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. All initial attorney positions to the Department of Justice are made on a 14-month (temporary) basis. As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement.

Duties

Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSAs) have the opportunity to represent the United States of America in United States District Court and in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. In performing this important public service, AUSAs will exercise responsibility that is unparalleled in any other job a litigator might undertake. AUSAs immediately are assigned cases, some high profile, in one of the units within the Criminal Division of our office. AUSAs are responsible for prosecuting a variety of violations of federal laws, such as immigration offenses, drugs, firearms, violent crime, white collar frauds, and other federal crimes. Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.

Requirements

• 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.
• J.D. degree and active member of the bar (any U.S. jurisdiction) required.
• 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, be an active member of the bar (any jurisdiction), and have at least 1 year of post-J.D. legal or other relevant experience. Preferred qualifications: Applicants must have excellent academic credentials, significant litigation experience, strong oral advocacy and legal writing skills, sound judgment, and a demonstrated commitment to public service. United States citizenship is required. You must meet all qualification requirements upon the closing date of this announcement.

Education

Applicants must possess a J.D. Degree.

Contacts

• Address Western District of Missouri 400 East 9th Street Kansas City, MO 64106 US
• Name: Jill Baker
• Phone: 8164264258
• Email: [email protected]