Assistant United States Attorney

US-Executive-Office-For-U.S.-Attorneys-and-the-Office-of-the-U.S.-Attorneys-; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys in Fort Worth seeks a qualified attorney to join its dedicated team. You will work on enforcing federal criminal and civil laws that protect life, liberty, and property. Required qualifications include a J.D.

degree with at least 1 year post‑J.D. experience, active bar membership in any U.S. jurisdiction, and United States citizenship. Strong research, writing, and oral advocacy skills are essential.

Qualifications

• J.D. degree and at least 1 year post‑J.D. legal or relevant experience.
• Active bar membership in any U.S. jurisdiction.
• United States citizenship is required.

Skills

Oral and written communication

Legal research

Written advocacy

Analytical thinking

Education

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Tools

Electronic court filing

Legal research tools

Job description

If you are looking for an exciting and challenging career, this is the position for you! With a talented workforce of over 100,000 people, the mission of the Department of Justice is to uphold the rule of law, keep our country safe, and protect civil rights. You will be part of a dedicated team helping to enforce Federal criminal and civil laws that protect life, liberty and the property of citizens.

This position is located in Ft. Worth, Texas

Required Qualifications

• Applicants must possess a J.D. Degree and have at least 1* year post-J.D. legal or other relevant experience.
• Be an active member of the bar (any U.S. jurisdiction),
• United States citizenship is required.

Preferred Qualifications

Applicants must possess superior oral and written communication skills, as well as strong interpersonal skills. Applicants must demonstrate a quick analytical ability and the facility to accurately and precisely articulate the critical issues involved with a case. The desired candidate will possess a solid foundation of functional skills, allowing them to hit the ground running and have the ability to solve problems independently. They will be reliable, supportive, willing to share credit, while actively contributing ideas to the work product. Applicants must also demonstrate excellent computer literacy skills to include experience with automated research on the Internet, electronic court filing, and electronic e-mail and word processing systems. Applicants will be expected to do their own legal research and writing and will be substantially self-sufficient in preparing day-to-day correspondence and pleadings.

You must meet all qualification requirements upon the closing date of this announcement.

Applicants should familiarize themselves and comply with the relevant rules of professional conduct regarding any possible conflicts of interest in connection with their applications. In particular, please notify this Office if you currently represent clients or adjudicate matters in which this Office is involved and/or you have a family member who is representing clients or adjudicating matters in which this Office is involved so that we can evaluate any potential conflict of interest or disqualification issue that may need to be addressed under those circumstances.