Closing Date: 29th September, 2025
Description:
Job Description:The attorney filling the vacancy will be employed by the Richland County Sheriff's Department and will serve as a Special Assistant United States Attorney through a partnership with the U.S. Attorney's Office, District of South Carolina. The attorney will be assigned to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Columbia and will work with High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) initiatives located in Columbia, Greenville, Charleston and Florence. This position will be assigned a variety of narcotics and money laundering related criminal cases. The position will be filled on a time-limited basis and is expected to last for two years but may be extended without further competition.
This is a non-federal position. The employer is Richland County Sheriff's Department.
Qualifications:
Applicants must possess a J.D. Degree, be an active member of the bar (any U.S. jurisdiction), and have at one year of attorney or post-J.D. judicial law clerk experience.
You must be a United States Citizen or National.
You must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactorily preemployment adjudication. This includes fingerprints, credit and tax checks, and drug testing. In addition, continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation.
Preferred Qualifications:
Hiring preferences include federal or state criminal trial experience, although we consider applicants with a variety of litigation backgrounds that demonstrate analytical ability, judgement, and advocacy skills. Experience in gang and drug trafficking investigations and prosecutions as well as the use of Title III wiretaps is preferred. Candidates must possess a strong academic background, superior legal writing and research ability, and a commitment to professionalism, ethics, civility and public service. Finally, preferred candidates must possess the ability to manage large, complex, investigations and prosecutions.