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Job opening: Assistant United States Attorney

Salary: $62 107 - 145 725 per year
Employment Type: Full-time
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of Illinois currently has one Assistant United States Attorney position available in the Criminal Division, Peoria Branch Office. The attorney selected will be part of a dedicated team assisting in the enforcement and prosecution of federal criminal laws. As needed, one or more vacancies may be filled using this announcement.

Duties

The attorney selected will be part of a dedicated team assisting in the enforcement and prosecution of federal criminal laws. The primary assignment for this attorney will include the prosecution of a wide arrange of criminal matters, including firearms, drug trafficking, crimes against children, violent crimes, and white collar/economic crimes. Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.

Requirements

Qualifications

Required Qualifications: Applicants must have a JD and at least three years of post-JD 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. Applicants must be duly licensed and authorized to practice as an attorney under the laws at the State, Territory, or the District of Columbia. Bar membership documents must be submitted to show active status. Applicants will be required to go through a background investigation, including credit, tax, and drug test. Initial appointment is conditional based upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication, and continued employment past the 14 month provisional period is subject to a favorable adjudication of the background investigation. You must be a United States citizen or national. You must be registered for selective service if applicable. You must meet all qualification requirements upon the closing date of this announcement. Preferred Qualifications: Strong advocacy skills, academic credentials, superior legal research and writing skills, quick analytical ability to accurately and precisely articulate critical case related issues, good interpersonal skills, the ability to work in a supportive and professional team environment with client agencies, support staff, and other attorneys, and sound legal and ethical judgment.

Education

Applicants must possess a J.D. Degree from an accredited school or university.

Contacts

  • Address Central District of Illinois 318 S. 6th Street Springfield, IL 62701 US
  • Name: Fabiola LaPorte
  • Phone: 217-492-4483
  • Email: [email protected]

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