Special Assignment Attorney/ Special Assistant U.S. Attorney

Kendall County; Texas; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Kendall County seeks a Special Assistant United States Attorney (SAUSA) to serve in the Western District of Texas, based in San Antonio. The role is grant-funded and will operate under the daily supervision of the U.S.

Attorney’s Office while remaining an employee of Kendall County. You will handle fraud and related crimes involving aliens within the United States and contribute to multi-agency efforts against drug and human trafficking.

Responsibilities

• Strengthen investigative and prosecutorial capacity.
• Expand intergovernmental coordination and collaboration among jurisdictions.
• Investigate and prosecute fraud and other crimes committed by aliens within the United States; address drug and human trafficking crimes.

Job description

This is a grant-funded position that is intended to strengthen investigative and prosecutorial capacity, expand intergovernmental coordination, and enhance the ability of jurisdictions to investigate and prosecute fraud and other crimes committed by aliens within the United States, as well as investigate and prosecute drug and human trafficking crimes.

This position is for a full-time criminal prosecutor specially assigned as a Special Assistant United States Attorney (SAUSA) within the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas located in San Antonio. The position will be an employee of Kendall County under the general supervision of the elected Criminal District Attorney but will be located and work at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in San Antonio under the daily supervision of that office. The SAUSA will be assigned fraud and other criminal cases committed by aliens within the United States and will investigate and prosecute crimes involving drug or human trafficking committed within the United States. The position is a grant funded through May 31, 2029.