Assistant United States Attorney

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of New York (NDNY) is comprised of 32 counties in upstate New York. Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSAs) are staffed in Albany, Binghamton, Plattsburgh, and Syracuse, and appear before federal judges there and in Utica. Approx. 55 attorneys and 51 support personnel work in NDNY, along with several subject-matter specialist contract personnel.

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Applicants must possess a J.D. Degree. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of New York (NDNY) is seeking an Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) to work in the Criminal Division in its Albany, New York office.

NDNY’s Criminal Division is comprised of approximately 39 attorneys who are responsible for prosecuting federal crimes, including offenses involving: drug trafficking and smuggling; child exploitation; gang activity and violence; illegal immigration; national and border security; and fraudulent and/or corrupt conduct in government, health care, banking, securities and corporate activity, federal procurement, bankruptcies, and federal taxation.

More specifically, the selected AUSA for this position will focus on criminal casework involving immigration, violent crime, drug smuggling, public corruption, white collar crime, and the opioid epidemic.

The selected AUSA will work with law enforcement agencies to investigate such crimes, research and brief legal issues, and represent the United States before grand juries and in hearings, trials, and appeals.

Day-to-day responsibilities may include working with law enforcement agencies and others to investigate such matters, researching legal issues, drafting motions or motion responses, drafting search warrants, appearing before grand juries, and other litigation related duties.

Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as 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.

Selective Service Requirement: 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.

Residency Requirement: Assistant United States Attorneys must reside in the district to which he or she is appointed or within 25 miles thereof. See 28 U.S.C. 545 for district-specific information.

Travel Requirement: Employment will require occasional travel to court at one of the designated District sites, namely Albany, Auburn, Binghamton, Malone, Plattsburgh, Syracuse, Utica, and Watertown. Other occasional travel within and/or outside the District may be required. Required Qualifications:

• Applicants must possess a Juris Doctor (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.
• Applicants must hold United States citizenship.

Preferred Qualifications:

The ideal candidate will:

• Have at least 3 years of post-J.D. experience that provided significant opportunity to develop strong legal writing, oral advocacy, and courtroom litigation skills;
• Demonstrate facility with federal criminal practice;
• Be comfortable with all aspects of electronic discovery and litigation;
• Collaborate effectively with others, including AUSAs, law enforcement, support staff, and court personnel;
• Possess impeccable integrity; and
• Be self-motivated, justice-oriented, organized, and courteous.

Applicants must meet all qualification requirements upon closing date of this announcement.

All initial attorney appointments to the Department of Justice are made on a 14-month (temporary) basis pending favorable adjudication of a background investigation. Temporary appointments may be extended or made permanent without further competition.

Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment 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.

The staffing of this position is subject to the availability of funds.

As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement.