Trial Attorney (Public Trust & Financial Integrity Section)

U.S. Department of Justice; Meghalaya; On-site; INR 11,418,000 - 16,175,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Department of Justice, National Fraud Enforcement Division, Public Trust & Financial Integrity Section, seeks qualified Trial Attorneys for permanent positions. Responsibilities include leading investigations, advising on strategy, and prosecuting complex fraud in federal courts across the country.

Required: J.D. or equivalent, active bar in good standing. Applicants at GS-14/GS-15 levels with relevant experience are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• J.D. or equivalent degree and licensed to practice law in the United States or its District of Columbia.
• Active bar membership in good standing.

Responsibilities

• Carry out and foster effective investigations and prosecutions, advising on strategy and legal complexities and setting litigation priorities.
• Recommend charging decisions and dispositions for assigned cases.
• Collaborate with Assistant U.S. Attorneys and other federal law enforcement agencies in developing and trying program and related financial fraud cases.
• Engage in all phases of investigation and litigation, including grand jury, evidence collection, pleadings, motions, and trials in U.S. District Courts.

Job description

Trial Attorney (Public Trust & Financial Integrity Section)

Hiring Organization

National Fraud Enforcement Division

Hiring Office

Public Trust & Financial Integrity Section

Attorney Appointment Type

Attorney Permanent

Job ID

FRD-PTFI-TA-2

Location: Multiple Locations

Location: Multiple Locations Application Deadline: Sunday, January 31, 2027

About the Office

The Department of Justice’s National Fraud Enforcement Division (“Fraud Division”) investigates and prosecutes those who commit fraud against the American people. We fulfill our mission by using advanced data-driven investigative techniques; coordinating with agencies responsible for administering taxpayer-funded programs; partnering with federal, tribal, state, territorial, and local law enforcement on fraud-fighting efforts; developing systems and processes that ensure efficient identification and investigation of fraud; and equipping prosecutors and law enforcement with state-of-the-art tools and resources needed to bring criminal actors to justice. 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 Trial Attorney positions within the Fraud Division’s Public Trust & Financial Integrity Section. This announcement will be open until positions are filled. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis beginning on or before October 21, 2026.

The Fraud Division’s Public Trust & Financial Integrity Section prosecutes the most complex schemes to defraud the United States and its taxpayers. The Section targets companies, organizations, and individuals – foreign and domestic – that abuse the trust placed in federal programs, bilk taxpayer dollars, defraud American investors and consumers, and exploit U.S. financial markets. The Section’s attorneys routinely lead some of the Department’s most impactful financial fraud trials in district courts across the United States.

Working in parallel with regulatory partners and domestic and international law‑enforcement agencies, the Section prosecutes a broad array of complex fraud schemes, including: (1) Fraud against federal government programs, including large-scale schemes targeting federal benefits, grants, and relief funds; (2)Procurement and government contracting fraud, including schemes involving defective pricing, false billing, bribery, kickbacks, and self-dealing; (3)Securities fraud, including fraud by public companies and their executives, market‑manipulation schemes, corporate accounting fraud, insider trading, and large‑scale investment frauds relating to government programs or contracts; schemes to defraud the United States; foreign investment schemes targeting the federal government; schemes targeting U.S. service members; and schemes involving health care fraud, tax fraud, or trade fraud; (4) Large‑scale financial fraud schemes, including in connection with a wide range of federal government programs and complex mortgage fraud schemes; and (5) Consumer fraud schemes, including scams relating to government programs or contracts, consumer products, service members, and schemes to defraud the United States.

The attorneys assigned to the Public Trust and Financial Integrity Section are responsible for developing and advancing investigations of these offenses and personally prosecuting offenders in district court on behalf of the United States.

Job Description

The Fraud Division, U.S. Department of Justice, is seeking qualified, experienced attorneys for permanent Trial Attorney positions in the Division’s Public Trust & Financial Integrity Section.

Generally, as a Trial 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 program, trade, and other related financial fraud cases.
• Engages in all phases of investigation and litigation, including, but not limited to, using the grand jury, advising federal law enforcement agents, utilizing international evidence collection tools, preparing appropriate pleadings, and litigating motions and trials before U.S. District Courts across the country.
• Advises and instructs Assistant U.S. Attorneys on complicated questions of law and Departmental policy with respect to matters arising out of the Section’s core mission.
• Advises and consults with the Assistant Attorney General, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Section Chief, and other managers reporting on the status of all cases and matters related to criminal remedies.
• Advises and assists Section management in developing the comprehensive approach taken by the Public Trust & Financial Integrity Section in achieving the Fraud Division’s mandate.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications: Interested applicants must possess a J.D., or equivalent, degree, be duly licensed and authorized to practice as an attorney under the laws of any State, territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia, and be an active member of the bar in good standing.

Grade Specific Qualifications:

• To qualify at the GS-14 grade level, applicants must have at least two and a half (2.5) years post J.D. legal experience, one of which was specialized experience at, or equivalent to, the GS-13 grade level. Examples of specialized experience include: performing legal analysis and formulating recommendations to senior managers; composing pleadings, briefs, and other court documents involving legal issues in civil or criminal litigation; and conducting civil or criminal litigation.
• To qualify at the GS-15 grade level, applicants must have at least four (4) years post J.D. legal experience, one of which was specialized experience at, or equivalent to, the GS-14 grade level. Examples of specialized experience include: independently performing legal analysis; composing pleadings, briefs and other court documents involving unique and/or difficult legal issues in civil or criminal litigation; conducting highly complex civil or criminal litigation; and leading paralegals and support staff.

Preferred Qualifications: Your qualifications will be further evaluated based upon the following competencies:

• Experience as a federal criminal prosecutor.
• Experience as an attorney in private practice.
• Experience in supporting, litigating, and supervising federal or state criminal cases.
• Experience in U.S. District Court or state court.
• Experience with the federal judiciary.

The amount of travel can be significant. Travel frequency and location vary and are based on the attorney’s litigation schedule.

Relocation Expenses

Relocation expenses will not be authorized.

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