UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
MIAMI, FLORIDA
About the Office: The United States Attorney's Office (USAO), Southern District of Florida (SDFL), is seeking experienced attorneys for Assistant United States Attorney positions in one of the largest USAOs in the Nation. SDFL Divisions include: Appellate, Asset Forfeiture, Civil and Criminal. These are further divided into Sections such as: Major Crimes, Civil Rights, Economic Crimes, Public Corruption, National Security, Narcotics and Environmental Crimes. There are also three (3) Branch Offices located in Ft. Lauderdale, West Palm Beach and Ft. Pierce.
Responsibilities and The applicant selected will represent the U.S. Government as an Assistant United States Opportunity Offered: Attorney on a wide range of unique and complex cases in a District that extends over 300 miles from Key West to Vero Beach. Assistants handle variety of criminal prosecutions, or civil or appellate litigation.
Qualifications: Applicants must possess a J.D. degree, be an active member of the bar (any jurisdiction); possess superior oral and written communication skills, as well as strong interpersonal skills; have demonstrated capacity to function, with minimal guidance, in a highly demanding environment. Additionally, it is desired that the successful candidate have at least three years of post J.D. experience.
Travel: Some travel may be necessary.
Salary Information: Assistant United States Attorneys' pay is administratively determined based, in part, on the number of years of professional attorney experience. The range of basic pay is $44,350 to $115,450 plus locality pay.
Location: Positions filled may be located in any of the above locations and placement will be determined at the time of selection. A period of training may be required in the Miami office.
Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses will not be authorized.
Application Process
and Deadline Date: Submit a resume and writing sample to:United States
Attorney's Office, SDFL
Attn: Attorney Recruitment
99 N.E. 4th Street
Miami, Fl 33162
No telephone calls please. Position(s) is open until filled
Internet Sites: This and other attorney vacancy announcements can be found at: www.usdoj.gov/oarm/attvacancies.html
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, politics, marital status, disability, age, sex, sexual orientation, membership or nonmembership in an employee organization, or on the basis of 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. 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. Dual citizens of 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.