Deputy Assistant Attorney General (Criminal Enforcement)

The mission of the Antitrust Division is to promote competition by enforcing the antitrust laws to protect economic freedom and opportunity on behalf of the American people.

One of the important ways in which the Division accomplishes these goals is through litigation.

The Division’s work includes unparalleled collaboration and coordination with federal enforcers, regulators, law enforcement agencies, state attorneys general, and foreign antitrust enforcement agencies. To qualify, you must meet the basic educational requirements.

A. Law degree (J.D. or LL. B) from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association.
AND
B. Bar Membership: Be active member in good standing of a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or territory of the United States.

IMPORTANT: Applicants are responsible for citing J.D. and bar membership information (institution name, state(s) for bar, and dates) on their respective resumes. Applicants who possess an equivalent degree rather than J.D., may be subject to additional review. This position is in the Antitrust Division (ATR) of the Department of Justice in Washington, DC. The incumbent serves as Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Criminal Enforcement reporting directly to the Assistant Attorney General (AAG).

Major duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Consulting with and advising the AAG for the Antitrust Division and the Attorney General (AG) on contentious criminal litigation matters, as well as critical policy decisions, litigation strategies, and prioritization of cases.
• Representing the AAG before members of Congress, Cabinet Officers, and industry leaders both domestically and internationally. Additionally, engaging in negotiations with opposing counsel on behalf of the AAG.
• Supervising the Division’s Director of Criminal Enforcement, who oversees the operations of the Division’s criminal program across the Chicago, New York, and San Francisco offices, the Washington Criminal Section, and the Procurement Collusion Strike Force (PCSF).
• Conducting reviews to ensure policy adherence for legal documents originating from the criminal program sections, offices, PCSF, and other relevant matters.
• Evaluating regulatory, appellate, and legislative issues pending before the Division to assess their implications on current and prospective criminal antitrust investigations and litigation.
• Setting the priorities for criminal cases and investigations within the litigating sections and offices.
• Proposing amendments to Division and Department policies and procedures to the AAG, including changes in organizational structure and suggestions for new legislative initiatives.
• Representing the AG and the AAG by engaging in executive branch decision-making processes, participating in industry conference committees, and attending Departmental conferences that address policy issues and long-term planning, as well as engaging with bar associations and business organizations.
• Reviewing pending criminal matters within the Division to analyze their impact on ongoing or anticipated antitrust investigations and litigation.

The applicant must address the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) within their resume. Your responses to the ECQs should be addressed/embedded within your resume not to exceed seven (7) pages. Your resume must describe your ECQs and experience, technical qualifications and give a synopsis of your accomplishments. Additionally, your demonstrated leadership ability must be clearly shown in your resume. A sample resume addressing ECQs can be found here, pages 29-34. Do not include a separate ECQ narrative. Lastly, Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs) listed later in this section below must be addressed in a separate document.

If you are a current career member of the SES, are eligible for reinstatement into the SES, or have completed an SES Candidate Development Program and have been certified by the Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) Qualifications Review Board (QRB), you can apply for competitive and/or noncompetitive consideration. For competitive consideration, you must submit a resume and written statements addressing the Mandatory Technical Qualifications, ECQs, and other applicable qualifications. For noncompetitive consideration, you must submit your resume, written statements addressing the Mandatory Technical Qualifications, and other applicable qualifications. Written statements addressing the ECQs are not necessary for noncompetitive consideration. You must also provide documentation of QRB certification (i.e., SF-50 showing career SES status or OPM-issued SES qualification certificate).

MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS:
The MTQ narrative must not exceed two (2) pages for each MTQ typed in Times New Roman, 12-point font.
MTQ 1. Legal experience involving antitrust criminal enforcement cases at both national or international levels.
MTQ 2. Experience in developing and implementing policies pertaining to complex antitrust criminal enforcement issues.
MTQ 3. Knowledge of and experience engaging with foreign competition authorities and federal regulatory and investigative agencies.
MTQ 4. Proven experience representing an agency’s position on criminal investigations, litigation, or enforcement matters to other government organizations or private sector entities.

EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS: The five ECQs described below were designed to assess executive-level experiences and potential not technical expertise. They measure whether you have the broad executive skills needed to succeed in a variety of SES positions.
ECQ 1 – Leading Change: Ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals and establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment.
ECQ 2.- Leading People: Ability to lead people toward meeting the organization’s vision, mission, and goals and provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts.
ECQ 3 – Results Driven: Ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations and make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks.
ECQ 4 – Business Acumen: Ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.
ECQ 5 – Building Coalitions: Ability to build coalitions internally and with other federal agencies, state and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals.

Additional information on the Executive Core Qualifications can be found at http://www.opm.gov/ses/recruitment/ecq.asp. Please refer to OPM’s Guide to the Senior Executive Service Qualifications for more detailed information.