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Special Attorney (Detail Opportunity)
Offices, Boards and Divisions · Posted 8 days ago
About the Role
This is a non-reimbursable detail assignment for a period of one year with an option to extend. This announcement will be open until positions are filled. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis beginning on or before September 30, 2026. If you are interested in applying, please see the official announcement on the DOJs Legal Careers page by following the links below: Special Attorney (Detail Opportunity)
What You'll Do
- →The Department of Justice's National Fraud Enforcement Division ("Fraud Division") investigates and prosecutes those who commit fraud against the American people.
- →The Fraud Division works every day to protect the financial integrity of the United States of America, ensure the vibrancy of the American economy, and seek justice for victims of fraud.
- →This posting is for Special Attorney positions within the Fraud Division's National Enforcement Section.
- →Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis beginning on or before July 6, 2026.
- →The Fraud Division's National Enforcement Section is focused on high-tempo prosecutions across the Fraud Division portfolio, including criminals who compromise our health care system, defraud public benefit programs, bilk federal procurement, evade tariffs and customs laws, cheat our tax system, or threaten the financial integrity of the United States or its citizens.
- →Through our rigorous training and development program, attorneys assigned to the National Enforcement Section gain experience in the full breadth of the Fraud Division's criminal enforcement portfolio.
- →Job Description The Fraud Division has vacancies for Special Attorney positions in the Division's National Enforcement Section.
- →In addition to substantive case work, the detail assignment includes a blend of training and professional development appropriate to the experience of the attorney.
- →The specialized legal experience and skills gained through this assignment will enhance the attorney's ability to provide strategic legal counsel and contribute to mission critical initiatives upon return to their home agency.
- →As a Special Attorney, the incumbent: In collaboration with section managers, carries out and fosters effective investigations and prosecutions, including advising on strategy and legal complexities, and developing litigation priorities.
- →Recommends charging decisions and proposes dispositions with regard to assigned cases.
- →Partners with Assistant U.S.
- →Attorneys and attorneys in other federal law enforcement agencies in the development, management and trial of fraud cases.
- →Engages in all phases of investigation and litigation, including, but not limited to, using the grand jury, advising federal law enforcement agents, using international evidence collection tools, preparing appropriate pleadings, and litigating motions and trials before U.S.
Requirements
- ✓All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education.
- ✓For a list of schools that meet this criteria, see www.ed.gov.
- ✓Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States.
- ✓It is your responsibility to timely provide such evidence by submitting proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency with your application materials.
- ✓More information may be found at https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.
- ✓All documentation must be in English or include an English translation. https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 391bf7fe-7e7b-440f-aa14-de58810c8f82
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