Assistant United States Attorney

Full Job Description

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma is seeking experienced, motivated, and prosecution-minded attorneys to join our Criminal Division.

This announcement is used to fill immediate vacancies and will be open March 4, 2026 through April 3, 2026. First candidate list will be pulled after Sunday March 8, 2026.

This position is located in Muskogee, Oklahoma. This announcement may be used to fill other permanent appointments and vacancies as needed. Required Qualifications: Applicants must possess a J.D.

Degree, be an active member of the bar (any U.S. jurisdiction), and have at least 1* year post-J.D. legal or other relevant experience. United States citizenship is required.

Preferred Qualifications: Desire to work as an AUSA in the Eastern District of Oklahoma, with prior violent crime prosecution and jury trial experience.

Possess excellent communication and organizational skills and the ability to work closely with federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies.

Have superior research, writing, and oral advocacy abilities, strong academic credentials, and good judgment.

Intelligence and aptitude, measured by professional experience/growth potential, academic record, the writing sample, and any interview performance.

Commitment to excellence, strong work ethic and drive, as may be demonstrated through successful team work, leadership, obstacles overcome, and personal, academic and professional achievement.

Sound judgment and good character. Balance, both professionally and personally, in terms of interests and abilities.

You must meet all qualification requirements upon the closing date of this announcement. Major Duties:

Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSAs) in the Eastern District of Oklahoma direct the investigation and prosecution of a wide range of federal criminal matters involving organized crime, terrorism, international narcotics, child exploitation/child pornography, human trafficking, health care fraud, complex securities and fraud cases, and public corruption.

The District also prosecutes violent crime cases which occur in Indian Country including homicide, sexual assault, assault, firearms and controlled substance offenses, and white collar offenses.

Prior federal criminal prosecution experience is preferred. AUSAs are responsible for legal research and writing, directing investigations, case development, and case presentation in criminal cases.

To be an effective federal prosecutor, the AUSA must possess excellent communication and organizational skills and the ability to work closely with federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies.

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

The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma (USAOKE) serves as the chief federal law enforcement office in the Eastern District of Oklahoma and is accountable to the citizens of the Eastern District for pursuing justice, ensuring public safety, enforcing the law, protecting the interests of the United States, and exercising stewardship of the government's resources.

The Eastern District is comprised of 26 counties in eastern and southern Oklahoma, ranging from southeast of Tulsa, Oklahoma to the Texas border and from the Arkansas border to Carter County on the west.

The headquarters of the Five Civilized Tribes (Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muscogee (Creek) and Seminole) are located in the District.

The entire Eastern District of Oklahoma is Indian country and the USAOKE has jurisdiction to prosecute major crimes committed by or against members of a federally recognized Indian tribe.

As a result, the successful candidate will have the unique opportunity to serve in a vibrant, challenging, and evolving criminal prosecution division.