The U.S. Attorney's Office Southern District of Illinois is accepting applications for an assistant United States attorney opening in its Criminal Division in the Fairview Heights Office.

Applicants must demonstrate a quick analytical ability, good judgment, and superior communication and courtroom skills. Applicants must be team players who exhibit the ability to work in a supportive and professional manner with other attorneys, support staff, and client agencies. Applicants must have demonstrated capacity to function, with minimal guidance, in a highly demanding environment.

Applicants will be expected to do their own legal research and writing and will be substantially self-sufficient in preparing day-to-day correspondence and pleadings. Applicants must also demonstrate excellent computer literacy skills to include experience with automated research on the Internet, electronic court filing, and e-mail and word-processing systems.

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

Applicants must possess a J.D. degree, be an active member of the bar (any jurisdiction), and have at least one year of post-J.D. legal experience. U.S. citizenship is required.

Admission to the Illinois bar is not required but is preferred. Three years of post-J.D. litigation experience is preferred.

The salary range for the position is $64,948.00 to $152,390.00 which includes 17.65% locality pay. The application deadline is June 3, 2020.

For additional details, view the job posting on the U.S. Department of Justice website.