UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
Assistant United States Attorney
Raleigh, North Carolina
Two-Year Term Appointment
08-EDNC-AUSA-03
About the Office: The United States Attorney’s Office prosecutes federal offenses and defends the U.S. Government’s interest in civil cases. The Eastern District of North Carolina covers the 44 eastern most counties of North Carolina. The main office is in Raleigh, North Carolina, with a staffed branch office in Greenville and unstaffed offices in Wilmington, New Bern, Elizabeth City, and Fayetteville.
Responsibilities and Opportunity Offered: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina is currently seeking highly qualified Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) candidates. Candidates should be capable of handling a variety of significant and complex civil litigation matters and/or criminal prosecutions.
These positions are term positions not-to-exceed two (2) years. The Department of Justice cannot make any promises concerning employment beyond this term appointment; however, the incumbent(s) may be converted to a permanent position as an Assistant United States Attorney without further competition at any time within that term. Term Assistant U.S. Attorneys are eligible for Federal benefits.
Qualifications: Applicants must possess a J.D. degree, be an active member, in good standing, of the bar (any jurisdiction), and have at least one (1) year post-J.D. experience.
Applicants must demonstrate a quick analytical ability and the facility to accurately and precisely articulate the critical issues in a case. Applicants must demonstrate superior oral and writing skills as well as strong research and interpersonal skills, and good judgment. Applicants must possess excellent communication and courtroom skills and exhibit the ability to work in a supportive and professional manner with other attorneys, support staff and client agencies. Applicants must have a demonstrated capacity to function, with minimal guidance, in a highly demanding office and courtroom environment.
Applicants will be expected to do their own legal research and writing and must be substantially self-sufficient in preparing day to day correspondence and pleadings. Applicants must also possess computer literacy skills to include experience with automated research, electronic court filing, electronic e-mail and word processing systems.
Travel: Extensive travel throughout the Eastern District of North Carolina will be required. The AUSA will travel to attend court proceedings, interview witnesses and attend meetings. Travel is required for training at the Department of Justice’s National Advocacy Center, Columbia, South Carolina.
Salary Information: Assistant United States Attorneys' pay is administratively determined, based in part on the number of years of professional attorney experience. The maximum starting salary for this position is currently $82,000 per year including a locality adjustment of 16.82%
Duty Location: Raleigh, North Carolina.
Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses are not authorized.
Application Process and Deadline Date: Positions are opened until filled. The initial cut-off date for the receipt of applications is March 14, 2008.
Interested applicants should send a resume and cover letter to:
United States Attorney's Office
ATTN: Sherry Bowden
310 New Bern Avenue, Ste. 800
Raleigh, North Carolina 27601
No telephone calls please or emails please.
Internet Sites: This and other attorney vacancy announcements can be found at: http://www.usdoj.gov/oarm/attvacancies.html. Additional information about our office is located at http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/nce .
Department Policies: Department hiring policies are located at http://www.usdoj.gov/oarm/arm/hp/hpconditionsofemployment.htm.
Assistant United States Attorneys generally must reside in the district to which he or she is appointed.
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.