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The United States Postal Service has the following challenging employment opportunity for a highly motivated and innovative individual. The Trial Attorney & Special Assistant United States Attorney (I.S.) position is available in Atlanta, GA. The successful candidate must demonstrate through a combination of education, training, and experience the following requirements.
Position Information
TITLE: Trial Attorney & Special Assistant United States Attorney (I.S.)
GRADE: U-01
FLSA DESIGNATION: Exempt
SALARY RANGE: 120,000.00 - 192,900.00 USD Annually
BENEFIT INFORMATION: The salary will be based on previous experience, salary history, and current postal pay policies. We offer excellent benefits including health and life insurance, retirement plan, savings/investment plan with employer contribution, flexible spending, flextime scheduling of core work hours, annual and sick leave.
Background Check: The Inspection Service criminal background check is conducted using United States information resources only (e.g., FBI fingerprint check, state and county checks). A criminal background check involves a 5-year inquiry for any location where the individual has resided, worked or gone to school within the United States or its territories.
Functional Purpose: Serves as Special Assistant U.S. Attorney while litigating mail theft and other complex cases as designated by the Chief Inspector or designee for an assigned division/ geographic region of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Represents the United States Postal Service in the prosecution of federal crimes.
- Develops and recommends strategies and coordinates the preparation of litigation for mail theft, mail fraud and other complex cases.
- Performs all aspects of criminal discovery, motions practice, trials and appeals.
- Meets with defense attorneys in advance of trial to conduct pre-trial conferences and negotiations.
- Works closely with postal inspectors and other law enforcement agents, witnesses and victims during criminal investigations, trial preparation and all phases of litigation.
- Conducts legal research. Prepares memoranda and briefs on questions of law. Prepares pleadings.
SUPERVISION: Manager unit to which assigned.
Requirements:
- Ability to conduct legal research to gather and interpret information and ensure accuracy of details, using resources such as internal and external documents, archives, electronic databases, and interviews.
- Ability to provide legal advice and services and to formulate opinions involving the analysis and interpretation of federal, state, and local laws.
- Ability to litigate cases before federal courts.
- Ability to communicate orally and in writing, including the ability to negotiate with third parties on behalf of clients and to prepare legal documents and presentations.
- Ability to obtain and maintain status as Special Assistant U.S. Attorney.
- Special Condition: Qualified applicants must be licensed and in good standing in a state bar.
- Experience Requirement: At least three years of experience in legal practice, of which one year may be met through the completion of a judicial clerkship. The clerkship must be documented in the applicant's résumé.
- Education Requirement: Applicants must have a Juris Doctor degree from an American Bar Association accredited law school.
Special Conditions: Applicant must submit to a Tier 5 Single-Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) and a Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) if required. This investigation requires, among other things, completion of a questionnaire and fingerprinting for a criminal records check. The investigation may require a drug test. The successful applicant will be required to obtain and maintain a Top Secret or Top Secret/SCI clearance while holding this position.
Reimbursement of relocation expenses will not be considered.
Qualified applicants must successfully pass a pre-employment drug screening to meet the U.S. Postal Service's requirement to be drug free. Applicants must also be a U.S. citizen or have permanent resident alien status.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m., Central Time, of the posting's closing date. Applicants claiming veterans' preference must attach a copy of member copy 4 (only) of Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214) or other proof of eligibility if claiming 10-point veterans' preference. The United States Postal Service (USPS) is an equal opportunity employer.
SPECIAL NOTE: Current career Postal Service employees are ineligible to apply to this posting.
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