Deputy and Assistant Chiefs (Supervisory Trial Attorneys, GS-905-15) Fraud Section Criminal Division U.S. Department of Justice Washington, DC 12-CRM-FRD-031

DEPUTY AND ASSISTANT CHIEFS
(SUPERVISORY TRIAL ATTORNEYS, GS-905-15)
FRAUD SECTION
CRIMINAL DIVISION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
WASHINGTON, DC
12-CRM-FRD-031

Job Summary: The Fraud Section is hiring Supervisory Trial Attorneys to serve as Deputy and Assistant Chiefs. The Deputy and Assistant Chiefs assist in the supervision of the work of the Section and report under the general supervision of the Chief and the Principal Deputy Chief.

About the Office: The Fraud Section is a litigating unit that investigates and prosecutes complex, multi-district and international white-collar criminal cases throughout the country and implements and coordinates the Department's fraud enforcement policy. Fraud Section cases focus on corporate, securities and investment fraud, foreign bribery (Foreign Corrupt Practices Act), healthcare fraud, financial institution and mortgage fraud, procurement and government program fraud, mass marketing fraud, and other complex criminal schemes.

Responsibilities and Opportunities Offered: The principal duties and responsibilities of a Deputy Chief include:

supervising and coordinating the most sensitive and complicated litigation matters assigned to the Fraud Section;

holding responsibility for ensuring that proper resources are available to the team to successfully accomplish the organizational mission, including financial, technology and human capital resources;

working closely with the Section Chief and Principal Deputy Chief on matters relating to management of the Section; as well as other senior leaders in the Department and Division;

providing advice and counsel to the Assistant Chiefs in the development of cases for prosecution;

coordinating with the United States Attorneys' Offices and other federal investigative agencies to formulate and implement strategies and policies regarding prosecutions, new initiatives, joint investigations, and related matters;

holding significant responsibilities with respect to the Department's and the Fraud Section's initiatives to address complex fraud schemes in the focus areas listed above;

working closely with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), various Offices of Inspector General (OIGs), and other federal investigative agencies;

maintaining frequent interaction with Department personnel up to and including the Office of the Attorney General;

representing the Fraud Section and the Criminal Division in high level inter-departmental and inter-agency meetings and communicating on matters concerning fraud enforcement policy and litigation;

providing legal policy and litigation advice to USAO's, federal investigative agencies, and state and local prosecutors and agencies regarding fraud enforcement policy and litigation;

designing and conducting training sessions on fraud enforcement issues and speaking to private sector groups and government personnel about the Department's fraud enforcement work;

reviewing search warrants, indictments, informations, criminal complaints, plea agreements, corporate disposition documents and other pleadings;

ensuring that Section attorneys are properly prepared and trained to litigate complex matters, in terms of their substantive knowledge and strategic and ethical considerations; and
coordinating and managing multi-district and multi-agency fraud investigations and prosecutions.

The principal duties and responsibilities of an Assistant Chief include:

supervising and coordinating the most sensitive and complicated litigation matters assigned to the Fraud Section;

participating directly in prosecutions of fraud cases;

reporting to Deputy and other Assistant Chiefs, in the development of cases for prosecution;

coordinating with the United States Attorneys' Offices and federal investigative agencies on prosecutions, new initiatives, joint investigations, and related matters;

working closely with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), various Offices of Inspector General (OIGs), and other federal investigative agencies;

representing the Fraud Section in inter-departmental and inter-agency meetings;

providing legal policy and litigation advice to USAO's, federal investigative agencies, and state and local prosecutors and agencies regarding fraud enforcement policy and litigation;

designing and conducting training sessions on Fraud Section practices and procedures and fraud enforcement issues;

reviewing search warrants, indictments, informations, criminal complaints, plea agreements, corporate disposition documents and other pleadings; and

coordinating and managing multi-district and multi-agency fraud investigations and prosecutions.

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 the District of Columbia and have at least four years of post-J.D. legal experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

A demonstrated interest in complex white-collar criminal cases, particularly within the Fraud Section focus areas listed above;

A strong academic background, as well as excellent research and writing skills; and

Clerkship with a federal judge is highly desirable.

Deputy Chief

Significant experience in supervising the development and prosecution of complex white-collar federal criminal cases, and in reviewing the work product of attorneys;

Substantial federal criminal trial experience as well as experience in investigating and prosecuting complex fraud cases;

Familiarity with federal regulatory and investigatory agencies, ongoing programs, and key national goals and priorities relating to the investigation and prosecution of complex fraud cases within the Fraud Section focus areas listed above;

Ability to establish and maintain harmonious relationships with other federal officials involved in the investigation and prosecution of complex fraud cases and related matters; and

Ability to formulate and implement Department policies on all matters pertaining to assigned areas.

Assistant Chief

Experience in supervising the development and prosecution of white-collar federal criminal cases;

Federal criminal trial experience as well as experience in investigating and prosecuting complex fraud cases;

Familiarity with federal regulatory and investigatory agencies, ongoing programs, and key national goals and priorities relating to the investigation and prosecution of complex fraud cases within the Fraud Section focus areas listed above; and

Ability to establish and maintain harmonious relationships with other federal officials involved in the investigation and prosecution of complex fraud cases and related matters.

Travel: Travel will be required.

Salary Information: GS-15 $123,758 - $155,500 per annum.
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Location: Washington, D.C.

Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses are not authorized.

Submission Process And Deadline Date: To apply for a Deputy or Assistant Chief position, please submit a cover letter (highlighting relevant experience and indicating the position for which you are applying), detailed resume, writing sample, and current performance appraisal via e-mail to Employment.Fraud@usdoj.gov (e-mail submission preferred) or mail to:

U.S. Department of Justice
Fraud Section, Criminal Division
10th & Constitution Ave., NW (Bond Building)
Washington, DC 20530
Attn: Benjamin Crockett
Re: Deputy Chief or Assistant Chief Position

No telephone calls please. These vacancies are open until filled.

Internet Sites: This and selected other attorney vacancy announcements can be found on the Internet at http://www.justice.gov/oarm/attvacancies.html

For more information about the Criminal Division, please visit http://www.justice.gov/criminal/

Department Policies: The U.S. Department of Justice is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Except where otherwise provided by law, there will be no discrimination because of color, race, religion, national origin, political affiliation, marital status, disability (physical or mental), age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, status as a parent, membership or non-membership in an employee organization, on the basis of personal favoritism, or any non merit factor. 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 must include that information in their cover letter or resume and attach supporting documentation (e.g., the DD 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty and other supporting documentation) to their submissions. Although the "point" system is not used, per se, applicants eligible to claim 10-point preference must submit Standard Form (SF) 15, Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference, and submit the supporting documentation required for the specific type of preference claimed (visit the OPM website, www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf for a copy of SF 15, which lists the types of 10-point preferences and the required supporting document(s). Applicants should note that SF 15 requires supporting documentation associated with service-connected disabilities or receipt of nonservice-connected disability pensions to be dated 1991 or later except in the case of service members submitting official statements or retirement orders from a branch of the Armed Forces showing that his or her retirement was due to a permanent service-connected disability or that he/she was transferred to the permanent disability retired list (the statement or retirement orders must indicate that the disability is 10% or more).

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