The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Maine has a position available for an Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) in our Criminal Division. The District of Maine encompasses the entire state, which has a population of over 1.3 million. This position will be located in either our Portland headquarters or Bangor branch office and will entail prosecuting cases in both Portland and Bangor. For additional information about our office, please visit https://www.justice.gov/usao-me.
The Office has one opening for an experienced litigator to serve as an AUSA in the Criminal Division in either Portland or Bangor. This attorney will be tasked primarily with the investigation and prosecution of opioid trafficking cases statewide. The AUSA will be expected to regularly attend court in both Portland and Bangor regardless of location of residence. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Maine, with offices in Bangor and Portland, prosecutes all criminal and civil cases brought by the federal government and defends the United States in civil cases in Maine. The position of an AUSA provides one with the responsibility and the authority to improve the lives of Americans who live in Maine and across the United States. Working as a federal prosecutor sworn to pursue justice in the name of the United States is deeply satisfying. Many lawyers look back on their days as an AUSA as among the most rewarding of their professional careers. For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorney's Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/careers/careers.html. To learn more about the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Maine, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao-me. Criminal AUSAs in the District of Maine improve the quality of life for all Maine residents by prosecuting violent crimes, narcotics trafficking, immigration offenses, human trafficking, child exploitation, fraud and other white-collar offenses, firearms offenses, civil rights offenses, terrorism, political corruption and an array of other federal criminal laws. The selected AUSA will work with law enforcement agents and others to investigate federal criminal offenses, research and brief legal issues, and represent the United States before grand juries and in hearings and trials. Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as training and experience progress. All initial attorney positions to the Department of Justice are subject to favorable adjudication of background check parameters and certified completion of a probationary/trial period. This position may be extended or made permanent without further competition.
Applicants must possess a J.D. Degree
Danielle.Farr@usdoj.gov 2077803257
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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