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Department Policies
Equal Employment Opportunity: The U.S. Department of Justice
is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Except where
otherwise provided by law, there will be no discrimination because of
color, race, religion, national origin, political affiliation, marital
status, disability (physical or mental), age, sex, gender identity,
sexual orientation, protected genetic information, pregnancy, status as a
parent, or any other nonmerit-based factor. The Department of Justice
welcomes and encourages applications from persons with physical and
mental disabilities. The Department is firmly committed to satisfying
its affirmative obligations under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to
ensure that persons with disabilities have every opportunity to be hired
and advanced on the basis of merit within the Department of
Justice. For more information, please review our full EEO Statement.
Reasonable Accommodations: This agency provides reasonable
accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. If you
need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and
hiring process, please notify the agency. Determinations on requests
for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
Outreach and Recruitment for Qualified Applicants with Disabilities:
The Department encourages qualified applicants with disabilities,
including individuals with targeted/severe disabilities to apply in
response to posted vacancy announcements. Qualified applicants with
targeted/severe disabilities may be eligible for direct hire,
non-competitive appointment under Schedule A (5 C.F.R. § 213.3102(u))
hiring authority. Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to
contact one of the Department’s Disability Points of Contact (DPOC) to
express an interest in being considered for a position. See list of DPOCs.
Suitability and Citizenship: It is the policy of the
Department to achieve a drug-free workplace and persons selected for
employment will be required to pass a drug test which screens for
illegal drug use prior to final appointment. Employment is also
contingent upon the completion and satisfactory adjudication of a
background investigation. Congress generally prohibits agencies from
employing non-citizens within the United States, except for a few narrow
exceptions as set forth in the annual Appropriations Act (see, https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/non-citizens/).
Pursuant to DOJ component policies, only U.S. citizens are eligible for
employment with the Executive Office for Immigration Review, U.S.
Trustee’s Offices, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Unless
otherwise indicated in a particular job advertisement, qualifying
non-U.S. citizens meeting immigration and appropriations law criteria
may apply for employment with other DOJ organizations. However, please
be advised that the appointment of non-U.S. citizens is extremely rare;
such appointments would be possible only if necessary to accomplish the
Department's mission and would be subject to strict security
requirements. Applicants who hold dual citizenship in the U.S. and
another country will be considered on a case-by-case basis. All DOJ
employees are subject to a residency requirement. Candidates must have
lived in the United States for at least three of the past five years.
The three-year period is cumulative, not necessarily consecutive.
Federal or military employees, or dependents of federal or military
employees serving overseas, are excepted from this requirement. This is a
Department security requirement which is waived only for extreme
circumstances and handled on a case-by-case basis.
Veterans: 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).
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This and other vacancy announcements can be found under Attorney Vacancies and Volunteer Legal Internships.
The Department of Justice cannot control further dissemination and/or
posting of information contained in this vacancy announcement. Such
posting and/or dissemination is not an endorsement by the Department of
the organization or group disseminating and/or posting the information.
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