ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
DISTRICT OF COLORADO
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT NO. 08-CO-AUSA-03
About the Office: The office serves the District of Colorado by representing the U.S. Government in Federal Court and is comprised of 69 attorneys located in three staffed offices: Denver, Durango and Grand Junction.
Responsibilities and Employment at the U.S. Attorney’s Office offers a unique and challenging experience for Opportunity Offered: the highly motivated attorney: an opportunity to work on some of the most significant, complex and visible cases being litigated today. The Office is seeking applications from experienced litigators who have a strong Federal or State litigation background and trial experience particularly in criminal prosecutions. This position will be in the Major Crimes Section of the Criminal Division and will be responsible for investigating and prosecuting a wide variety of crimes to include thefts, bank robberies, assaults and immigration related cases.
Qualifications: Required qualifications: Applicants must possess a J.D. degree, be duly licensed and authorized to practice as an attorney under the laws of a state, territory, or District of Columbia, and have at least one year post-J.D. experience. Applicants must be active members in good standing of the bar (any jurisdiction).
Preferred qualifications: Three to six years of 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 environment while balancing a high case load. Experience handling a variety of criminal cases is beneficial.
Travel: Occasional travel within and outside the district will be required.
Salary Information: Assistant United States Attorneys’ pay is administratively determined, based in part on the number of years of professional attorney experience.
Location: Denver, Colorado
Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses will not be authorized.
Application Process and Deadline Date: Applications may be submitted by email to USACO.AUSAResumes@usdoj.gov
OR by mail to the following address:
Troy A. Eid
United States Attorney
U.S. Attorney’s Office
1225 17 th Street, Suite 700
Denver, CO 80202
No telephone calls please. More than one position may be filled from this announcement.
This announcement is open until filled. Applications received by close of business (5:00pm Mountain Standard Time) Thursday, February 14, 2008 will receive first consideration. Please include the vacancy announcement number at the top of this announcement (08-CO-AUSA-03) on your resume.
Internet Sites: The home page for the U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Colorado, may be accessed at:
Announcements for other DOJ attorney vacancies may be viewed 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 toensure 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.
Benefits : The Federal government offers a number of exceptional benefits to its employees. The following Web addresses are provided for your reference to explore the major benefits offered to most Federal employees.
Flexible Spending Accounts - The Federal Flexible Spending Accounts Program (FSAFeds) allows you to pay for certain health and dependent care expenses with pre-tax dollars. For additional information visit : https://www.fsafeds.com/fsafeds/index.asp
Health Insurance - The Federal Employees Health Benefits Program offers over 100 optional plans. For additional information visit: http://www.opm.gov/insure/health/index.asp
Leave - Most Federal employees earn both annual and sick leave. For additional information visit: http://www.opm.gov/oca/leave/index.asp
Life Insurance - The Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Program (FEGLI) offers:
Basic Life Insurance plus three types of optional insurance, for additional information visit: http://www.opm.gov/insure/life/index.asp
Long Term Care Insurance - The Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program (FLTCIP) provides long term care insurance for Federal employees and their parents, parents-in-law, stepparents, spouses, and adult children. For additional information visit: http://www.ltcfeds.com/
Retirement Program - Almost all new employees are automatically covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). FERS is a three-tiered retirement plan. The three tiers are: Social Security Benefits, Basic Benefit Plan, Thrift Savings Plan. For additional information visit: http://www.opm.gov/retire/index.asp
Federal Holidays - You will be paid for federal holidays that fall within your regularly scheduled tour of duty. For additional information visit: http://www.opm.gov/fedhol/index.asp http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/jobextrainfo.asp#HOLI .
Transit subsidy - Our office currently offers an ECO pass for those employees utilizing public transportation offered by RTD (Regional Transportation District). This includes buses and light rail. This pass is currently available through December 31, 2008 and may or may not be extended depending on whether the transit subsidy program is continued by the Department of Justice.
This link provides and overview of the benefits currently offered to Federal employees. http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/ei61.asp