• Job Description

  Req#: 852096100
  Please read entire announcement before applying.
  
  This is an open continuous announcement to fill current and future vacancies.
  
  Applicant lists will be pulled on 1/12/2026 and every thirty days thereafter until the closing date. Applications must be complete at the time when lists are pulled in order to be considered at that time.
  
  Announcement will remain open until positions are filled, but no later than August 31, 2026.
  
  As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement.
  
  Duties
  
  
  The United States Attorney's Office (USAO) for the Eastern District of New York (EDNY or the Office) is seeking several experienced attorneys to serve as Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSA) in the Office's Civil or Criminal Division, in one of the largest and most prolific USAOs in the nation. These positions are located in Brooklyn, New York and Central Islip, New York. As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement.
  
  The Office is seeking to hire AUSAs to work in the Office's Brooklyn, New York and Central Islip, New York Criminal and Civil Divisions. The Office's Criminal and Civil Divisions have one of the nation's busiest dockets comprised of the most complex and significant criminal and civil cases.
  
  Criminal Division
  Applicants to the Office's Criminal Division will represent the United States as an AUSA in a wide range of criminal cases. Criminal Division AUSAs are responsible for prosecuting a variety of violations of federal laws including with respect to cartels and transnational criminal organizations; violent crime and firearms violations; corporate, securities, healthcare, and investment fraud; counterterrorism, counterintelligence and other national security matters; cyber-enabled crime; human trafficking and civil rights; public corruption; immigration; criminal asset seizure and forfeiture. Criminal Division AUSAs handle all aspects of criminal cases, from investigation through charging, trials, and appeals.
  
  In addition, the Office is seeking to hire AUSAs specifically for its Appeals and Asset Recovery Sections within the Criminal Division.
  
  
  Requirements
  
  
  • You must be a United States Citizen or National to apply for this position.
  • Selective Service: Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see http://www.sss.gov/).
  • All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.
  • Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory preemployment adjudication. This includes fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing. Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation.
  • If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete an Optional Form 306, Declaration for Federal Employment, and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application.
  • Must provide resume and supporting documents (See required documents).
  • You must meet all qualifications requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
  • As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement.
  • J.D. degree and active member of the bar (any U.S. jurisdiction) required.
  • Must reside in the district to which appointed or within 20 miles thereof. See 28 U.S.C. 545 for district specific information.

• About the company

  The United States Department of Justice, also known as the Justice Department, is a federal executive department of the United States government responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice in the United States. It is equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries. The department was formed in 1870 during the Ulysses S. Grant administration, and administers several federal law enforcement agencies, including the U.S. Marshals Service, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Drug Enforcement Administration. The DOJ is responsible for investigating instances of financial fraud, representing the U.S. government in legal matters, and running the federal prison system. The department is also responsible for reviewing the conduct of local law enforcement as directed by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.

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