APPLICATION DEADLINE:

Tuesday, August 26, 2025
About the Office
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for District of New Hampshire is located in Concord, NH. The office has approximately 24 AUSA’s, as well as approximately 29 support staff. The office’s criminal and civil division handles a variety of matters. Employment at the USAO offers a unique and challenging experience for highly motivated attorney, including an opportunity to work on significant, complex and visible cases being litigated.
Job Description
The U.S. Attorney’s Office is currently accepting applications for the position of Assistant United States Attorney to serve in the Criminal Division, you will be part of a dedicated team helping to enforce Federal criminal laws that protect life, liberty and property.
The district prosecutes a full range of federal criminal cases. Assistant United States Attorneys in the Criminal Division are responsible for the investigation and prosecution of cases that include drug crimes; violent crimes; firearms offenses; child exploitation crimes; human trafficking; organized crime; terrorism; white-collar crime, including wire and mail fraud, healthcare fraud, and mortgage fraud; criminal immigration matters; and general crimes. The qualified applicant would be expected to (a) assist federal law enforcement agents in structuring and implementing criminal investigative plans and strategies; (b) actively participate in grand jury proceedings, including the presentation of witnesses before the grand jury; and (c) litigate cases of moderate to high complexity from start to finish with limited supervision.
Qualifications

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Applicants must possess a J.D. Degree, be an active member if the bar(any U.S. jurisdiction), and have at least 1* year post-J.D. legal or other relevant experience.
United States citizenship is required.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

The District seeks attorneys who have outstanding legal ability, excellent writing skills, strong communication and interpersonal skills, high moral character, and mature judgement. Litigation experience, including criminal trial experience, is strongly preferred. Three years post-J.D. experience is preferred. Experience in Federal court is preferred is preferred.
You must meet all qualification requirements upon closing date of this announcement.
Application Process
To be considered for a position, applications must be submitted by 11:59pm (EST) ON 08/26/2025 to receive consideration. Applications will be accepted through the USAJobs website at: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/843116100
Applicants should familiarize themselves and comply with the relevant rules of professional conduct regarding any possible conflicts of interest in connection with their applications. In particular, please notify this Office if you currently represent clients or adjudicate matters in which this Office is involved and/or you have a family member who is representing clients or adjudicating matters in which this Office is involved so that we can evaluate any potential conflicts of interest or disqualification issues that may need to be addressed under those circumstances.
Salary
As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement.
Salary Information: Assistant United States Attorney’s pay is administratively determined based, in part, on the number of years of professional attorney experience. The range of basic pay is $82,742.00 to $195,200. which includes 32.58% locality pay

Please refer the Job description for details