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ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
Western District of New York
09-WDNY-004

About the Office: The Office of the United States Attorney, Western District of New York, prosecutes all violations of the Federal Criminal Law occurring within the seventeen (17) counties of the District. The position is located in the Buffalo Office, in the Criminal Division. The office prosecutes the full range of federal criminal cases, ranging from drugs, to human trafficking, organized crime, terrorism, white collar, immigration and general crime.

Responsibilities and Opportunity Offered: TERM appointment Not to Exceed 14 months. Position may be extended. Based on staffing needs, additional TERM appointments may be made from this announcement.

The Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) filling this opening will work closely with federal, state, county, and local law enforcement agencies. The successful applicant will be responsible for all phases of criminal prosecution to enforce federal laws in the Western District of New York, including providing guidance to law enforcement officers, initiating criminal charges, conducting grand jury proceedings and felony trials, and handling appeals.

Qualifications: Required qualifications: Applicants must possess a J.D. degree, be an active member of the bar (any jurisdiction), and have at least one (1) year post-J.D. experience.

This Office seeks attorneys who have outstanding legal ability, high moral character, mature judgment, a keen desire for public service, and an exceptional aptitude for litigation.

Preferred qualifications: Applicants should have legal practice experience related to criminal prosecution. Applicants should have a demonstrated capacity to function, with minimal guidance, in a highly demanding office and courtroom environment. Applicants must be willing and able to try jury cases in federal court and demonstrate the motivation and professionalism to become an accomplished trial attorney. Applicants should possess analytical ability to quickly identify and to clearly and accurately articulate critical issues in criminal investigations or pending prosecutions. Applicants should be able to demonstrate superior oral and writing skills as well as strong legal research skills. Applicants should exhibit strong interpersonal skills, good judgement, the ability to work in a supportive and professional manner with the court, other attorneys, support staff and client agencies. Applicants should also possess computer literacy skills to include experience with automated research, electronic court filing, electronic e-mail and word processing systems.

Travel: Travel to Rochester Branch Office; New York, NY (appeals); and Columbia, SC (training)

Salary Information: Assistant United States Attorneys' pay is administratively determined based, in part, on the number of years of professional attorney experience. Salary for this position is limited by budget funds available. The range of basic pay is $43,922 to $76,229 plus locality pay of 16.39%.

Location: Buffalo, New York.

Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses will not be authorized.

Application Process and Deadline Date: Provide a resume, writing sample and contact information for three professional references. and Deadline Date:

Please send your resume, writing sample and listing of references to:

Mary Pat Tyler, Human Resources Officer
United States Attorney’s Office, Western District of New York
138 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14202

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled, with a first cut-off date of April 30, 2009. Selection may be made from those applications received by April 30, 2009.

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.