ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
District of South Carolina
About the Office: The Office of the United States Attorney’s Office, District of South Carolina is seeking applications from attorneys who have a strong background in criminal law.
Responsibilities and Opportunity Offered: The attorney selected for this position will join approximately 55 other Assistants in representing the interests of the United States in the District of South Carolina. South Carolina offers a wonderful climate and a wide variety of cultural, educational, recreational, and social activities.
Qualifications: Required qualifications: Applicants must possess a J.D. degree, be or become an active member of the South Carolina bar, and have 4 years or more post-J.D. litigation experience. (Note: S.C. bar does not grant reciprocity to attorneys who are members of other state bars and the local rules of the United States District Court requires South Carolina bar membership for admission to practice before the U.S. District Court. Attorneys who are not current members of the S.C. bar will be expected, if selected, to take the S.C. bar at the earliest available time frame).
Other Qualifications: Two (2) years of prior prosecution experience preferred.
Travel: Some travel necessary
Salary Information: Assistant United States Attorneys' pay is administratively determined based, in part, on the number years of professional attorney experience. The starting salary range for this position is $48,149 to $80,000.
Location: Columbia, South Carolina
Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses will not be authorized
Application Process and Deadline Date: Please send your resume to:
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Attn: Human Resources
1441 Main St., Ste 500
Columbia, SC 29201
Applications must be postmarked by April 20, 2009.
Multiple selections in the USAO, District of South Carolina may be filled if additional vacancies exist from qualified responses to this posting.
Internet Sites: This and other attorney vacancy announcements can be found at: http://www.usdoj.gov/oarm/attvacancies.html
Department Policies: Equal Employment Opportunity and Security Clearance 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.