Assistant United States Attorney- General (Civil)

This position will require a range of skills and abilities, including managing a high-volume docket; researching case law and drafting complicated briefs; investigating factually and legally complex matters; interacting with agency clients and opposing counsel; and handling all aspects of federal court practice, including pleadings, motions, discovery, settlements, trials, and appearances and oral arguments before the Bankruptcy Court, District Court and Second Circuit Court of Appeals. In our affirmative docket, Civil Division AUSAs pursue investigations and litigate cases designed to remedy violations of federal law, vindicating the rights of victims, protecting the public fisc, and changing unlawful practices by private individuals and entities, as well as state and local governmental actors. These cutting-edge matters span many different subject areas, including civil rights, fraud, environmental protection and health, and tax and bankruptcy. The Civil Division's defensive practice