Assistant United States Attorney

The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Tennessee is comprised of 55 attorneys located in three staffed offices: Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Greeneville. The Eastern District of Tennessee enjoys a challenging mix of cases, friendly and talented staff, and excellent agency relationships.






Applicants must possess a J.D. Degree The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Tennessee is seeking applications from experienced attorneys who have a strong background in federal civil litigation. The successful applicant(s) will serve as an Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) in the civil division. Civil Division AUSAs represent the United States' interests in trial and appellate courts for a wide variety of federal and state litigation, including bankruptcy, civil rights, commercial, constitutional, employment, environmental, federal program, fraud, immigration, medical malpractice, social security, summons enforcement, tax, and general tort cases. It is expected that the attorney selected for this position primarily will work in the general litigation unit of the civil division and will focus on defending the United States' interests in civil cases and matters involving immigration law, employment discrimination allegations, civil rights (including Bivens litigation), tort law, the Administrative Procedures Act, FOIA, and other general civil litigation. The selected candidate(s) may also be assigned to bankruptcy matters and/or affirmative civil enforcement matters. The successful applicant will be expected to manage all aspects of civil litigation to include researching legal issues, drafting briefs, taking and defending depositions, conducting hearings and trials, and attending judicial proceedings.

Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.

As needed, one or more positions may be filled from this vacancy announcement.

This position is located in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Residency Requirements: Assistant United States Attorneys generally must reside in the district to which he or she is appointed or within 25 miles thereof. See 28 U.S.C. 545 for district-specific information.

Selective Service: If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. See www.sss.gov. Required Qualifications: Applicants must possess a J.D. degree from an accredited law school, be an active member of the bar (any U. S. jurisdiction) and have at least three (3) years post-J.D. legal experience and exceptional computer literacy skills to include experience with automated research on the Internet, electronic court filing, and electronic email and word processing systems.

Preferred Qualifications: Direct experience litigating civil cases in federal courts and/or a federal judicial clerkship is desired. Applicants should possess superior communication and courtroom skills, exhibit exceptional research and writing ability, perform thorough legal and factual analyses, demonstrate strong interpersonal skills, exercise good judgment, and function with minimal guidance in a highly demanding environment. Applicants should exhibit the ability to work in a professional manner with other attorneys, support staff, and client agencies.

United States citizenship is required.

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

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

- your performance and conduct;
- the needs and interests of the agency;
- whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
- whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your trial periodyour employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.