This posting is for Assistant Chief positions within the Fraud Division's National Enforcement Section and Public Trust and Financial Integrity Section. This announcement will be open until positions are filled. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis beginning on or before June 15, 2026.
If you are interested in applying, please see the official announcement on the DOJs Legal Careers page by following the links below
- Supervisory Trial Attorney/Assistant Chief
Qualifications:
Required Qualifications: All 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 have at least five (5) years of post J.D. legal experience, to include at least four (4) yeas of federal prosecution experience, one of which was specialized experience, at, or equivalent to, the GS-14 grade level. Applicants must be an active member of the bar in good standing.
Preferred Qualifications: Your qualifications will be further evaluated based upon the following competencies:
- Experience as a criminal prosecutor in federal or state court.
- Experience as an attorney in private practice.
- Experience as a judicial law clerk.
- Experience litigating in U.S. District Court or state court.
- Experience supporting, litigating, and supervising federal criminal cases.
- Experience conducting investigations of organizations and entities, including corporations.
- Experience training criminal prosecutors and investigators.
- Experience working with law enforcement agencies.
- Experience supervising federal prosecutors and non-attorney personnel.
Education:
All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, see www.ed.gov.
Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to timely provide such evidence by submitting proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency with your application materials. More information may be found at https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.
All documentation must be in English or include an English translation. https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.
Employment Type: OTHER