Assistant United States Attorney (Criminal - Post Conviction Litigation)

The United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of North Carolina is seeking qualified Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) candidates for the Criminal Division in Charlotte, North Carolina to serve in a role dedicated to post-conviction litigation, particularly supervised release violations. This position will be principally responsible for litigating the alleged violations of conditions of supervised release (SRVs) in federal court, including at contested evidentiary hearings. Criminal defendants sentenced to a term of supervised release - administered by the United States Probation Office - are subject to certain terms and conditions imposed by the court at sentencing. The Probation Office may petition the court alleging a violation of those conditions, including that the defendant committed a new violation of state or federal law, which could result in a revocation of supervised release and imposition of an active period of incarceration. The selected candidate will