DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: The Criminal Section prosecutes adults who commit certain types of offenses within the District of Columbia. Specifically, the Section prosecutes all traffic offenses, including impaired driving, quality of life offenses, certain types of fraud matters against government agencies, and other offenses the D.C. Code designated to OAG’s prosecutorial authority. The Public Safety Division is seeking candidates for the position of Trial Attorney/Driving under the Influence (DUI) Prosecutor for the Criminal Section. The selected candidate will work under the supervision of the Section Chief and Assistant Section Chiefs to enhance the Section’s prosecutions of impaired drivers.

The Assistant Attorney General/DUI Prosecutor will maintain a caseload comprised of the most serious DUI matters, focusing on those cases that involve the highest alcohol scores, impairment by drugs, major crashes and fatalities, children in the vehicle, commercial drivers, and/or repeat offenders. The individual selected for this position will work with the Traffic Resource Safety Prosecutor (TSRP) and three other DUI Prosecutors to serve as the Criminal Section’s experts on impaired driving issues, to coordinate with law enforcement on impaired driving investigations, and to coordinate the training of other Criminal Section prosecutors and of law enforcement personnel.

QUALIFICATIONS: The successful candidate should have prior criminal litigation experience. The candidate must have at least one year of trial experience to qualify for Grade 12 Step 1, and 12 years of trial experience for Grade 13 Step 8. Knowledge of D.C. Superior Court is desirable but not required. Experience in trying cases related to impaired driving is strongly preferred.

ELIGIBILITY: The successful candidate must have a law degree and be an active member in good standing of the bar of any jurisdiction. If not a member of the District of Columbia Bar, the candidate must be sworn into the District of Columbia Bar within 360 days of his/her initial appointment with the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia.

OTHER INFORMATION: The selected candidate will be subject to a background investigation including reference checks.

HOW TO APPLY: Candidates should e-mail one PDF file which includes: 1) a cover letter (must include the vacancy number) summarizing why you are interested and the skills and abilities you possess that will enable you to succeed in this position; 2) résumé; 3) list of three references; and 4) a writing sample to OAG.RecruitmentAttorney@dc.gov by 11:59pm of the closing date indicated above, addressed to Arlyntha Love, Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, 441 4th Street NW, Washington, DC 20001.