Assistant United States Attorney (Criminal)

An appointment with the U.S. Attorney's Office offers unique and challenging experiences for the highly motivated attorney. This position can be filled either in our Baltimore, MD or Greenbelt, MD District office. Please be sure to indicate your preferred location in your cover letter. This position is in the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland (USAO-MD). The Criminal Division handles criminal prosecutions in the federal courts in Baltimore and Greenbelt, Maryland. Criminal AUSAs prosecute criminal matters by, inter alia, conducting criminal investigations, indicting cases, negotiating plea agreements, and conducting criminal trials. Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress. Security Requirements: Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory preemployment adjudication. This includes fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing. In addition, continued employ