The purpose of this position is to serve as a Special Assistant United States Attorney located in U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington, DC. The position reports to the USCP Deputy and General Counsels; however, the position will work daily under the direct supervision and authority of the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the District of Columbia.
The purpose of this position is to represent the United States Government primarily prosecuting individuals and/or groups who have engaged in threats and/or acts of violence against Members of Congress, their staffs, United States Capitol Police employees, visitors to the Capitol complex, and facilities and properties within the Capitol Complex.
Other job duties include:
Prosecutes other federal crimes, as needed for training or other purposes, as directed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Develops and recommends strategies and coordinates the preparation of litigation for potentially complex federal cases.
Works closely with USCP, federal and local law enforcement agents, witnesses, and victims during criminal investigations, trial preparation, and all phases of litigation.
Conducts grand jury investigations and represents the United States in federal court in various hearings and trials, including arraignments, preliminary hearings, plea hearings, sentencing hearings, and other matters that require court appearances.
Conducts legal research and prepares memoranda and briefs on questions of law, persuasive pleadings, search warrants, complaints, and charging instruments.
Provides research, advice, and legal analysis on a variety of issues and, as directed by the USCP General and Deputy Counsels, responds to inquiries for legal research, analysis and advice.
Researches and drafts legal advisory memoranda regarding proposed USCP policies and procedures with regard to operational initiatives.
Assists in processing external legal inquiries including legal analysis, and preparation of document/discovery requests to and from outside counsel.
Provides legal advice regarding highly sensitive law enforcement and intelligence issues .These responsibilities may require review, handling, storage and utilization of classified materials.
Cases and problems are extremely complex and difficult legal questions or factual issues that are involved in the drafting, interpretation, or application of statutes, regulations, orders, decisions, opinions, or other legal instruments and require for their solution a high order of original and creative legal endeavor. Cases require the need to obtain a reasonable balance of conflicting interests or complex factual or policy issues and excellent judgment. Work involves extensive research and analysis. It has an important impact on major public interests relative to Federal law enforcement, citizen and visitor rights, and the United States Congress. Work may involve problems of unusual delicacy, such as allegations of wrongdoing against staff or members of Congress, criminal trespass, investigations of threats or crimes against Members of Congress and arresting or detaining high-profile individuals. People involved or impacted by legal actions/interpretations may or may not be United States citizens. Legal decisions affect essential USCP mission areas. Failure to achieve acceptable results could have significant negative impact on USCP’s ability to effectively protect the Congress, its members, employees, visitors, and facilities.
Starting at $160,222 Per Year (CP 12-13)