Job Description: 

The incumbent will serve as a Trial Attorney in the MIMF Unit and, as such, will independently direct, conduct, and monitor investigations, prepare for and conduct trials, and advise on pleadings and other court filings.

Generally, as a Trial Attorney in the MIMF Unit, the incumbent:

• Evaluates reports of potential criminal violations of the commodities, securities, and financial fraud laws from both internal and outside sources to determine whether investigation is warranted.
• In collaboration other Trial Attorneys and unit managers, carries out and develops effective investigations and prosecutions. Recommends charging decisions, proposes dispositions, and navigates assigned cases through all phases, including grand jury proceedings, pretrial litigation and motions hearings, trials, plea hearings, sentencing hearings, and post-conviction proceedings before U.S. District Courts across the country.
• Routinely leads teams of federal agents from the FBI, USPIS, IRS, FDIC-OIG, and others.
• Drafts legal process and utilizes domestic and international evidence collection tools, including subpoenas, search warrants, and Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties.
• Advises on strategy and legal complexities, and in developing litigation priorities, policy, and legislative recommendations.
• Partners with and leads Assistant U.S. Attorneys and attorneys in other federal law enforcement agencies in the development, management, and trial of complex white collar and corporate investigations and prosecutions. 
• Conducts investigations in parallel to federal agencies including, but not limited to, SEC and CFTC; works with consultants and experts; analyzes relevant data and evidence.
• Collaborates with foreign prosecutors and foreign law enforcement officers on international investigations. 
• Represents the United States in direct negotiations and discussions with corporate counsel and high-level officials. Participates in discussions with opposing counsel for defendants and in the formulation of settlements often having far-reaching legal consequences.
• Advises and consults with the Assistant Attorney General, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Section Chief, et al., reporting on the status of all cases and matters related to civil/criminal remedies.

https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/job/trial-attorney-495