ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
District of Alaska
09-AK-005
About the Office: The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Alaska serves the entire state of Alaska with its main office in Anchorage and branch offices in Fairbanks and Juneau. As the trial attorneys for the United States, the twenty-four Assistant United States Attorneys in this District prosecute federal crimes and defend and pursue the interests of the United States in civil cases. Of approximately 60 persons employed, all but five are currently assigned to Anchorage. The Assistant United States Attorneys in Anchorage are assigned to either the Civil or Criminal Division. This employment opportunity is in Anchorage in the Criminal Division
Responsibilities and Opportunity Offered: The successful candidate primarily will be responsible for handling the investigation and prosecution of drug, gun, violent crime, money laundering, and OCDETF (Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force) cases. In addition, the candidate may also be called upon to assist in the prosecution of a wide variety of criminal cases including identity theft, immigration violations, computer crimes, fish and wildlife crimes, crimes against children, and white collar crimes. Assistant United States Attorneys work their cases from inception through appeal, and thus the successful candidate will be responsible for the drafting of appellate briefs and oral argument.
Qualifications: Required qualifications: Applicants must have excellent academic credentials, a J.D. degree, an active membership in good standing of the bar of any jurisdiction, at least four to five years post-J.D. experience, superior analytical abilities and oral communications skills, excellent research and writing skills, good judgement and strong character.
Other qualifications: Prior prosecution experience in the areas of drug and gun crime; participation in investigations encompassing electronic surveillance and wiretaps, as well as complex search warrants is preferred but not required.
Salary Information: Assistant United States Attorneys’ pay is administratively determined based, in part, on the number of years of professional attorney experience. The starting yearly pay range for this position is $48,149 to $116,250, depending upon experience, plus a 23% non-taxable cost of living allowance. This position is a permanent, full time appointment. As a federal employee, the successful candidate will be eligible to receive retirement, health, disability and life insurance, paid leave and several other types of benefits. Please see www.opm.gov to review the full list of federal employee benefits.
Travel: Occasional travel is required.
Location: Anchorage, Alaska
Relocation Expenses: In accordance with applicable regulations, reimbursement of relocation expenses is not authorized.
Application Process and Deadline Date: Resumes will be reviewed and acted upon on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Previously submitted resumes and applications will not be reviewed. All resumes must be accompanied by a cover letter explaining your interest in the position. Please do not call. Please send your resume and cover letter to:
Karen L. Loeffler
United States Attorney
District of Alaska
United States Department of Justice
222 West 7th Avenue, #9, Room 253
Anchorage, Alaska 99513-7567
ATTN: Jennifer Lotz, Secretary to the U.S. Attorney
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.