Attorney

1-4 yrs required

Full-time

No

# Attorney – USAO Southern District of Texas

The . Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas is seeking a highly motivated attorney to join its Civil Division. This position is located in Laredo, TX.

## Job Description

The Department of Justice is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We welcome applicants from the many communities, identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, religions, and cultures of the United States who share our commitment to public service.

The ideal candidate will have at least four (4) years of civil litigation experience in litigation of land condemnation cases, oil and gas disputes, and real estate matters. Other desirable casework includes employment litigation, torts, immigration, and bankruptcy. Additional preferred qualifications are first-chair federal trial experience, strong academics, outstanding organizational skills, superior legal writing and research ability, and exceptional computer literacy skills (internet research, electronic court filing, email and word processing systems). Ideal candidates will also possess demonstrated analytical ability, good judgment and courtroom skills, and a commitment to professionalism, ethics, civility, and public service. Texas Bar membership is preferred, but not required. Spanish language proficiency is helpful, but not required.

You must possess a . degree, be an active member of the bar (any . jurisdiction), and have at least 1 year . legal or other relevant experience with a minimum of one year of bar licensure. United States citizenship is also required.

## Salary

The salary for this position is $71, to $183, Per Year.

## Travel

This position requires 1 to 5 nights per month on average.

## Application Process

You must provide a complete Application Package which includes:

- Your responses to the Online Occupational Questionnaire
- Cover letter, addressed to Alamdar S. Hamdani, United States Attorney
- Your resume showing relevant experience and dates of employment (include month/year)
- To get Veterans' Preference, you must indicate your preference in response to the appropriate question in your assessment questionnaire and you must submit the appropriate supporting documentation
- Writing sample, no more than 20 pages

To apply for this position, you must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on Tuesday, October 29, 2024 to receive consideration.

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.

## Department Policies

The . Department of Justice is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Except where otherwise provided by law, there will be no discrimination because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex - including gender identity, sexual orientation, or pregnancy status - or because of age (over 40), physical or mental disability, protected genetic information, parental status, marital status, political affiliation, or any other non-merit based factor.

This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

The Department encourages qualified applicants with disabilities, including individuals with targeted/severe disabilities to apply in response to posted vacancy announcements. Qualified applicants with targeted/severe disabilities may be eligible for direct hire, non-competitive appointment under Schedule A (5 . § )) hiring authority. Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to contact one of the Department’s Disability Points of Contact (DPOC) to express an interest in being considered for a position.

It is the policy of the Department to achieve a drug-free workplace and persons selected for employment will be required to pass a drug test which screens for illegal drug use prior to final appointment. Employment is also contingent upon the completion and satisfactory adjudication of a background investigation.

There is no formal rating system for applying veterans' preference to attorney appointments in the excepted service; however, the Department of Justice considers veterans' preference eligibility as a positive factor in attorney hiring. Applicants eligible for veterans' preference must include that information in their cover letter or resume and attach supporting documentation to their submissions.

Assistant United States Attorneys must reside in the district to which appointed or within 25 miles thereof. See 28 . 545 for district specific information.

This and other vacancy announcements can be found under Attorney Vacancies and Volunteer Legal Internships. The Department of Justice cannot control further dissemination and/or posting of information contained in this vacancy announcement. Such posting and/or dissemination is not an endorsement by the Department of the organization or group disseminating and/or posting the information.

litigation of land condemnation cases, oil and gas disputes, real estate matters, employment litigation, torts, immigration, bankruptcy, first-chair federal trial experience, strong academics, outstanding organizational skills, superior legal writing and research ability, exceptional computer literacy skills, demonstrated analytical ability, good judgment and courtroom skills, and a commitment to professionalism, ethics, civility, and public service.

J.D. degree

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qualifications:

required qualifications:
applicants must possess a j. additional preferred qualifications are first-chair federal trial experience, strong academics, outstanding organizational skills, superior legal writing and research ability, and exceptional computer literacy skills (internet research, electronic court filing, email and word processing systems). application process:

you must provide a complete application package which includes:

required - your responses to the online occupational questionnaire (this is completed automatically during the apply online process). required - cover letter, addressed to alamdar s. required - your resume showing relevant experience and dates of employment (include month/year). it is also recommended that you include veterans' preference information in your cover letter or resume. follow the prompts to select your usajobs resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire. to verify your application is complete, log into your usajobs account, , select the application status link and then select the more information link for this position. you must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your usajobs account or your application will be incomplete. however, should you not be able to apply online, please contact at or email at , prior to the closing date of this announcement to request an alternate method of applying. individuals with disabilities are encouraged to contact one of the department’s disability points of contact (dpoc) to express an interest in being considered for a position. congress generally prohibits agencies from employing non-citizens within the united states, except for a few narrow exceptions as set forth in the annual appropriations act (see, /). applicants eligible for veterans' preference must include that information in their cover letter or resume and attach supporting documentation (e. although the "point" system is not used, per se, applicants eligible to claim 10-point preference must submit standard form (sf) 15, application for 10-point veteran preference, and submit the supporting documentation required for the specific type of preference claimed (visit the opm website, www

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