ATTORNEY ADVISOR, GS-905-13/14/15
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
CRIMNAL DIVISION
ASSET FORFEITURE AND MONEY LAUNDERING SECTION
WASHINGTON, D.C.
12-CRM-AFMLS-076
About the Office: The Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice is seeking an attorney to fill a position in the Policy and Training Unit of the Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section (AFMLS) in Washington, D.C. This attorney will be responsible for the development and support of AFMLS training courses, including a new initiative to develop robust and innovative e-learning materials and intranet content to supplement ongoing live courses.
The Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section (AFMLS) leads the Department's efforts to take the profit out of crime. The multi-dimensional responsibilities of AFMLS include anti-money laundering enforcement, forfeiture, law development, training, and technical assistance, all done in close cooperation with partners in the United States and abroad. AFMLS also provides oversight, management, and policy development for the DOJ Assets Forfeiture and Money Laundering Program.
Responsibilities and Opportunity Offered: The incumbent's responsibilities will include:
• Develop, update, and maintain training courses and materials in asset forfeiture, money laundering and financial investigations.
• Identify topics for prosecutors, investigators, analysts, and other staff to keep abreast with the latest asset forfeiture, money laundering, financial investigative techniques and strategies, and incorporate them in the curriculum
• Research and analyze materials relating to asset forfeiture, money laundering, and financial investigative techniques and strategies, for inclusion in the curriculum
• Lead working groups comprised of representatives from all the components participating in the Department of Justice Asset Forfeiture Program that help to develop, update, and maintain training materials
• Draft and modify course exercises and training case scenarios to conform to real life investigative experiences
• Revise training materials in accordance with instructors' and participants' recommendations
• Ensure data quality of training materials
• Apply adult learning techniques to training materials to maintain educational effectiveness
• Identify instructors and facilitators for live and e-courses, and provide critiques to ensure effective learning
• Teach curriculum modules
• Facilitate live and computer-based discussion groups
• Travel to and monitor training programs to determine when substantive and structural improvements are necessary
• Evaluate results of training programs using a variety of analytical methodologies
Qualifications: Required Qualifications: Interested applicants must possess a J.D. 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, a and have at least two years of post-J.D. experience to be qualified at the GS-13 level; two and a half years of post-J.D. experience to be qualified at the GS-14 level; and five years of post-J.D. experience to be qualified at the GS-15 level.. Applicants must be an active member of the bar in good standing.
Preferred Qualifications: One of more of the following qualifications is strongly preferred:
• a degree in education;
• experience in instructional design and teaching;
• experience in e-learning design and development, including relevant software programs;
• experience in delivering content via the internet or an intranet, such as blogs, webcasts, web pages, including relevant software programs;
• knowledge of asset forfeiture, money laundering, and financial investigations.
Applicants should also possess: knowledge of criminal and civil law; the ability to analyze and evaluate written materials; the ability to develop and maintain harmonious and effective working relationships with a variety of federal organizations; the ability to meet short deadlines; the ability to function effectively in time-sensitive situations; and the ability to communicate both orally and in writing.
Travel: Frequent travel is required for courses throughout the United States.
Salary Information: Current salary and years of experience determine the appropriate salary level. The possible range for a GS-13 through GS-15 position is $89,033 to $155,500. (See OPM's Web page at 2012 GS SCALE).
Location: Washington, D.C.
Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses are not authorized.
Submissioni Process and Deadline Date: Applicants must submit a cover letter (highlighting relevant experience), a detailed resume, and a current performance evaluation, if applicable.
Applicants need not submit a separate application for each position. Please indicate on your application for which position(s) you would like to be considered. Please forward all required documents to:
1400 New York Ave. NW,
Criminal Division,
Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section
Bond Building, Suite 10100
Washington, DC 20530
ATTN: Wendy Wormsley, Administrative Officer
If you prefer to fax your documents, you can do so at (202) 514-5522. This position is open until filled. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis with a cut-off date at the end of each month. All applications must be received by October 31, 2012.
Internet Sites: This and other attorney vacancy announcements can be found at: http://www.justice.gov/careers/legal/attvacancies.html and http://dojnet.doj.gov/oarm/attvacancies.php
Department Policies: The U.S. Department of Justice is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Except where otherwise provided by law, there will be no discrimination because of color, race, religion, national origin, political affiliation, marital status, disability (physical or mental), age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, status as a parent, membership or non-membership in an employee organization, on the basis of personal favoritism, or any non merit factor. The Department of Justice welcomes and encourages applications from persons with physical and mental disabilities. The Department is firmly committed to satisfying its affirmative obligations under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to ensure that persons with disabilities have every opportunity to be hired and advanced on the basis of merit within the Department of Justice. This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
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There is no formal rating system for applying veterans' preference to attorney appointments in the excepted service; however, the Department of Justice considers veterans' preference eligibility as a positive factor in attorney hiring. Applicants eligible for veterans' preference must include that information in their cover letter or resume and attach supporting documentation (e.g., the DD 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty and other supporting documentation) to their submissions. Although the "point" system is not used, per se, applicants eligible to claim 10-point preference must submit Standard Form (SF) 15, Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference, and submit the supporting documentation required for the specific type of preference claimed (visit the OPM website, www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf for a copy of SF 15, which lists the types of 10-point preferences and the required supporting document(s). Applicants should note that SF 15 requires supporting documentation associated with service-connected disabilities or receipt of nonservice-connected disability pensions to be dated 1991 or later except in the case of service members submitting official statements or retirement orders from a branch of the Armed Forces showing that his or her retirement was due to a permanent service-connected disability or that he/she was transferred to the permanent disability retired list (the statement or retirement orders must indicate that the disability is 10% or more).
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