcements can be found on the Internet at: http://www.usdoj.gov/oarm/.
The U.S. Department of Justice is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. It is the policy of the Department to achieve a drug-free workplace and the persons selected will therefore be required to pass a drug test to screen for illegal drug use prior to final approval. Employment is also contingent upon the satisfactory completion of a background investigation adjudicated by the Department of Justice.
The Department of Justice welcomes and encourages applications from persons with physical and mental disabilities and will reasonably accommodate the needs of those persons. 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.