Facility Location
The United States Attorney's Office
Southern District of Texas
1000 Louisiana Street
Houston, TX 77002
Position Information
NON-SCHEDULED DAYS: Saturday/Sunday
HOURS: 09:00 A.M. to 05:00 P.M.
BENEFIT INFORMATION: The salary will be based on previous experience 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.
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. Telework is available one day per week.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Represents the United States Postal Service in the prosecution of federal crimes.
2. Develops and recommends strategies and coordinates the preparation of litigation for mail theft, mail fraud and other complex cases.
3. Performs all aspects of criminal discovery, motions practice, trials and appeals.
4. Meets with defense attorneys in advance of trial to conduct pre-trial conferences and negotiations.
5. Works closely with postal inspectors and other law enforcement agents, witnesses and victims during criminal investigations, trial preparation and all phases of litigation.
6. Conducts legal research. Prepares memoranda and briefs on questions of law. Prepares pleadings.
The United States Postal Service has the following excellent and challenging employment opportunity for highly motivated and innovative individuals. Successful candidates must demonstrate through a combination of education, training, and experience the following requirements:
Requirements
1. 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.
2. Ability to provide legal advice and services and to formulate opinions involving the analysis and interpretation of federal, state, and local laws.
3. Ability to litigate cases before federal courts.
4. 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.
5. Ability to obtain and maintain status as Special Assistant U.S. Attorney.
6. SPECIAL CONDITION: Qualified applicants must be licensed and in good standing in a state bar.
7. 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 resume.
8. 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.
9. EDUCATION REQUIREMENT: Applicants must have a Juris Doctor degree from an American Bar Association accredited law school.
Relocation benefits will not be offered to the successful candidate.
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.
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