ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
Vacancy Number: 08-EDAR-06
Posted 10-09-2008
About the Office: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Arkansas has an opening for one (1) attorney in the Civil Division located in the headquarters office in Little Rock, AR. The Eastern District of Arkansas has approximately 59 employees, with 17 Assistant United States Attorneys in the Criminal Division and 5 Assistant United States Attorneys in the Civil Division, as well as the United States Attorney, First Assistant United States Attorney, Criminal Division Chief, and Civil Division Chief.
For more information on this locality and this office, visit the websites listed below.
http://www.arkansas.com
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/are/
Responsibilities and Opportunity Offered: The United States Attorney's Office offers a unique and challenging experience for highly motivated team players with the desire to litigate extensively. Applicants must demonstrate analytical ability, good judgment, organizational skills and excellent writing, communication and courtroom skills. In addition, applicants must exhibit the ability to work in a supportive and professional manner with courthouse personnel, other attorneys, support staff, and client agencies.
Qualifications: Applicants must have a J.D. degree with a minimum of three (3) years of post-J.D. experience, and be duly licensed and authorized to practice as an attorney under the laws of a State, territory, or the District of Columbia. Preference will be given to attorneys with strong trial experience.
Travel: Some travel will be required, both in-state and out-of-state, for casework and training.
Salary Information: Assistant United States Attorney’s pay is administratively determined based, in part, on the number of years of professional attorney experience and qualifications for the position available. The range of basic pay is $42,684 to $125,938.
Location: Little Rock, Arkansas. The selected Assistant United States Attorney must reside in the district to which he or she is appointed.
Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses will not be authorized.
Application Process and Deadline Date: Interested persons should send a cover letter, writing sample and detailed resume by October 24, 2008 to:
Attention: Cherith Beck
United States Attorney’s Office
Post Office Box 1229
Little Rock, Arkansas 72203-1229
All applications must be postmarked by October 24, 2008.
You may deliver an application to our office at 425 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 500, Little Rock, Arkansas. Hand delivered applications must be received by 4:59 p.m. October 24, 2008.
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.