Closing Date: 9th July, 2026
Description:
Summary: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.
Duties:
The United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia is currently seeking highly qualified applicants for the following permanent Assistant United States Attorney openings in our Civil Division:
Civil AUSAs have the privilege of standing in Court and stating that they represent the United States of America. The selected Civil AUSA will be handling a wide range of civil litigation, including defensive litigation and affirmative civil enforcement on behalf of government agencies located in the district. The selected Civil AUSA will exercise a high degree of autonomy and enjoy firsthand litigation experience in representing the United States including handling depositions, motion practice, hearings, mediations, trials and appeals. Civil AUSAs develop litigation strategies for their own cases with support from supervisors and experienced Assistant U.S. Attorneys.
Defensive Litigation: Defensive litigation involves defending the United States and its agencies against a vast array of civil cases, including employment discrimination claims under the federal employment discrimination statutes; personal injury and medical malpractice claims arising out of treatment at Veterans' hospitals or other federally funded health facilities under the Federal Tort Claims Act; challenges to agency determinations and actions under the Administrative Procedure Act; and requests to disclose records under the Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts. AUSAs handle their own cases and must be capable of managing numerous ongoing matters and juggling depositions and deadlines for pleadings.
Affirmative Civil Enforcement Litigation: ACE matters involve the investigation and litigation of fraud, waste, and abuse where federal agencies and taxpayers are the victims. These cases are most often brought under the False Claims Act, and frequently involve health care fraud, financial fraud, procurement fraud, mortgage fraud, grant fraud, and contractor fraud. These cases are often associated with parallel criminal proceedings, where civil AUSAs and criminal AUSAs coordinate in the investigation of the fraud allegations. Most cases involve claims of tens or hundreds of millions of dollars and require initiative and creativity in directing the government's investigations of fraud claims, as well as superior organizational and documentary review skills.
Immigration Litigation: Immigration litigation involves handling affirmative and defensive matters. Cases include challenges to agency decisions under the Administrative Procedure Act, defending mandamus actions regarding the adjudication of requests for various immigration benefits, and prosecuting civil denaturalization proceedings based on fraud. Although familiarity with immigration law would be helpful, it is not required.
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 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.
Requirements:
Conditions of Employment:
Qualifications:
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.
Education:
Applicants must possess a J.D. Degree
Additional Information:
Salary Information: Pay for Assistant United States Attorneys is administratively determined based, in part, on the number of years of professional attorney experience. The range of pay for non-supervisory Assistant United States Attorneys is $81,160 to $197,100, which includes 23.79% locality pay.
Other Benefits: The Department of Justice offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation; sick leave; holidays; telework; life insurance; health benefits; and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System. The Benefits link provides an overview of the benefits currently offered to Federal Employees.
Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses will not be authorized.
This and other vacancy announcements can be found under Attorney Vacancies (http://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/attorneys-vacancies) and Volunteer Legal Internships (http://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/volunteer-internship-opportunities). The Department of Justice cannot control further dissemination and/or posting of information contained in this vacancy announcement. Such posting and/or dissemination is not an endorsement by the Department of the organization or group disseminating and/or posting the information.
Travel: Occasional travel, both within and outside the District, may be required.
Applicants should familiarize themselves and comply with the relevant rules of professional conduct regarding any possible conflicts of interest in connection with their applications. In particular, please notify this Office if you currently represent clients or adjudicate matters in which this Office is involved and/or you have a family member who is representing clients or adjudicating matters in which this Office is involved so that we can evaluate any potential conflict of interest or disqualification issue that may need to be addressed under those circumstances.
Political Appointees (Current and Former): 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.
EEO Statement/Policy: The United States government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service or other non-merit factor. More information can be found here:
- One or more Assistant U.S. Attorneys to represent the United States in affirmative civil enforcement matters.
- One or more Assistant U.S. Attorneys to represent the United States in civil defensive matters.
- One or more Assistant U.S. Attorneys to represent the United States in immigration matters.
Defensive Litigation: Defensive litigation involves defending the United States and its agencies against a vast array of civil cases, including employment discrimination claims under the federal employment discrimination statutes; personal injury and medical malpractice claims arising out of treatment at Veterans' hospitals or other federally funded health facilities under the Federal Tort Claims Act; challenges to agency determinations and actions under the Administrative Procedure Act; and requests to disclose records under the Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts. AUSAs handle their own cases and must be capable of managing numerous ongoing matters and juggling depositions and deadlines for pleadings.
Affirmative Civil Enforcement Litigation: ACE matters involve the investigation and litigation of fraud, waste, and abuse where federal agencies and taxpayers are the victims. These cases are most often brought under the False Claims Act, and frequently involve health care fraud, financial fraud, procurement fraud, mortgage fraud, grant fraud, and contractor fraud. These cases are often associated with parallel criminal proceedings, where civil AUSAs and criminal AUSAs coordinate in the investigation of the fraud allegations. Most cases involve claims of tens or hundreds of millions of dollars and require initiative and creativity in directing the government's investigations of fraud claims, as well as superior organizational and documentary review skills.
Immigration Litigation: Immigration litigation involves handling affirmative and defensive matters. Cases include challenges to agency decisions under the Administrative Procedure Act, defending mandamus actions regarding the adjudication of requests for various immigration benefits, and prosecuting civil denaturalization proceedings based on fraud. Although familiarity with immigration law would be helpful, it is not required.
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 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.
Requirements:
Conditions of Employment:
- You must be a United States Citizen or National.
- Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory preemployment adjudication. This includes fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing. Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation.
- You must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
- You must have a J.D. degree and be an active member of the bar of any U.S. jurisdiction. You must become a member of the Georgia bar within 18 months of your appointment as an Assistant U.S. Attorney.
- You must reside in the district to which appointed or within 25 miles thereof. See 28 U.S.C. 545 for district specific information.
Qualifications:
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.
Education:
Applicants must possess a J.D. Degree
Additional Information:
Salary Information: Pay for Assistant United States Attorneys is administratively determined based, in part, on the number of years of professional attorney experience. The range of pay for non-supervisory Assistant United States Attorneys is $81,160 to $197,100, which includes 23.79% locality pay.
Other Benefits: The Department of Justice offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation; sick leave; holidays; telework; life insurance; health benefits; and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System. The Benefits link provides an overview of the benefits currently offered to Federal Employees.
Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses will not be authorized.
This and other vacancy announcements can be found under Attorney Vacancies (http://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/attorneys-vacancies) and Volunteer Legal Internships (http://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/volunteer-internship-opportunities). The Department of Justice cannot control further dissemination and/or posting of information contained in this vacancy announcement. Such posting and/or dissemination is not an endorsement by the Department of the organization or group disseminating and/or posting the information.
Travel: Occasional travel, both within and outside the District, may be required.
Applicants should familiarize themselves and comply with the relevant rules of professional conduct regarding any possible conflicts of interest in connection with their applications. In particular, please notify this Office if you currently represent clients or adjudicate matters in which this Office is involved and/or you have a family member who is representing clients or adjudicating matters in which this Office is involved so that we can evaluate any potential conflict of interest or disqualification issue that may need to be addressed under those circumstances.
Political Appointees (Current and Former): 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.
EEO Statement/Policy: The United States government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service or other non-merit factor. More information can be found here:
