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Assistant United States Attorney (Civil)
Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys · Posted 12 days ago
About the Role
The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Oregon is seeking experienced attorneys to serve as Assistant U.S. Attorneys in our Civil Division. These positions are located in our District's headquarters in Portland, in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. We seek motivated individuals who enjoy working on a variety of challenging litigation matters while supported by colleagues of the highest caliber.
What You'll Do
- →Working for the Department of Justice as an AUSA provides tremendous opportunities to develop litigation skills at an accelerated rate.
- →Few litigation positions, whether in private practice, government or military service, offer such rich and varied experiences and responsibilities.
- →Working in the Civil Division, you will be a part of a dedicated team representing the United States and federal agencies in a variety of cases, including employment, tort, medical malpractice, constitutional claims and civil rights, the Freedom of Information Act, the Administrative Procedures Act, the False Claims Act, and financial litigation.
- →Most of our work involves defending government agencies, but we also handle certain affirmative litigation in which the government is the plaintiff.
- →We are seeking motivated individuals who enjoy working on a wide variety of challenging litigation matters while supported by colleagues of the highest caliber.
- →AUSAs are encouraged to grow professionally through the support of mentors and the Department of Justice's world-class training resources, including by periodically attending seminars at the DOJ's National Advocacy Center in Columbia, South Carolina.
- →The complexity of cases assigned will increase as individuals gain valuable experience and confidence.
- →AUSAs in the Civil Division are active at both the trial and appellate levels.
- →The AUSAs hired into these positions will litigate a variety of civil defensive cases, as well as affirmative civil enforcement, affirmative civil rights, and bankruptcy cases.
- →The primary affirmative civil enforcement area of practice is False Claims Act (Qui Tam) cases and investigations, including whistleblower actions.
- →Bankruptcy cases include creditor representation in Chapter 7, 11 and 13 cases.
- →Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your 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.
Requirements
- ✓Applicants must possess a J.D.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 8c3473a9-315e-42fb-b1a7-c670a21993f7
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