Trial Attorney (Federal Tort Claims Act)

Trial Attorney (Federal Tort Claims Act) Department of Justice Offices, Boards and Divisions Torts Branch, Federal Tort Claims Act Summary The Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) Section seeks torneys to defend the United Stes, Executive Office of the President, and agencies in cases challenging the legality of policies and actions brought in federal district courts. Work touches on many areas of government. Well-qualified candides may be eligible for a signing bonus of up to $25,000 , with priority given to applicants in D.C., Raleigh, San Francisco, Dallas , and NYC . Strong applicants from any locion are encouraged to apply. Learn more about this agency Summary The Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) Section seeks torneys to defend the United Stes, Executive Office of the President, and agencies in cases challenging the legality of policies and actions brought in federal district courts. Work touches on many areas of government. Well-qualified candides may be eligible for a signing bonus of up to $25,000 , with priority given to applicants in D.C., Raleigh, San Francisco, Dallas , and NYC . Strong applicants from any locion are encouraged to apply. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this month • Apply by 07/10/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on July 10, 2026 Locion Locion Negotiable After Selection Many vacancies No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $147,945 - $197,200 per year Salary set based on the selectee's duty locion and the applicable locality pay re the time of appointment. Pay scale & grade GS 15 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 Permanent 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 Other Financial disclosure required Yes Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

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Control number 869821700 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 United Stes Citizens Duties Help Trial torneys in the FTCA Section handle personal injury, wrongful deh, and property damage suits arising from activities of federal employees acting within the scope of their federal employment. FTCA Section torneys frequently handle large or complex cases of nional significance. They also provide guidance on complex legal issues in suits handled by United Stes Attorneys' Offices (USAOs) and for administrive claims pending with federal agencies, make recommendions on whether settlements proposed by federal agencies and USAOs should be authorized, and prepare appeal recommendions on adverse judgments in FTCA cases. Examples of law enforcement mters handled by the FTCA Section include cases involving alleged federal law enforcement misconduct, suits brought by individuals detained in immigrion custody, and cases arising from federal responses to protests and riots. The Section also defends the United Stes in complex litigion stemming from castrophic nural disasters. Further, the FTCA Section handles complex medical malpractice suits with medical causion issues in which high damages awards are sought. The Section provides guidance to USAOs and federal agencies on a variety of legal issues and advises on the development of stregy. The FTCA Section provides appeal recommendions on adverse FTCA judgments, including for cases handled by USAOs. The Section also reviews draft legislion th may have an impact on the public fisc. The Section is responsible for the adjustment and settlement of administrive claims arising out of the conduct of employees of the Department of Justice (DOJ), and for approving administrive settlements of claims arising out of the activities of all other federal agencies which are in excess of the settlement authority deleged to those agencies. Finally, the FTCA Section provides recommendions to the Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Civil Division concerning requests for authority to consumme all settlements of tort claims th require the approval of the Assistant Attorney General or the Associe Attorney General. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Must be a U.S. Citizen or Nional. Must complete a Background Investigion to include drug testing. All male applicants born after 12/31/1959 must have registered for the selective service. If selected, the applicant must sign a stement certifying his registrion, or the applicant must demonstre exempt stus under the Selective Service Law. May require completion of a 2-year trial period. (Please refer to the trial period stement under Qualificions.) Must successfully complete a background investigion and may be required to obtain and maintain a security clearance depending on the organizional assignment, duty locion, or other factors. It is the policy of the Department to achieve a drug-free workplace and persons selected for employment required to pass a drug test which screens for illegal drug use prior to final appointment.

Financial Disclosure:

If selected, you required to disclose financial informion in accordance with DOJ and Federal ethics guidelines. Qualificions Interested applicants must possess a J.D., or equivalent, degree, be duly licensed and authorized to practice as an torney under the laws of any Ste, territory of the United Stes, or the District of Columbia, and be an active member of the bar in good standing. To qualify the GS-15 grade level, applicants must possess least four (4) years of post-J.D. legal experience. This is not a remote position. Well-qualified candides may be considered for placement any Department duty locion nionwide, subject to management approval and agency needs. Qualificions must be met by the closing de of the vacancy announcement.

Preferred qualificions:

Applicants should have excellent writing, negotiion, and interpersonal skills; exhibit good judgment, and have experience in trial work. Judicial clerkship experience is desirable. Trial Period Stement As a condition of employment for accepting this position in accordance with section 11.5 of Executive Order 14284, you required to serve a 2-year trial period during which we will evalue your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizional goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your trial period your employment termined unless you receive certificion, in writing, th your continued employment advances the public interest. Educion All academic degrees and coursework must be completed a college or university th has obtained accredition or pre-accredition stus from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion. For a list of schools th meet this criteria, see www.ed.gov. OR Educion completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above educion requirements if you can show th the foreign educion is comparable to th received in an accredited educional institution in the United Stes. It is your responsibility to timely provide such evidence by submitting proof of creditability of educion as evalued by a credentialing agency with your applicion merials. More informion may be found https://www.ed.gov/about/initiives/internional-affairs/recognition-of-foreign-qualificions All documention must be in English or include an English translion. Additional informion The Division plans to onboard new torneys by September 6, 2026, with recruitment incentives contingent upon the availability of funding. Because the onboarding process can be lengthy and funding is limited, applicants are strongly encouraged to submit their completed applicion as soon as possible for considerion. Applicants approved for a signing bonus must sign a service agreement prior to onboarding, committing to a two (2) year service period. Applicants who are currently employed by the federal government are not eligible for a recruitment incentive.

Veteran Preference:

If you are entitled to or claim veterans' preference (VP), you should indice the type of veteran preference (5 or 10 points) you are claiming on your resume. In order to determine your eligibility, you can find additional informion : http://www.opm.gov/policy-da-oversight/veterans-services/vet-guide/ . There is no formal ring system for applying veterans' preference to torney appointments in the excepted service; however, the Department of Justice considers veterans' preference eligibility as a positive factor in torney hiring. Applicants eligible for veterans' preference must include th informion in their cover letter or resume and tach supporting documention ( e.g. , the DD 214, Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty and other supporting documention) 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, Applicion for 10-Point Veterans' Preference, and submit the supporting documention required for the specific type of preference claimed ( 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).

DOJ EEO Stement/Policy:

U.S. Department of Justice Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Issued December 31, 2025

Reasonable Accommodion Stement:

Applicants requiring reasonable accommodion for any part of the applicion and hiring process should contact the hiring agency directly. Determinions on requests for reasonable accommodion made on a case-by-case basis.

Schedule A:

DOJ welcomes and encourages applicions from persons with disabilities and is firmly committed to sisfying its affirmive obligions under the Rehabilition Act of 1973 to ensure th persons with disabilities have every opportunity to be hired and advanced on the basis of merit within the Department. DOJ also encourages eligible Schedule A applicants to submit their resumes to resume@benderconsult.com, and reference "Federal Career Opportunities" in the subject line. Additional informion is found : www.benderconsult.com . Fair Chance to Compete for

Jobs:

Unless otherwise required by law , the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act prohibits employees of the U.S. Department of Justice or a federal contractor acting on its behalf from inquiring about an applicant's criminal history record, either in writing or orally, before th individual receives a conditional offer of employment. Applicants who believe they have been subjected to a violion of the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act, may submit a written complaint within 30 days of the de of the alleged non-compliance directly to the hiring office using the contact informion listed in the announcement. 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 initial cut-off de for referral of eligible applicants on or about June 9, 2026 . Additional referral lists issued every two weeks thereafter during the open period of this announcement. This announcement may close any time once all selections have been made. Applicants are encouraged to apply early to ensure full considerion. Applicions evalued by a reviewing panel. Candides who previously applied under Vacancy Announcement Number

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do not need to reapply and will receive full considerion under this announcement.

Please Note :

The Selecting Official may select additional candides if more positions become available within 120 days after the closing de of the vacancy. 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 the following documents: Cover Letter Resume showing relevant experience (not to exceed 2 pages) Writing Sample (not more than 10 pages in length, and written in the past 3 years) DD-214 and/or veteran documention, (if applicable) 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 This position is locion negotiable; however, spaces are limited and priority is being given to Washington, D.C., Raleigh, San Francisco, Dallas, and New York City locions. You prompted to select your preferred locion, and if it is not listed, you will have the opportunity to enter your preferred work locion's city and ste in a text box. To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion questionnaire and submit your supporting documention. Your complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 07/10/2026 to receive considerion. 1. Click "Apply Online" to get started. 2. If you're not logged in to your USAJOBS account, you will need to login. If you don't have an account, please cree one. 3. You prompted to select one of your stored (or uploaded) resumes, and any supporting documents you have uploaded to USAJOBS. If you have not uploaded these documents, you can do so ler before submitting your applicion. 4. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, you asked to submit your demographic informion (if you have provided this in your profile). Submission is optional and anonymous. 5. You'll be asked to confirm your choices and certify the accuracy of your informion before you're able to continue to the Applicion Manager system. Until you see the blue border and DOJ logo, you are still on USAJOBS. You'll see a folder animion just before you leave

USAJOBS. 6.

Once you reach DOJ's Applicion Manager system, you'll be asked to verify the informion you transmitted from USAJOBS. You will then respond to the applicion assessment questionnaires and indice your eligibility options. 7. After responding to the questionnaires, you will have the opportunity to tach the documents you brought over from USAJOBS •OR• upload documents directly from your computer or device. 8. If you opt to upload a document directly, click the "Upload" button and select the document on your device, then wait for the upload to finish. Repe as needed. Documents must be less than 3 MB each and should be in a compible file form. 9. Once all your documents are uploaded, you must assign the uploads to the approprie document cegory. You may tach more than one document to each cegory. Click the drop-down menu for a document cegory, and select one of the available options in the menu. The document listed under this cegory. You can click the drop-down again to add other documents, as needed. You can have up to 15 document assignments. 10. Once you've uploaded and assigned all your documents to an approprie document type, you can proceed to the final verificion step, and click Submit. 11. If you have correctly submitted your applicion, you will receive an automed e-mail notificion within 30-60 minutes. Be sure to review the announcement fully to make sure th your applicion contains everything th is required. If you need help with the applicion process, please see the USAJOBS Help Site (for everything on the USAJOBS-side), or the Applicion Manager Help Site (for everything on the DOJ-side). Regrettably, the Department of Justice cannot assist you with USAJOBS account issues. If you contact us for assistance and the problem is reled to your USAJOBS account, we will have to direct you to USAJOBS to remedy the issue. Agency contact informion Senobia West Phone (202) 616-1852 senobia.west@usdoj.gov Address Civil Division 1100 L Street, NW Washington, DC 20530 US Next steps Once the applicion package is received you will receive an acknowledgement email th your submission was successful. All qualified applicions sent to the hiring official for review. You contacted directly if an interview is desired. 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 the following documents: Cover Letter Resume showing relevant experience (not to exceed 2 pages) Writing Sample (not more than 10 pages in length, and written in the past 3 years) DD-214 and/or veteran documention, (if applicable) 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 This position is locion negotiable; however, spaces are limited and priority is being given to Washington, D.C., Raleigh, San Francisco, Dallas, and New York City locions. You prompted to select your preferred locion, and if it is not listed, you will have the opportunity to enter your preferred work locion's city and ste in a text box. To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion questionnaire and submit your supporting documention. Your complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 07/10/2026 to receive considerion. 1. Click "Apply Online" to get started. 2. If you're not logged in to your USAJOBS account, you will need to login. If you don't have an account, please cree one. 3. You prompted to select one of your stored (or uploaded) resumes, and any supporting documents you have uploaded to USAJOBS. If you have not uploaded these documents, you can do so ler before submitting your applicion. 4. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, you asked to submit your demographic informion (if you have provided this in your profile). Submission is optional and anonymous. 5. You'll be asked to confirm your choices and certify the accuracy of your informion before you're able to continue to the Applicion Manager system. Until you see the blue border and DOJ logo, you are still on USAJOBS. You'll see a folder animion just before you leave

USAJOBS. 6.

Once you reach DOJ's Applicion Manager system, you'll be asked to verify the informion you transmitted from USAJOBS. You will then respond to the applicion assessment questionnaires and indice your eligibility options. 7. After responding to the questionnaires, you will have the opportunity to tach the documents you brought over from USAJOBS •OR• upload documents directly from your computer or device. 8. If you opt to upload a document directly, click the "Upload" button and select the document on your device, then wait for the upload to finish. Repe as needed. Documents must be less than 3 MB each and should be in a compible file form. 9. Once all your documents are uploaded, you must assign the uploads to the approprie document cegory. You may tach more than one document to each cegory. Click the drop-down menu for a document cegory, and select one of the available options in the menu. The document listed under this cegory. You can click the drop-down again to add other documents, as needed. You can have up to 15 document assignments. 10. Once you've uploaded and assigned all your documents to an approprie document type, you can proceed to the final verificion step, and click Submit. 11. If you have correctly submitted your applicion, you will receive an automed e-mail notificion within 30-60 minutes. Be sure to review the announcement fully to make sure th your applicion contains everything th is required. If you need help with the applicion process, please see the USAJOBS Help Site (for everything on the USAJOBS-side), or the Applicion Manager Help Site (for everything on the DOJ-side). Regrettably, the Department of Justice cannot assist you with USAJOBS account issues. If you contact us for assistance and the problem is reled to your USAJOBS account, we will have to direct you to USAJOBS to remedy the issue. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Senobia West Phone (202) 616-1852 senobia.west@usdoj.gov Address Civil Division 1100 L Street, NW Washington, DC 20530 US Next steps Once the applicion package is received you will receive an acknowledgement email th your submission was successful. All qualified applicions sent to the hiring official for review. You contacted directly if an interview is desired. 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 07/10/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on July 10, 2026 Locion Locion Negotiable After Selection Many vacancies No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $147,945 - $197,200 per year Salary set based on the selectee's duty locion and the applicable locality pay re the time of appointment. Pay scale & grade GS 15 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 Permanent 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 Other Financial disclosure required Yes Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

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Control number 869821700