Assistant United States Attorney (Affirmative Civil Enforcement)

Full Job Description

The United States Attorney's Office (USAO), Southern District of Florida (SDFL) is seeking several experienced attorneys to serve as Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSAs) in the Civil Division handling affirmative civil enforcement (ACE) investigations and litigation in connection with federal health care benefit programs.

Required Qualifications: Applicants must possess a J.D. Degree, be an active member of the bar (any U.S. jurisdiction), and have at least 4 years post-J.D. legal or other relevant experience.

United States citizenship is required.

Preferred Qualifications: For the ACE position, preferred applicants will possess clerkship experience, strong academic credentials, and superior oral and written communication, legal research and writing, and interpersonal skills.

Fair and sound judgment and the capacity to function in a highly demanding environment with minimal guidance are also strongly preferred. Preferred applicants will have at least six years of post J.D.

complex litigation and investigatory experience. You must meet all qualification requirements upon the closing date of this announcement. Major Duties:

If selected for an ACE position, you would be part of a dedicated team primarily handling affirmative civil enforcement investigations and litigation in connection with federal programs and affirmative civil penalty actions on behalf of federal agencies.

AUSAs in the ACE Section handle a wide variety of whistleblower actions and direct referrals from federal agencies, such as the Department of Health and Human Services, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Small Business Association, and the Department of Defense.

These matters often implicate potential health care fraud, including cases involving the medical necessity of health care services, the payment of kickbacks to secure health care referrals, and fraud in the provisions of managed care.

Other ACE matters typically involve procurement fraud, grant fraud and fraud related to pandemic relief programs.

AUSAs handling ACE cases will work closely with agents, medical experts, auditors, forensic accountants, and nurses to analyze the complex factual and legal issues these cases raise and must exercise sound judgment during the investigation and resolution of these cases.

Because most cases are resolved through settlement, these AUSAs spend substantial amounts of time in formal and informal settlement negotiations.

Other cases are litigated if the government decides to file a complaint in intervention.

In those cases, the assigned AUSA becomes engaged in written discovery, depositions, motions practice, hearings, and trials in federal court. Some cases are handled jointly with attorneys in other U.S.

Attorney's Offices and/or attorneys in the Civil Frauds Section, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, DOJ.

Additionally, AUSAs handling these cases may be called upon to investigate and file a complaint for injunctive relief to freeze the assets of a criminal defendant.

Injunctive actions may involve motions practice, discovery, and hearings in federal court.

Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.

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 he or she is 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.