Job Description: 

An appointment as a Special Assistant United States Attorney (SAUSA) with the U.S. Attorney's Office offers unique and challenging experiences for the highly motivated attorney; an opportunity to work on their own caseload and handle their own trials.  Working in the Criminal Division, the SAUSA will be part of a dedicated team helping to enforce Federal criminal laws and prepare appeals.  The candidate selected will be in the Narcotics Unit.  Prosecutors in the Office’s Narcotics Unit handle domestic drug trafficking cases, cases targeting medical professionals, cases targeting Dark Web vendors and marketplaces, and violent crime arising in the context of drug crimes.  Additionally, the Narcotics Unit investigates and prosecutes international and maritime drug trafficking cases.  The candidate selected will prosecute all types of narcotics offenses, with a focus on cases investigated by the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Task Force.

The incumbent will be hired by the Virginia Office of the Attorney General and designated as a Special Assistant United States Attorney in our Office.

Location: Alexandria

More information at https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/job/special-assistant-united-states-attorney-21