Senior Staff Attorney

Senior Staff Attorney Judicial Branch U.S. Courts United Stes Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Summary The Senior Staff Attorney is an executive position appointed by the Chief Judge with the approval of the Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 715. The Senior Staff Attorney oversees the Eighth Circuit Staff Attorneys, supervising a staff of 23 torneys (including 4 supervisory staff torneys) and 3 support personnel. Learn more about this agency Summary The Senior Staff Attorney is an executive position appointed by the Chief Judge with the approval of the Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 715. The Senior Staff Attorney oversees the Eighth Circuit Staff Attorneys, supervising a staff of 23 torneys (including 4 supervisory staff torneys) and 3 support personnel. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 02/24/2026 to 07/31/2026 Salary $177,916

• $236,699 per year Pay scale & grade JS 16
• 17 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Saint Louis, MO Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required Occasional travel
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) 0905 Attorney Supervisory stus Yes Security clearance Not Required Drug test No Financial disclosure Yes Bargaining unit stus No Announcement number

DE-12892490-26-LLO

Control number 858744800 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Duties Help The primary responsibility of the Senior Staff Attorney is to ensure the high quality of all substantive legal work performed by the staff torneys. In addition, the Senior Staff Attorney has administrive responsibility for all aspects of the office's operions, including, but not limited to, human resources management, recruitment and training, budget preparion and fiscal oversight, procurement management, establishing and managing systems and processes, and stistical reporting. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Applicants must be U.S. citizens. The successful candide subject to a ten-year background investigion, and employment contingent upon a favorable suitability determinion. Subsequent reinvestigions required every five years. The U.S. Courts require employees to adhere to the Code of Conduct for Judicial Employees . Employees are required to use the Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) for payroll deposit.

Qualificions Minimum Qualificions:

Applicants must have (1) a Juris Doctor degree from an ABA accredited law school; (2) membership in good standing in the bar of a ste, territorial or federal court of general jurisdiction; (3) least ten years of progressively responsible experience in the practice of law, in legal research, legal administrion, or equivalent experience received after graduion from law school; (4) excellent academic credentials, and superior analytical, research and writing skills; (5) excellent written and oral communicion abilities, and strong interpersonal skills, with an ability to assume and delege responsibility.

Preferred Qualificions:

In addition to the minimum qualificions, any of the following will enhance a candide's suitability for the position: (1) a thorough understanding of organizional, procedural, and interpersonal aspects of managing a complex organizion; (2) expertise in federal appelle, civil, and criminal procedure and evidence, and an informed understanding of the processes of constitutional and stutory analysis; and (3) a minimum of three years of federal court experience. Educion Applicants must have a Juris Doctor degree from an ABA accredited law school. Additional informion All employees of the Judiciary are " will" employees in the excepted service. About the

Eighth Circuit Staff Attorneys:

The Eighth Circuit Staff Attorneys support the Court as a whole rher than individual judges. They assist the Court in its review of decisions appealed from district courts and federal government agencies, primarily in mters th decided by the Court on written submissions only, without oral argument, including all pro se appeals. The staff torneys' principal task is preparion of written legal memoranda. The types of mters on which staff torneys assist include: direct criminal appeals of convictions and sentences imposed under the United Stes Sentencing Guidelines; colleral tacks on criminal convictions by ste and federal prisoners; civil rights actions brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983; and cases involving a variety of other areas of law, such as employment discriminion, tax, bankruptcy, immigrion, and Social Security benefits. Staff torneys play an important role in supporting the federal judiciary's mission of ensuring equal justice under the law. The Eighth Circuit Staff Attorneys do so by maintaining high standards for the research and written work performed for the Court. While the nure of the work is important and the workload is substantial, the office provides a collegial, collaborive environment. The U.S. Court of Appeals is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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 The following benefits are available for this position: Health Insurance Dental and Vision Insurance Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Long-term Care Insurance Flexible Benefits Program (health and dependent care) Thrift Savings Plan Federal Employees' Retirement System Federal Holidays Paid Vacion and Sick Leave Review our benefits How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. We will review your resume and supporting documents to ensure you meet the basic qualificion requirements. We will evalue each applicant who meets the basic qualificions on the informion provided and evalue your relevant professional, educional, and work experiences as it reles to fundamental competencies, identified in the Qualificions section above, required for this position. Benefits Help The following benefits are available for this position: Health Insurance Dental and Vision Insurance Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Long-term Care Insurance Flexible Benefits Program (health and dependent care) Thrift Savings Plan Federal Employees' Retirement System Federal Holidays Paid Vacion and Sick Leave Review our benefits Required documents Required Documents Help Detailed cover letter Detailed resume outlining educion background, and employment and salary history Law school transcript Self-edited writing sample of no more than five pages Contact informion for three professional references 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

APPLICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED STARTING MARCH 9, 2026

Submit merials to: ce8employment1@ca8.uscourts.gov Qualified applicants must submit each of the following to be considered: Detailed cover letter Detailed resume outlining educion background, and employment and salary history Law school transcript Self-edited writing sample of no more than five pages Contact informion for three professional references Agency contact informion Millie Adams Phone 314-244-2600 CE8employment@ca8.uscourts.gov Address US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Thomas F. Eagleton U.S. Courthouse 111 South 10th St. Suite 26.325 St. Louis, MO 63102-1116 US Next steps Only those candides selected for an interview contacted. The court reserves the right to amend or withdraw the job announcement without written notice to applicants. 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 Detailed cover letter Detailed resume outlining educion background, and employment and salary history Law school transcript Self-edited writing sample of no more than five pages Contact informion for three professional references 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

APPLICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED STARTING MARCH 9, 2026

Submit merials to: ce8employment1@ca8.uscourts.gov Qualified applicants must submit each of the following to be considered: Detailed cover letter Detailed resume outlining educion background, and employment and salary history Law school transcript Self-edited writing sample of no more than five pages Contact informion for three professional references Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Millie Adams Phone 314-244-2600 CE8employment@ca8.uscourts.gov Address US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Thomas F. Eagleton U.S. Courthouse 111 South 10th St. Suite 26.325 St. Louis, MO 63102-1116 US Next steps Only those candides selected for an interview contacted. The court reserves the right to amend or withdraw the job announcement without written notice to applicants. 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 Open & closing des 02/24/2026 to 07/31/2026 Salary $177,916

• $236,699 per year Pay scale & grade JS 16
• 17 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Saint Louis, MO Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required Occasional travel
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus Yes Security clearance Drug test No Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

DE-12892490-26-LLO

Control number 858744800