Assistant United States Attorney

Full Job Description

The United States Attorney's Office prosecutes federal criminal offenses, seeks recovery of government funds fraudulently obtained, litigates affirmative civil fraud and enforcement actions, and defends the U.S.

Government's interest in civil cases. In addition to the main office in downtown Atlanta, we maintain three intermittently staffed offices located in Rome, Newnan, and Gainesville.

This position is located in Atlanta, GA. Additional positions may be filled using this announcement. Required Qualifications: Applicants must possess a J.D.

Degree (or equivalent), be an active member in good standing of the bar (any U.S. jurisdiction) and have at least 1- year post-J.D. (or equivalent) legal or other relevant experience.

United States citizenship is required. Preferred Qualifications: 3 years of post-JD experience (or equivalent) legal or other relevant experience.

Candidates should possess a strong academic background, superior legal writing and research abilities, excellent organizational skills, and the ability to handle voluminous discovery, challenging witnesses, and pressing deadlines.

Candidates also should show a commitment to professionalism, ethics, integrity, civility, and public service. You must meet all qualification requirements upon the closing date of this announcement.

Major Duties:

The Northern District of Georgia is currently seeking applicants for a permanent Assistant U.S. Attorney (AUSA) opening in our Civil Division.

Civil AUSAs have the privilege of standing in Court and stating that they represent the United States of America in a wide variety of civil matters.

They exercise a high degree of autonomy and enjoy firsthand litigation experience, including handling depositions, motion practice, hearings, mediations, trials and appeals.

Civil AUSAs develop litigation strategies for their own cases with support from supervisors and more experienced Assistant U.S. Attorneys.

The selected AUSAs will be handling a wide range of civil defensive litigation.

Civil Defensive litigation involves defending the United States, its agencies, and its employees against a wide array of civil claims, including employment discrimination; personal injury/tort; medical malpractice claims arising out of Veterans' hospitals or other federally funded health facilities; Bivens actions; Freedom of Information Act challenges; and claims related to decisions by immigration authorities as to legal status, deportation or detention of aliens.

Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as selected AUSAs' training and experience progresses.

Security Requirements: Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory preemployment adjudication. This includes fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing.

In addition, continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation.

Residency Requirements: Assistant United States Attorneys generally must reside in the district to which they are appointed or within 25 miles thereof. See 28 U.S.C.

§ 545 for district-specific information.

Selective Service: If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law.

See www.sss.gov.