Assistant United States Attorney

Hiring Organization
USAO Northern District of Georgia
Hiring Office
Criminal Division
Attorney Appointment Type
Attorney Permanent

Location:
75 Ted Turner Dr., SW
Suite 600
Atlanta, GA 30303 - United States

Application Deadline:
Sunday, September 7, 2025
About the Office

The United States Attorney's Office prosecutes federal criminal offenses, seeks recovery of government funds fraudulently obtained, litigates affirmative civil fraud and enforcement actions, and defends the U.S. Government's interest in civil cases. The United States Attorney's Office, Northern District of Georgia, is located in Atlanta, Georgia. In addition to the main office in downtown Atlanta, we maintain three intermittently staffed offices located in Rome, Newnan, and Gainesville. More information about the United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia is available at http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/gan.

Job Description

Responsibilities and Opportunity Offered: The Northern District of Georgia is currently seeking applicants for a permanent Assistant U.S. Attorney (AUSA) opening in our Criminal Division. All initial attorney appointments to the Department of Justice are made on a 14-month (temporary) basis pending favorable adjudication of a background investigation.

The selected Criminal AUSA will initially be assigned to the Training Section. New Criminal AUSAs join this section and, depending on their level of experience, may remain in the section for a year or longer as they develop case experience and trial skills. After successfully completing this training program, the AUSA will be permanently assigned to one of the sections described below at the U.S. Attorney's discretion:

Violent Crime and National Security Section focuses on national security, human trafficking, organized crime and gangs, Hobbs Act robberies, child exploitation, and firearm and immigration offenses.
Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Section focuses on the investigation and prosecution of international and regional drug trafficking organizations that use the Northern District of Georgia as a narcotics distribution and money laundering hub for the eastern United States, as well as local dealers and rogue doctors who perpetuate the opioid epidemic through their distribution of dangerous drugs. These investigations often involve cutting-edge electronic surveillance, including Title Ill wiretaps.
Complex Frauds and Cybercrime Section focuses on investigating and prosecuting a wide variety of white collar crimes, including mail and wire fraud, corporate and securities fraud, computer intrusion and hacking, government program fraud, identity theft, health care fraud, bank fraud, immigration fraud, intellectual property crimes, counterfeiting, and environmental crimes.
Public Integrity and Civil Rights Section focuses on investigating and prosecuting public corruption cases, civil rights cases, and other matters of special importance to the district.
Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section focuses on investigating and prosecuting money laundering and other fraud offenses, has overall responsibility in the office for civil and criminal forfeiture, and oversees the collection of civil and criminal debts owed to the United States and the victims of crime.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications: Applicants must possess a J.D. Degree (or equivalent), be an active member in good standing of the bar (any U.S. jurisdiction), and have at least 1-year post-J.D. (or equivalent) legal or other relevant experience.

United States citizenship is required.

You must become a member of the Georgia bar within 18 months of appointment as an Assistant U.S. Attorney. If you are a member of the bar in any jurisdiction other than Georgia, you may apply for admission on motion without examination to membership in the bar to receive comity for bar admission purposes with the State of Georgia. Reciprocity Order, eligibility criteria, instructions for admission on motion without examination are available at http://www.gabaradmissions.org.

Preferred Qualifications: 3 years of post-JD experience (or equivalent) legal or other relevant experience.

Candidates should possess a strong academic background, superior legal writing and research abilities, excellent organizational skills, and the ability to handle voluminous discovery, challenging witnesses, and pressing deadlines. Candidates also should show a commitment to professionalism, ethics, integrity, civility, and public service.

You must meet all qualification requirements upon the closing date of this announcement.

Application Process

You must apply online at: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/843898100 Please be sure to read the announcement through its entirety prior to applying.

Required - Responses to the Online Occupational Questionnaire (This is completed automatically during the apply online process).
Required - Resume (Include relevant experience and dates of employment in date/month/year format. 1-2 pages preferred.)
Required - Cover letter (1 page preferred.)
Required - Writing sample (Please provide a recent legal writing sample, such as a pretrial or dispositive motion or response, appellate brief, or sentencing memorandum, of 10-20 pages that was not heavily edited by others. You may submit an excerpt from a longer piece.)
Required, if applicable - To get Veterans' Preference, you must indicate your preference in response to the appropriate question in your assessment questionnaire and you must submit the appropriate supporting documentation. See the "How you will be Evaluated" section for details regarding what is appropriate Veterans' Preference documentation. It is also recommended that you include veterans' preference information in your cover letter or resume.

Applicants should familiarize themselves and comply with the relevant rules of professional conduct regarding any possible conflicts of interest in connection with their applications. In particular, please notify this Office if you currently represent clients or adjudicate matters in which this Office is involved and/or you have a family member who is representing clients or adjudicating matters in which this Office is involved so that we can evaluate any potential conflicts of interest or disqualification issues that may need to be addressed under those circumstances.

Salary

Assistant United States Attorneys pay is administratively determined based, in part, on the number of years of professional attorney experience. The range of basic pay is $78,189 to $195,100 which includes 23.79% locality pay.