UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
JOB VACANCIES
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of New York is a medium-sized governmental office, covering 32 counties in Upstate New York. We accept applications from law students and admitted attorneys. The United States Attorney is Glenn T. Suddaby. The office has three staffed locations, in Syracuse (21 attorneys), Albany (17 attorneys) and Binghamton (3 attorneys).
The office has Criminal, Civil, and Appellate Divisions. The Criminal Division is responsible for the prosecution of federal crimes in areas including drugs, firearms, environmental crimes, child pornography, gang violence, smuggling, organized crime, white collar crime, and terrorism. The Civil Division represents federal agencies and employees in tort claims, constitutional torts, medical malpractice, bankruptcy, and general civil litigation; and maintains civil prosecutions under the False Claims Act. The Appellate Division is responsible for the prosecution of both criminal and civil appeals. The office hires experienced attorneys (as Assistant United States Attorney), support staff ,and qualified law students (as interns).
There are three general areas of employment. Please use the links to the left for more information
Non-discrimination
'It is the policy of the United States Attorney’s Offices (USAOs) and the Executive Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA) to provide equal opportunity in employment on the basis of merit and to prohibit discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability (physical or mental), sexual orientation or reprisal." (United States Attorneys' Manual section 3-5.000). The foregoing policy, which applies to employees, is also followed by this office regarding volunteer student interns.
For all U.S. Attorney Office vacancies in the Northern District of New York click here. Visit the Department of Justice's web site at http://www.usdoj.gov/06employment/06_1.html for more employment opportunities. For other U.S. Federal jobs across the country (and world) visit USAJobs at http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/.