Assistant United States Attorney

Job Description:
The Civil Division of the Office of the United States Attorney for the Central District of Illinois is seeking an attorney, with at least three years of legal experience, primarily for its Peoria Division, to assist with civil litigation, including our District-Wide bankruptcy practice.
The annual salary range for this selected Assistant United States Attorney is $66,729.00 - $145,725.00, plus benefits and locality. Also, this person must reside within our District or within 25 miles thereof, may reside outside of our Peoria Division, and must also be available to assist with our District-Wide civil litigation. Location will be determined at a later date and salary may be adjusted to include the locality of the position.
Although this position primarily is focused on civil litigation in our Peoria Division, our Civil Division represents the United States, its agencies and employees at the state and federal trial and appellate levels, including the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, in a wide variety of both defensive and affirmative civil actions throughout the forty-six counties comprising the Central District of Illinois.
Each year, thousands of lawsuits against the government are filed as a result of its programs, policies, laws, and domestic and foreign operations, as well as law enforcement initiatives, military actions, and counterterrorism efforts, including complaints alleging various torts and constitutional violations by federal employees.
In our affirmative litigation, we bring suits on behalf of the United States, primarily to recoup money lost through fraud, loan defaults, and the abuse of federal funds. Annually, hundreds of millions – and often billions – of dollars are returned to the Treasury, Medicare, and other programs as a result of the Department of Justice's Civil Division's litigation efforts. This includes our vigorous enforcement of federal environmental laws and securing environmental justice for the communities and people throughout our District.
We also have a very active civil rights practice that upholds the civil rights of all people within the Central District of Illinois. This includes enforcing federal laws that protect people from discrimination based on their race, color, national origin, disability status, sex, religion, familial status, or loss of other constitutional rights.
Please review the materials accompanying this summary, and contact our Human Resource Specialist, Fabiola LaPorte, at 217/492-4483, with any questions that you may have regarding this position.
Qualifications:
Required Qualifications:

Applicants must have at least three years of post-JD legal or other relevant experience, and possess superior oral and written communication skills as well as strong interpersonal skills, exhibit good judgment and function with minimal guidance in a highly demanding environment.

Proof of active bar membership (any U.S. jurisdiction) and J.D. degree is required.

United States citizenship is required.
Preferred Qualifications:
Strong advocacy skills, academic credentials, superior legal research and writing skills, quick analytical ability to accurately and precisely articulate critical case related issues, good interpersonal skills, the ability to work in a supportive and professional team environment with client agencies, support staff, and other attorneys, and sound legal and ethical judgment.