Special Assistant United States Attorney (PAID)

Special Assistant United Stes Attorney (PAID) Office of the Inspector General, USPS Summary The

USPS OIG

is seeking a highly qualified applicant to fill our Special Assistant United Stes Attorney (SAUSA) position detailed to the United Stes Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois (Chicago, Illinois). Bring your skills and voice to our team!

• AMENDED TO EXTEND CLOSING DATE TO JULY 16, 2026.

• Learn more about this agency Summary The

USPS OIG

is seeking a highly qualified applicant to fill our Special Assistant United Stes Attorney (SAUSA) position detailed to the United Stes Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois (Chicago, Illinois). Bring your skills and voice to our team!

• AMENDED TO EXTEND CLOSING DATE TO JULY 16, 2026.

• Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this month
• Apply by 07/16/26 Due by 11:59 p.

m. ET on July 16, 2026 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Chicago, IL No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $118,984 - $182,790 per year Pay scale & grade GG 00 Promotion potential 14 Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Term Occupions and job series 0905 Attorney Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test Yes Security clearance Top Secret Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

EX-26-122B-12992643-PC

Control number 874112700 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Clarificion from the agency All U.S. Citizens - Current Career United Stes Postal Service Office of Inspector General, United Stes Postal Service and United Stes Postal Inspection Service, and Postal Regulory Commission Employees will not be considered or selected from this vacancy announcement. Videos Duties Help Previous criminal law experience and/or experience in litigion is required. Previous experience as an Assistant United Stes Attorney (AUSA) or Special Assistant United Stes Attorney (SAUSA) is beneficial but not required. Experience with Postal Service mters, healthcare fraud, narcotics investigions and public corruption is desired, but not required. Additionally, the applicant must possess strong academic credentials from an ABA accredited law school, demonstre excellent writing, research ability, advocacy, and investigive skills, work effectively in a team environment, and have a proven record of creive thinking. Applicant must be an active member in good standing to practice law in any ste, U.S. Territory, or the District of Columbia and be an active member in good standing of the bar (any U.S. jurisdiction). The successful candide will report to the

USPS OIG

Office of General Counsel (OGC) and the U.S. Attorney's Office (USAO) in the Northern District of Illinois (NDIL), Chicago, Illinois. He or she will primarily prosecute Postal employees who have engaged in theft of mail, embezzlement of funds, narcotics violions, healthcare fraud, and public corruption. The selectee will prosecute other cases as needed, for training or otherwise, as directed by the USAO. The successful candide will engage in grand jury investigions and appear on behalf of the United Stes in the United Stes District Court for the Northern District of Illinois for hearings, including: arraignments, bail hearings, preliminary and pretrial hearings, plea hearings, and sentencing hearings. The successful candide will handle trials in United Stes District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and appeals in the United Stes Court of Appeals for the Seven Circuit. The successful candide responsible for preparing and presenting investigive and charging documents to include warrants, complaints, informion, and indictments.

NOTE:

This is a TERM appointment, with an initial term of two years, with the possibility of three additional up to one-year extensions. The position may be extended further without competition.

NOTE:

While this position reports to

USPS OIG

Headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, the candide detailed full-time to the

USAO NDIL.

The candide is expected to comply with residency requirements for the NDIL the time they begin employment. Candides evalued on the skills th they possess th are directly reled to the duties of the position and the experience, educion and training th indice the applicant's ability to acquire the particular knowledge and skills needed to perform the duties of the position. Only those candides who meet all qualificion and eligibility requirements and who submit the required informion by 11:59 PM EST on 07/16/2026 The

USPS OIG

uses a Pay Banding system, which is equivalent to the Federal GS scale. Grade and salary determinions made based upon a candide's educion and professional experience. This position is being advertised the Journey/Attorney Band level, equivalent to a

GS-13 - GS-14.

The salary range for this position is $118,984.00 - $182,790.00. The salary figures include locality pay. Promotion potential to a GS-14 is management's discretion. Please note th the duties and responsibilities associed with this position may vary based upon the agency's needs the time of hire. The following description of major duties and responsibilities is only intended to give applicants a general overview of the expections. Provide legal advice and guidance to federal agents in the development of cases for prosecution. Conduct legal research, prepare and present to the district court necessary investigive documents, including motions, search warrants, and subpoenas to support the investigions undertaken by

USPS OIG

investigors. Lead the investigive team through investigions, case development, and grand jury presention. This will include preparion of prosecution memoranda in compliance with the requirements of the

USAO NDIL.

Represent the USPS OIG and the federal government as the prosecuting torney on assigned cases before judges and hearing officers all stages of criminal litigion and appeal. Work closely with other

USPS OIG

torneys, other USAOs, the Department of Justice, and other organizions to keep abreast of legal developments and best practices, and to effectively represent the USPS OIG's interests. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Must be a U.S. citizen Must be able to pass a drug screening. Must be able to pass a background investigion Must be able to obtain and maintain Top Secret security clearance Must be able to obtain and maintain a government-issued credit card May be required to successfully complete a 12-month probionary period Qualificions

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

You must meet ALL of the minimum qualificions listed below. At least 4 years of post J.D. litigion and/or criminal law experience. Graduion from an ABA accredited law school. Excellent writing, research, and advocacy skills. Active member in good standing of the bar (any U.S. jurisdiction).

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge of the U.S. Postal Service. Experience prosecuting healthcare fraud, narcotics and/or public corruption. Top academic credentials. Experience participing and/or leading a team. Proven record of creive thinking.

EVALUATION FACTORS

You must have the experience, knowledge and skills as listed in EACH of the evaluion factors. Failure to demonstre th you meet all of the evaluion factor requirements as listed below will result in a score of zero (0); an ineligible stus, and you will not be referred for further considerion. Include your major accomplishments relevant to the position requirements in your resume. Experience in criminal litigion, as prosecution or defense, preferably involving postal stutes, healthcare fraud, narcotics investigions, and/or public corruption. Skill in legal writing, including preparion of legal Memoranda, Motions and other court submissions, charging documents and appelle briefs. Demonstred ability to communice effectively and work collaborively while maintaining excellent client relionships. Ability to manage a diverse workload th includes investigions and active litigion, while maintaining effective communicion with law enforcement partners, USAO management, and

USPS OIG

management. You will no longer be considered for this position if you: fail to respond to all of the questions in the self-assessment questionnaire; fail to address a factor in the narrive section (no response or "See resume" or similar language scored a zero (0)); or receive a zero (0) ring on any evaluion factor. Failure to demonstre th you meet all evaluion factor requirements will result in a score of zero (0). Upon receipt of a zero score, you deemed "not minimally qualified," and you will not be referred for further considerion. Educion Educion must be accredited by an institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion.

Applicants can verify accredition here:

https://www.ed.gov/laws-and-policy/higher-educion-laws-and-policy/college-accredition . Special Instructions for Candides with

Foreign Educion:

Educion completed outside the United Stes must be deemed equivalent to th gained in U.S. educion programs. You must submit all necessary documents to a prive U.S. credential evaluion service to interpret equivalency of your educion against courses given in U.S. accredited colleges and universities. For further informion : https://sites.ed.gov/internional/recognition-of-foreign-qualificions . Additional informion Pay is only part of the compension you will earn working for the

USPS OIG.

We offer a broad array of benefits programs: As a result of the passage of the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 (PSRA), USPS employees (including

USPS OIG

) and retirees will transition from the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program to the Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program effective January 1, 2025. Detailed informion about eligibility and enrollment provided upon hiring. For more informion, the Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program website https://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/pshb/. We offer Health, Dental, Vision, Life and Long-Term Care Insurances with Flexible Spending options as well.

For more informion about these programs : https://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/Guide-Me/Federal-Employees/ Retirement and Thrift Savings. For more informion about these programs see https://www.opm.gov/retirement-center/ and tsp.gov/ . Flexible Work Schedules.

USPS OIG

offers a range of family-friendly flexibilities including flexible work schedules, telework and employee assistance programs. Leave and Holidays. In addition to eleven (11) paid holidays each year, you will earn thirteen (13) days of paid sick leave and thirteen (13) to twenty-six (26) paid vacion days each year depending on your years of service. Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)

Stus:

Exempt (Nonexempt employees are entitled to overtime pay; Exempt employees are not). This agency provides Reasonable Accommodions to applicants with disabilities. If you require accommodions for any part of the applicion and/or hiring process, please send an email to jobs@uspsoig.gov. The decision on granting an accommodion request made on a case-by-case basis. For further informion, please refer to our website : https://www.uspsoig.gov/frequently-asked-questions Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. The Human Resources Office will review your resume and supporting documention to ensure th you meet the minimum qualificions required for this position. You will no longer be considered for this position if you: Receive a zero (0) ring on any evaluion factor Fail to tach all required documention Submit a resume th exceeds the two-page limit If your applicion merials indice th you are not minimally-qualified for this position If you fail to qualify on the interview Only the top-red candides referred to a review official or the selecting official for further considerion. Top-red applicants may be required to participe in an interview. Your ring may be further adjusted or red as ineligible by the review official or the selecting official based on your interview performance. Once all applicant scores are finalized, the selecting official will make a final decision.

NOTE:

If you receive a zero (0) ring on any evaluion factor or on the interview, you considered

NOT MINIMALLY QUALIFIED

for the position and red ineligible. Applicants for this position may be interviewed one or more times as part of the hiring process. During interviews, applicants may not use any AI tool or virtual assistant (such as ChGPT) to help them answer questions, except for accessibility tools used as part of a reasonable accommodion. Applicants who fail to follow these rules disqualified from the hiring process. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help You must submit all required documents by 11:59 PM EST on the closing de of this announcement, Vacancy Announcement EX-26-122B-12992643-PC, by closing de 07/16/2026. 1.

RESUME - IMPORTANT UPDATE

Your resume must not exceed two (2) pages. You will no longer be considered for this announcement if your resume exceeds the two-page limit. It is essential th your resume and supporting documention provide sufficient informion to substantie your qualificions for the announced position (cegorize as "Resume" ). Additional guidance on writing a federal resume can be found : USAJOBS Help Center - How do I write a resume for a federal job? Make sure your page margins are 0.5 inches. The recommended font styles are Sans-Serif, Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Open Sans, Source Sans Pro, Roboto or Noto Sans. Consider using 14-point size font for titles and 10-point for the main text in your resume. Your resume must be 5MB or less. We recommend saving and uploading your resume as a PDF to maintain formting and number of pages. The resume builder can help you cree a resume using these recommendions and uses the informion in your USAJOBS profile to help you get started. 2.

COMPLETE OCCUPATIONAL QUESTIONNAIRE

. Click the "Apply Online" button and follow the prompts to complete the Occupional Questionnaire. (

Required:

You must click on "Submit My Answers" button the end of the Questionnaire to complete this process). 3 .

A WRITING SAMPLE.

One writing sample between 5-10 pages. ( Required. Upload and save as " Writing Sample " document. 4.

A COVER LETTER.

( Required . Upload and save as " Cover Letter " document.) 5 .

STATE BAR LICENSE.

Active bar member in good standing in any U.S. jurisdiction . ( Required . Upload and save as " Other " document.) 6.

TRANSCRIPTS

from an accredited college or university. The informion presented in the transcript must be verifiable and should contain the name of the institution, applicant's name, list of completed courses, semester hours, GPA, de and type of Bachelor's Degree issued. Educion completed outside the United Stes must be deemed equivalent to th gained in conventional/accredited U.S. educion programs to be acceptable for Federal employment. Attach document verifying th it has been deemed equivalent. For further informion : https://sites.ed.gov/internional/recognition-of-foreign-qualificions . (

Required :

Upload and save as "Transcript" document.) 7.

PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL

ded within the last 15 months. This is required from all applicants including Federal, USPS, OIG, and prive sector employees. If a

PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL

is not available, you must submit a separe stement with the reason a performance appraisal is not available. (

Required:

Upload and save as "Performance Appraisal" document.)

NOTE:

An

SF-50 IS NOT

acceptable as a performance appraisal. 8.

UPLOAD SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

which may include: Certifices or Licenses, if applicable . Upload and save as "Certifice" or "License" document. Veterans Preference Documention. If you are claiming veterans' preference. You must submit the Member 4 copy of your DD-214 Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, and/or other proof of veterans' preference eligibility, including your VA letter, SF-15 (https://www.opm.gov/forms/standard-forms/) , and all required documents reled to your SF15 claim. Veterans can request the Member 4 copy of their DD-214 archives.gov/veterans/military-service- records and can download a copy of their VA letter from Download VA Benefit Letters | Veterans Affairs . If applicable, you are required to submit each veterans' preference document in the applicion packages. Please name these files as "DD-214" or "SF-15" or "Other Veterans Document." SF-50 if you are or have been a Federal employee to demonstre tenure and competitive/excepted service for eligibility purposes. (If applicable to you, you are Required to upload each applicable SF-50 and cegorize as a "SF-50" document.) If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section.

IMPORTANT UPDATE

Your resume must not exceed two (2) pages. You will no longer be considered for this announcement if your resume exceeds the two-page limit. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de, 07/16/2026, to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply Online to access an online applicion. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account or you may need to cree a new account. You taken to an online applicion. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention, and submit the applicion. You will receive an email notificion when your applicion has been received for the announcement. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login, select the Applicion Stus link and then select the More Informion link for this position. The Applicion Stus page will display the stus of your applicion, the documention received and processed, and your responses submitted to the online applicion. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. You are strongly urged to read and print the entire vacancy announcement. Agency contact informion Vacancy Inquiries jobs@uspsoig.gov Address OGC - Office of General Counsel 1735 N. Lynn Street Arlington, VA 22209 US Next steps Once the Occupional Questionnaire has been received you will receive an acknowledgement e-mail th your submission was successful. After a review of your applicion package has been completed, you notified of your ring and/or referral to the Selecting Official. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help You must submit all required documents by 11:59 PM EST on the closing de of this announcement, Vacancy Announcement EX-26-122B-12992643-PC, by closing de 07/16/2026. 1.

RESUME - IMPORTANT UPDATE

Your resume must not exceed two (2) pages. You will no longer be considered for this announcement if your resume exceeds the two-page limit. It is essential th your resume and supporting documention provide sufficient informion to substantie your qualificions for the announced position (cegorize as "Resume" ). Additional guidance on writing a federal resume can be found : USAJOBS Help Center - How do I write a resume for a federal job? Make sure your page margins are 0.5 inches. The recommended font styles are Sans-Serif, Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Open Sans, Source Sans Pro, Roboto or Noto Sans. Consider using 14-point size font for titles and 10-point for the main text in your resume. Your resume must be 5MB or less. We recommend saving and uploading your resume as a PDF to maintain formting and number of pages. The resume builder can help you cree a resume using these recommendions and uses the informion in your USAJOBS profile to help you get started. 2.

COMPLETE OCCUPATIONAL QUESTIONNAIRE

. Click the "Apply Online" button and follow the prompts to complete the Occupional Questionnaire. (

Required:

You must click on "Submit My Answers" button the end of the Questionnaire to complete this process). 3 .

A WRITING SAMPLE.

One writing sample between 5-10 pages. ( Required. Upload and save as " Writing Sample " document. 4.

A COVER LETTER.

( Required . Upload and save as " Cover Letter " document.) 5 .

STATE BAR LICENSE.

Active bar member in good standing in any U.S. jurisdiction . ( Required . Upload and save as " Other " document.) 6.

TRANSCRIPTS

from an accredited college or university. The informion presented in the transcript must be verifiable and should contain the name of the institution, applicant's name, list of completed courses, semester hours, GPA, de and type of Bachelor's Degree issued. Educion completed outside the United Stes must be deemed equivalent to th gained in conventional/accredited U.S. educion programs to be acceptable for Federal employment. Attach document verifying th it has been deemed equivalent. For further informion : https://sites.ed.gov/internional/recognition-of-foreign-qualificions . (

Required :

Upload and save as "Transcript" document.) 7.

PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL

ded within the last 15 months. This is required from all applicants including Federal, USPS, OIG, and prive sector employees. If a

PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL

is not available, you must submit a separe stement with the reason a performance appraisal is not available. (

Required:

Upload and save as "Performance Appraisal" document.)

NOTE:

An

SF-50 IS NOT

acceptable as a performance appraisal. 8.

UPLOAD SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

which may include: Certifices or Licenses, if applicable . Upload and save as "Certifice" or "License" document. Veterans Preference Documention. If you are claiming veterans' preference. You must submit the Member 4 copy of your DD-214 Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, and/or other proof of veterans' preference eligibility, including your VA letter, SF-15 (https://www.opm.gov/forms/standard-forms/) , and all required documents reled to your SF15 claim. Veterans can request the Member 4 copy of their DD-214 archives.gov/veterans/military-service- records and can download a copy of their VA letter from Download VA Benefit Letters | Veterans Affairs . If applicable, you are required to submit each veterans' preference document in the applicion packages. Please name these files as "DD-214" or "SF-15" or "Other Veterans Document." SF-50 if you are or have been a Federal employee to demonstre tenure and competitive/excepted service for eligibility purposes. (If applicable to you, you are Required to upload each applicable SF-50 and cegorize as a "SF-50" document.) If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section.

IMPORTANT UPDATE

Your resume must not exceed two (2) pages. You will no longer be considered for this announcement if your resume exceeds the two-page limit. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de, 07/16/2026, to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply Online to access an online applicion. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account or you may need to cree a new account. You taken to an online applicion. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention, and submit the applicion. You will receive an email notificion when your applicion has been received for the announcement. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login, select the Applicion Stus link and then select the More Informion link for this position. The Applicion Stus page will display the stus of your applicion, the documention received and processed, and your responses submitted to the online applicion. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. You are strongly urged to read and print the entire vacancy announcement. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Vacancy Inquiries jobs@uspsoig.gov Address OGC - Office of General Counsel 1735 N. Lynn Street Arlington, VA 22209 US Next steps Once the Occupional Questionnaire has been received you will receive an acknowledgement e-mail th your submission was successful. After a review of your applicion package has been completed, you notified of your ring and/or referral to the Selecting Official. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this month

• Apply by 07/16/26 Due by 11:59 p.

m. ET on July 16, 2026 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Chicago, IL No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $118,984 - $182,790 per year Pay scale & grade GG 00 Promotion potential 14 Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Term Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test Yes Security clearance Top Secret Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

EX-26-122B-12992643-PC

Control number 874112700