Assistant United States Attorney (Criminal)

Closing Date: 20th August, 2026

Description:

Job Description:
The Northern District of Illinois, Rockford Branch Office is accepting applications for Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) openings in its Criminal Section in Rockford, Illinois. The applicant selected will represent the U.S. Government as an AUSA in a wide range of unique and complex cases and trials. The applicant must be committed to working on the full range of federal criminal cases that the Office handles. That includes the investigation and prosecution of violent crimes; firearms offenses; drug crimes; human trafficking; criminal immigration matters; public corruption; money laundering violations; national security cases; general crimes; and all varieties of white-collar crime and frauds, including federal program frauds and frauds in areas such as healthcare, trade and customs, mortgage, tax, Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), among others. Depending on mission needs in Rockford, criminal AUSAs may be asked to assist with civil matters.

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

Qualifications:
Required Qualifications: Applicants must possess a J.D. degree, be an active member of the bar (any jurisdiction) and have at least 2 years post-J.D. experience.

Preferred Qualifications: Your application materials should demonstrate excellent academics, significant litigation experience, criminal law experience, strong legal writing skills, and a commitment to public service.

You must meet all qualification requirements upon the closing date of the announcement.

United States citizenship is required.

Political Appointees (Current or Former): The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C or Non-Career SES employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the HR Office. Failure to disclose this information could result in disciplinary action including removal from Federal Service.

Salary:
Assistant United States Attorneys' pay is administratively determined based, in part, on the number years of professional attorney experience. The range of basic pay is $80,994 to $197,100 which includes 30.86% locality pay.

Number of Positions
This announcement is to fill one position. However, depending on the need of the office, additional positions may be filled using this announcement.

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