ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
ANNOUNCEMENT #08-WDLA-AUSA-03
About the Office: The United States Attorney’s Office (USAO) for the Western District of Louisiana consists of 42 of the state’s 64 parishes. The main office is located in Shreveport, Louisiana with a branch office in Lafayette, Louisiana. There are also unmanned branch offices in Alexandria, Monroe, and Lake Charles, Louisiana.
Responsibilities and Opportunity Offered: This vacancy is for a full-time Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) for a period not-to-exceed 14 months. The applicant for this position will represent the interest of the United States as an Assistant United States Attorney and prosecute a wide variety of complex criminal cases.
NOTE: This position is for an initial appointment period not-to-exceed 14 months. However, this appointment may be extended beyond the initial 14 months without further announcement.
Required Qualifications: Applicants must posses a J.D. degree from an accredited law school, be an active member in good standing of the bar (any jurisdiction), and should have at least one year of post-J.D. experience.
Preferred Qualifications: Applicants must demonstrate superior communication and courtroom skills, exhibit exceptional research and writing ability, perform thorough legal and factual analysis, demonstrate strong interpersonal skills, exercise good judgement, and function with minimal guidance in a highly demanding environment.
Travel: Occasional travel within and outside the District may be required.
Salary Information: Assistant United States Attorney’s pay is administratively determined based, in part, on the number of years of professional attorney experience.
Location: Shreveport, Louisiana
Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses will not be authorized.
Application Process and Deadline Date: To apply, submit a cover letter and resume to:
William J. Flanagan, First Assistant U. S. Attorney
United States Attorney’s Office
Western District of Louisiana
300 Fannin Street, Suite 3201
Shreveport, LA 71101-3068
Position is open until filled; however, there will be an initial closing date of 5:00 p.m., CST January 24, 2008. Applications received by 5:00 p.m. on that date will be initially referred for consideration.
A writing sample will be requested from selected applicants. Additional information may be requested after the review and consideration of the submitted resumes. No telephone calls please.
Internet Sites: 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.