Assistant United States Attorney - Criminal

US-Executive-Office-For-U.S.-Attorneys-and-the-Office-of-the-U.S.-Attorneys-; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas in Houston, TX invites applications for an attorney position in a large, busy federal office serving 43 counties. Partners include AUSAs, investigators, and support staff.

Qualifications include a J.D. and active bar membership by entry on duty, U.S. citizenship, and strong legal research and writing skills; courtroom experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• J.D. degree and active bar membership by entry on duty date.
• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Preferred candidates have strong academic credentials, research and writing skills, and courtroom experience.

Skills

Legal research

Legal writing

Courtroom experience

Analytical ability

Team collaboration

Communication

Education

J.D. degree

Active bar membership

Tools

Westlaw/Lexis

Job description

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas is one of the largest and busiest U.S. Attorney's Offices in the nation, spanning 43 counties and 44,000 square miles and representing 8.3 million people from the Houston area to the Mexico border. Employment with the U.S. Attorney's Office is a unique, challenging, and rewarding experience for the highly motivated attorneys.

This position is located in Houston, Texas.

Required Qualifications:

Applicants must possess a J.D. degree (or equivalent) and be an active member of the bar (any U.S. jurisdiction) by their entry on duty date. Law school graduates and current law students taking an upcoming bar examination may be considered, subject to the foregoing requirements.

United States citizenship is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

Strong academic credentials, superior legal research and writing skills, quick analytical ability to accurately and precisely articulate critical case-related issues, high-volume courtroom experience, outstanding organizational, time management, and interpersonal skills, the ability to work in a supportive and professional team environment with other AUSAs, support staff, and investigative agencies, and a demonstrated commitment to professionalism, ethics, civility, and public service. Courtroom experience, including first-chair jury trials, is preferred. Successful candidates will be computer proficient, capable of doing their own legal research and writing, and self-sufficient in preparing day-to-day correspondence and pleadings.

As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement.

This position is located in Houston, TX.

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