UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
Western District of New York
08-WDNY-002
About the Office: This position is located in the Buffalo Office of the United States Attorney’s Office, Western District of New York. This position is a prosecutor in a 40 attorney office.
Number of Vacancies: One TERM Appointment Not to Exceed 24 months . Position may be extended. Based on staffing needs of this office additional TERM selections may be made from this announcement.
Responsibilities and Opportunity Offered: Investigation and prosecution of federal crimes, emphasis on narcotics, firearms and violent crime.
Qualifications: 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: One to five years experience as a litigator. New York State Bar membership.
Travel: Travel to Rochester, New York (District Branch Office); New York, New York (appeals) and Columbia, South Carolina (training).
Salary Information: Assistant United States Attorneys' pay is administratively determined based, in part, on the number years of professional attorney experience. Salary for this position is limited by budget funds available. Salary for this position will range from a base of $41,643 to $72,274 plus a locality pay of 14.15% of the base authorized. Total salary will range from $47,535 to $82,501. This type of appointment provides standard federal benefits: health insurance, life insurance, sick and annual leave, pension and thrift saving plan participation.
Location: Buffalo, New York.
Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses will not be authorized.
Application Process and Deadline Date: Provide a resume, writing sample and three professional references.
Please send your resume, writing sample and references to:
Phyllis Dudeck
Attn: Human Resources
USAO/WDNY
138 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, New York 14202
The vacancy announcement for these positions is opened until filled with a first cut off date of November 28, 2007. Selection may be made from those application received by November 28, 2007 .
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.