The Fraud Section investigates and prosecutes complex white-collar criminal cases across the country, and is responsible for implementing the Department's fraud enforcement policy. This posting is for a Trial Attorney position in the Health Care Fraud (HCF) Unit, located in Washington, D.C.; Houston, TX; Miami, FL; Newark, NJ; Boston, MA; Philadelphia, PA; Brooklyn, NY; Detroit, MI; Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX; Tampa, FL; Orlando, FL; New Orleans, LA; Los Angeles, CA; or Concord, NH.
Required Qualifications: Interested applicants must possess a J.D., or equivalent, degree, be duly licensed and authorized to practice as an attorney under the laws of any State, territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia, and be an active member of the bar in good standing. Grade Specific Qualifications: To qualify at the GS-14 grade level, applicants must have at least two and a half (2.5) years post J.D. legal experience, one of which was specialized experience at, or equivalent to, the GS-13 grade level. Examples of specialized experience include: performing legal analysis and formulating recommendations to senior managers; composing pleadings, briefs, and other court documents involving legal issues in civil or criminal litigation; and conducting civil or criminal litigation. To qualify at the GS-15 grade level, applicants must have at least four (4) years post J.D. legal experience, one of which was specialized experience at, or equivalent to, the GS-14 grade level. Examples of specialized experience include: independently performing legal analysis; composing pleadings, briefs and other court documents involving unique and/or difficult legal issues in civil or criminal litigation; conducting highly complex civil or criminal litigation; and leading paralegals and support staff. Preferred Qualifications: Experience as a criminal prosecutor. Experience with civil or criminal health care fraud matters. Knowledge of white collar criminal litigation. Experience in supporting, litigating, and supervising federal or state criminal cases. Experience in U.S. District Court or state court. Experience with the federal judiciary.
The Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, is seeking qualified, experienced attorneys for three-year renewable term positions in the Fraud Section's Health Care Fraud (HCF) Unit. The incumbent will serve as a Trial Attorney in the HCF Unit and, as such, will independently direct, conduct, and monitor investigations, prepare for and conduct trials, and advise on pleadings and other court filings. Upon accepting an offer of employment, applicants must make a three-year commitment to the HCF Unit. Generally, as a Trial Attorney in the HCF Unit, the incumbent: Handles the development and management of HCF prosecutions. Engages in all phases of investigation and litigation, including, but not limited to, the use of grand jury, advising federal law enforcement agents, preparing appropriate pleadings, litigating motions, and conducting trials in U.S. District Court; Makes charging decisions and proposes dispositions with regard to assigned cases; and In collaboration with Unit managers, develops and maintains the Section's program to foster effective investigation and prosecution of HCF violations, including advising on strategy and legal complexities, and developing litigation priorities, policy and legislative recommendations. The Health Care Fraud Unit is comprised of prosecutors who are based in Strike Force cities, travel to Strike Force cities from Washington D.C., and are based in Washington D.C. or other Strike Force cities as members of the National Rapid Response Strike Force. The National Rapid Response Strike Force investigates multi-jurisdictional and corporate health care fraud.