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Special Assistant United States Attorney
Office of the Inspector General, USPS · Posted 9 days ago
About the Role
The USPS OIG is seeking a highly qualified applicant to fill our Special Assistant United States Attorney (SAUSA) position detailed to the United States Attorney's Office, Central District of California (Los Angeles, California). Bring your skills and voice to our team!
What You'll Do
- →Previous criminal law experience and/or experience in litigation is required.
- →Previous experience as an Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) or Special Assistant United States Attorney (SAUSA) is beneficial but not required.
- →Experience with Postal Service matters, healthcare fraud, narcotics investigations and public corruption is desired, but not required.
- →Additionally, the applicant must possess strong academic credentials from an ABA accredited law school, demonstrate excellent writing, research ability, advocacy, and investigative skills, work effectively in a team environment, and have a proven record of creative thinking.
- →Applicant must be an active member in good standing to practice law in any state, U.S.
- →Territory, or the District of Columbia and be an active member in good standing of the bar (any U.S. jurisdiction).
- →The successful candidate will report to the USPS OIG Office of General Counsel (OGC) and the U.S.
- →Attorney's Office (USAO) in the Central District of California (CDCA), Los Angeles, California.
- →He or she will primarily prosecute Postal employees who have engaged in theft of mail, embezzlement of funds, narcotics violations, healthcare fraud, and public corruption.
- →The selectee will prosecute other cases as needed, for training or otherwise, as directed by the USAO.
- →The successful candidate will engage in grand jury investigations and appear on behalf of the United States in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, for hearings, including: arraignments, bail hearings, preliminary and pretrial hearings, plea hearings, and sentencing hearings.
- →The successful candidate will handle trials in United States District Court for the Central District of California and appeals in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
- →The successful candidate will be responsible for preparing and presenting investigative and charging documents to include warrants, complaints, informations, and indictments.
- →NOTE: This is a TERM appointment, with an initial term of two years, with the possibility of three additional extensions of up to one-year each.
Requirements
- ✓Education must be accredited by an institution recognized by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education.
- ✓Applicants can verify accreditation here: https://www.ed.gov/laws-and-policy/higher-education-laws-and-policy/college-accreditation.
- ✓Special Instructions for Candidates with Foreign Education: Education completed outside the United States must be deemed equivalent to that gained in U.S. education programs.
- ✓You must submit all necessary documents to a private U.S. credential evaluation service to interpret equivalency of your education against courses given in U.S. accredited colleges and universities.
- ✓For further information visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 6c8c3985-2eaa-4842-b705-2c7d8a215cfc
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