• Job Description

  Req#: 785675500
  The mission of the Antitrust Division is to promote competition by enforcing the antitrust laws to protect economic freedom and opportunity on behalf of the American people.
  
  The Antitrust Division has openings for Senior Litigation Counsel to join its dedicated team and gain invaluable experience working in the public interest to protect the competitive process.
  
  Are you ready to contribute to matters of national importance that promote a competitive and productive American economy?
  
  Duties
  
  
  The United States Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, is seeking experienced trial lawyers to support and lead significant competition and antitrust litigation matters. The attorneys hired can expect to be given significant responsibility and have immediate involvement with antitrust matters of importance.
  
  As a Trial Attorney (Senior Litigation Counsel) the incumbent will have significant responsibility for litigating the Division's merger and non-merger matters or criminal prosecutions, which may include:
  
  
  Requirements
  
  
  
  
  Qualifications
  
  
  Your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the position qualifications listed in this announcement. If you are minimally qualified for this position, your resume and supporting documentation will be sent to the hiring official for employment consideration. To qualify, an applicant must:
  1. Be a citizen of the United States;
  2. Possess a J.D. degree or equivalent, be an active member of the bar in good standing (any U.S. jurisdiction) and, have at least four years of post J.D. legal experience to qualify at the GS-15 level;
  3. Have experience in the investigation of potential federal civil or criminal antitrust and/or white-collar criminal violations, or general federal litigation experience, including criminal and/or civil cases; and
  4. Demonstrate excellent writing, analytical, and interpersonal skills.
  Successful candidates will have:
  • At least seven years of complex litigation experience, including significant trial experience (more than 15 years preferred);
  • Trial team leadership experience as first-chair or second-chair;
  • Significant brief-writing and oral-argument experience;
  • Excellent communication skills;
  • The ability to lead and work effectively in teams; and
  • Strong legal writing, editing, and analytical skills.
  • Previous antitrust experience is valuable but not required.

• 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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