Chief, Washington Criminal I Section
Job description
Duties
The Washington Criminal I Section responsible for conducting criminal investigations and litigation in conjunction with the Washington Criminal II Section and the Division's offices in Chicago, New York, and San Francisco. The section handles criminal investigations in a wide range of industries.. As Chief of the Washington Criminal I Section, responsibilities include:
- Assigning matters and/or cases, to members of the Washington Criminal I Section's legal staff on the basis of difficulty, importance of the cases and the amount and nature of experience of the attorneys.
- Representing the Department in interagency groups and regulatory proceedings.
- Serving as an expert consultant to members of the legal staff and to superiors on antitrust laws, regulatory agencies, industries, and industry practices, as appropriate.
- Participating in conferences with top officials in the Division and presenting opinions and advice as to the position to be taken by the Division and the Department in antitrust matters coming within the Washington Criminal I Section's jurisdiction.
- Planning investigation and litigation strategy with the staff and, if necessary, must be prepared to take over the trial of cases in the courtroom, handle arguments of major issues, or negotiate with defense counsel.
- Managing all basic planning involved in handling the cases and matters assigned to the office. Reviewing all memoranda, reports, and correspondence prepared by staff members for technical accuracy, completeness, and soundness.
- Recommending appellate action where adverse decisions have been made in district courts.
- Initiating the investigation of all antitrust violations arising in the areas within the jurisdiction of the office.
- May be called upon to be responsible for conducting major antitrust cases of nationwide importance and leading a team composed of a number of other attorneys and paralegals.
- Performing other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
Interested applicants must:
- Be a U.S. Citizen;
- Possess a J.D. degree from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association;
- 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 a member in good standing of a state, territory of the United States, District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico bar.
Qualifications
MTQ1: Legal experience involving antitrust enforcement cases at the national or international level.
MTQ2: Experience developing and implementing policy on issues of complex criminal antitrust enforcement.
MTQ3: Demonstrated knowledge and experience serving as an executive authority in interacting with foreign competition agencies and Federal regulatory and investigative agencies (e.g., example, training, teaching, consulting or publishing about federal regulatory and investigative agencies, or worked as a lead attorney for a Federal or state antitrust agency).
The Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) of the selectee who is not a current or former career Senior Executive employee (Title V) must be approved by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) before appointment. In addition, individuals entering the Senior Executive Service (SES) for the first time are subject to a one-year probationary period. Applicants who have completed the Candidate Development Program (CDP) and have had their ECQs certified by OPM must provide a copy of their certificate as part of their application.
In addition, you will also be evaluated on all of the following ECQs: Your responses to the ECQs should be submitted in one document that includes separate narrative statements addressing each of the 5 ECQs (NOT TO EXCEED 2 PAGES PER ECQ, 10 PAGES TOTAL).
ECQ1 - LEADING CHANGE. This core qualification involves the ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment.
ECQ2 - LEADING PEOPLE. This core qualification involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts.
ECQ3 - RESULTS DRIVEN. This core qualification involves the ability to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks.
ECQ4 - BUSINESS ACUMEN. This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.
ECQ5 - BUILDING COALITIONS. This core qualification involves the ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals.
Additional information on the Executive Core Qualifications can be found at http://www.opm.gov/ses/recruitment/ecq.asp.
Please refer to OPM's Guide to the Senior Executive Service Qualifications for more detailed information.
Education
J.D. degree from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association.
Additional information
- Interested applicants must be a U.S. Citizen.
- Selectee will be required to file a financial disclosure statement in accordance with the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.
- Applicants who have completed the Candidate Development Program (CDP) and have had their ECQs certified by OPM must provide a copy of their certificate as part of their application.
- Relocation expenses are not authorized.
- All applicants selected for this position will be required to submit to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- Employment is contingent upon satisfactory completion of a background investigation adjudicated by the Department of Justice.
- Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must be registered with the Selective Service System, or be exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law.
- All Federal employees are required by PL 104-134 to have federal payments made by Direct Deposit.
- The Antitrust Division participates in the E-Verify program.
- Veterans preference is not applicable to the SES.
- The position requires that the incumbent participate in occasional travel, both domestic and international.
Benefits
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is required by law to review the executive qualifications of each new career appointee to the SES prior to appointment. To be considered for this position, applicants must submit a written statement addressing the five ECQs and three MTQs listed above (see 'Qualifications' section).
If selected, your application will be vetted for suitability by the Office of Attorney Recruitment and Management (OARM), U.S. Department of Justice.
You will be evaluated to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications required and the extent to which your application shows that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities associated with this position as defined below. When describing your knowledge, skills, and abilities, please be sure to give examples and explain how often you used these skills, the complexity of the knowledge you possessed, the level of the people with whom you interacted, the sensitivity of the issues you handled, etc.
Current or former career SES employees are not required to address the ECQs. Unless you are currently serving under a career SES appointment, are eligible for reinstatement into the SES, or have successfully completed an SES Career Development Program approved by OPM, you must submit a narrative statement covering each of the ECQs and MTQs to receive consideration for the position.
When responding to the MTQs and ECQs, you must clearly show that you possess the experience, knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of this position by submitting narrative responses in which you detail your experience in each of the MTQs and ECQs. Your examples of experience, education, and accomplishments applicable to the qualifications, should be clear and emphasize your level of responsibilities, scope, and complexity of programs managed, program accomplishments with results of your actions, policy initiatives, and level of contacts.
A copy of the Office of Personnel Management's "Guide to Senior Executive Service Qualifications" may be obtained via the Internet at http:// www.opm.gov/ses/references/GuidetoSESQuals_2012.pdf
See "Qualifications" section to the view MTQs and ECQs upon which you will be evaluated.
Benefits
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Review our benefits
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
Required Documents
As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have - whether you're a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you're eligible under their policies.
For consideration, applicants must submit:
- A resume that includes all professional work experience, education, training, special skills, accomplishments, and awards. The resume must demonstrate that the applicant possesses the executive and professional/technical requirements for this position.
- A copy of your most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action (if a current/former federal employee).
- A copy of your most recent performance appraisal (if a current/former federal employee).
- Separate documents that address each of the following: proof of bar membership, MTQs, and ECQs.
- A copy of your most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, or SES certificate to demonstrate your current or prior service (if a current or former career SES member).
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
How to Apply
The following instructions outline our application process. You must complete the online application process and submit any required documents by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on the closing date of this announcement. We are available to assist you during business hours (8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, Monday - Friday). If applying online poses a hardship, you must contact us by noon Eastern Daylight Time on the announcement's closing date. If you are unable to apply online, you must request an alternative application which is available from the Personnel Section. Please contact the Personnel Section by phone at 202-514-2469 or by email at ATR.personnel@usdoj.gov to obtain an alternative application.
If you require a reasonable accommodation for disability during any part of the application and hiring process, please contact Karen Jung by phone at 202-514-8885 or by email at Karen.Jung@usdoj.gov. The Antitrust Division provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis. You must contact us by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on the announcement's closing date to request accommodation. Callers with hearing or speech impairment can access their state's telecommunications relay service (TRS) to make TTY calls by dialing 7-1-1. Ms. Jung is not the point of contact for questions about the vacancy announcement.
To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents for submission. Click the Submit My Answers button to submit your application package.
It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date. To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login, select the Application Status link and then select the more information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.
Applicants must meet qualification requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
Applications mailed using government postage and/or internal Federal Government mail systems will not be accepted.
Note: If you have documents in your Application Manager account from a previous vacancy announcement they can be opened, copied and saved then reused as an upload file for this vacancy. Uploading your documents will speed the processing of your application for this announcement.Agency contact information
Personnel Section
Phone
202-514-2469
Email
ATR.personnel@usdoj.gov
Address
Antitrust Division
450 5th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20530
USNext steps
Once a completed application is received, the Antitrust Division will conduct an evaluation of qualifications and rank the application in comparison to those received. The most highly qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for further consideration and possible interview.
Fair and Transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
- Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
- Reasonable accommodation policy
- Financial suitability
- Selective Service
- New employee probationary period
- Signature and false statements
- Privacy Act
- Social security number request
Required Documents
For consideration, applicants must submit:
- A resume that includes all professional work experience, education, training, special skills, accomplishments, and awards. The resume must demonstrate that the applicant possesses the executive and professional/technical requirements for this position.
- A copy of your most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action (if a current/former federal employee).
- A copy of your most recent performance appraisal (if a current/former federal employee).
- Separate documents that address each of the following: proof of bar membership, MTQs, and ECQs.
- A copy of your most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, or SES certificate to demonstrate your current or prior service (if a current or former career SES member).
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
This job is open to
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Senior executives
Those who meet the five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs).
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The public
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Clarification from the agency
U.S. Citizens
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