Description:
Job Description:These positions are in the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland (USAO-MD). The Civil Division handles defensive civil litigation involving claims made against the United States and federal agencies. The Civil Division also handles affirmative civil enforcement investigations and suits under the False Claims Act and related statutes.
Qualifications:
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 and possess superior oral and written communication skills as well as strong interpersonal skills, exhibit good judgment, and function with minimal guidance in a highly demanding environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
Preferred applicants will possess substantial experience in handling a variety of complex civil litigation. The preferred applicant will have substantial experience in complex civil litigation, including motions practice, serving and responding to discovery, settlement negotiations, trials, and appeals. Preferred applicants will demonstrate superior oral and written communications skills; and, possess the ability to work as part of a team, with an emphasis on working well with client agencies. Applicants should have strong character and interpersonal skills and demonstrate the capacity to function with minimal guidance in a highly demanding environment.
Applicants will conduct their own legal research and writing; and will be substantially self-sufficient in preparing day-to-day correspondence and pleadings. Applicants must also demonstrate excellent computer literacy skills to include experience with automated research on the Internet, electronic court filing, electronic e-mail, and word processing systems.
Writing Sample. Applicants are required to submit a writing sample, not to exceed fifteen (15) pages, which will be considered as part of the overall assessment of an applicant's qualifications.
You must meet all qualification requirements upon the closing date of this announcement.
Salary:
Assistant United States Attorney's pay is administratively determined based, in part, on the number of years of professional attorney experience. The range of pay for these positions will be $94,350 to $197,100 which includes the 33.94% locality pay.
Number of Positions
Many
Travel:
Travel outside the district may be required but should be minimal. Travel within the district will be required.
