Summary
The Money Laundering, Narcotics and Forfeiture Section (MNF) pursues criminal prosecutions and criminal and civil asset recovery actions involving: financial facilitators who conceal profits for criminals; financial institutions and their officers and employees who violate money laundering, Bank Secrecy Act, and sanctions laws; international money launderers who support transnational organized crime; and the top command and control of international drug trafficking organizations.
Duties
The incumbent is an Attorney Advisor in MNF's Program Management and Training Unit (PMTU). As an Attorney Advisor in PMTU, the incumbent's duties include: Analyze and offer recommendations on complex questions involving substantive and procedural aspects of remission law, arising from application of regulations concerning whether a particular petitioner is eligible for remission, sufficiency of petitioner's supporting evidence, and priorities among classes of victims; Make recommendations to MNF and PMTU leadership on asset forfeiture and victim compensation issues based on an analytical review of the governing statutes, regulations, and Departmental policy; Retrieve information from Departmental databases and claimant/victim sources; maintain confidentiality and integrity of all information and data pursuant Departmental requirements; prepare complete and accurate status reports of claims and case work and performance statistics; Develop and maintain working relationships with partners at U.S. Attorney's Offices, other litigating components, and federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies who are directly involved in the seizure and forfeiture of assets; Work with U.S. Attorney's Offices, federal law enforcement and regulatory agencies, and the private bar to coordinate the return of forfeiture proceeds to victims of crime; Conduct training for federal partners on interplay of asset forfeiture and victim compensation; Critically analyze complex statutes, regulations, legal precedents, and other legal documents; Carry a significant caseload of remission matters and other types of formal and informal requests for which MNF has decision-making accountability or consulting responsibilities; and Prepare concise and cogent memoranda making recommendations whether petitioners qualify for remission under the applicable remission regulations.
Education
A J.D., or equivalent, degree. Applicants who possess an equivalent degree rather than a J.D. may be subject to additional review by the Office of Attorney Recruitment and Management.
How you will be evaluated
BASIS OF RATING: Once the announcement closes, your application will be automatically evaluated and rated by the system and a Human Resources Specialist. To determine if you are qualified for this job, a review of your application and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating. If you would like to preview the application questionnaire, please see: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13077711. There is no formal rating system for applying veterans' preference to attorney appointments in the excepted service; however, the Department of Justice considers veterans' preference eligibility as a positive factor in attorney hiring. Applicants eligible for veterans' preference must include that information in their cover letter or resume and attach supporting documentation (e.g., the DD 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty and other supporting documentation) to their submissions. Although the "point" system is not used, per se, applicants eligible to claim 10-point preference must submit Standard Form (SF) 15, Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference, and submit the supporting documentation required for the specific type of preference claimed (visit the OPM website, www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf for a copy of SF 15, which lists the types of 10-point preferences and the required supporting document(s)). Applicants should note that SF 15 requires supporting documentation associated with service-connected disabilities or receipt of nonservice-connected disability pensions to be dated 1991 or later except in the case of service members submitting official statements or retirement orders from a branch of the Armed Forces showing that his or her retirement was due to a permanent service-connected disability or that he/she was transferred to the permanent disability retired list (the statement or retirement orders must indicate that the disability is 10% or more).