Supervisory Trial Attorney/ Assistant Chief
- National Fraud Enforcement Division
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Full Time
Supervisory Trial Attorney/ Assistant Chief
Hiring Organization
National Fraud Enforcement Division
Hiring Office
National Fraud Enforcement Division
Attorney Appointment Type
Attorney Permanent
Job ID
FRD-AC-1
Location:
Washington, DC 20530 - United States
Application Deadline:
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
About the Office
The Department of Justice's National Fraud Enforcement Division (Fraud Division) investigates and prosecutes those who commit fraud against the American people. We fulfill our mission by using advanced data-driven investigative techniques; coordinating with agencies responsible for administering taxpayer-funded programs; partnering with federal, tribal, state, territorial, and local law enforcement on fraud-fighting efforts; developing systems and processes that ensure efficient identification and investigation of fraud; and equipping prosecutors and law enforcement with state-of-the-art tools and resources needed to bring criminal actors to justice. The Fraud Division works every day to protect the financial integrity of the United States of America, ensure the vibrancy of the American economy, and seek justice for victims of fraud. This posting is for Assistant Chief positions within the Fraud Division's National Enforcement Section and Public Trust and Financial Integrity Section. This announcement will be open until positions are filled. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis beginning on or before June 15, 2026.
National Enforcement Section: The Fraud Division's National Enforcement Section is focused on high-tempo prosecutions across the Fraud Division portfolio, including criminals who compromise our health care system, defraud public benefit programs, bilk federal procurement, evade tariffs and customs laws, cheat our tax system, or threaten the financial integrity of the United States or its citizens. The Assistant Chiefs in the National Enforcement Section will train and supervise attorneys who will receive experience in the full breadth of the Fraud Division's criminal enforcement portfolio.
Public Trust and Financial Integrity Section: The Fraud Division's Public Trust and Financial Integrity Section is focused on dismantling the most complex schemes to defraud the United States and taxpayers, including foreign and domestic companies, organizations, and individuals who defraud public benefit programs, evade tariffs and customs laws, bilk government procurement, or otherwise threaten the financial integrity of the United States or its citizens. The Assistant Chiefs in the Public Trust and Financial Integrity Section will supervise attorneys who are responsible for developing and advancing investigations of these offenses and personally prosecuting offenders in district court on behalf of the United States.
Job Description
The Assistant Chief position is responsible for the supervision of the Fraud Division's most significant matters. The incumbent is also responsible for assisting in all aspects of Division leadership, and in the development and management of prosecutors.
As Assistant Chief, the incumbent:
Oversees and manages the work of assigned trial attorneys on investigations and prosecutions ensuring ongoing individual and team development, identifying and correcting deficiencies, and appropriately allocating personnel resources. Provides in-person support and guidance to trial attorneys during investigations and on trials in venues across the country.
Advises trial attorneys on strategic approaches to investigations and prosecutions, including assistance with development of investigative plans; charging document review; and proposals for resolutions. Oversees and reviews the work of trial attorneys and support positions.
Helps to oversee financial, human, and technical resource applications. Assists and supports the day-to-day operations of the Division, including but not limited to providing input on budget allocation, hiring, staffing, personnel disciplinary actions, and a wide variety of Department reporting responsibilities.
In collaboration with leadership, develops and maintains programs to foster effective national investigation and prosecution of complex white collar and corporate investigations and prosecutions including developing litigation priorities, policy and legislative recommendations; develops and maintains agency partnerships across the country.
Develops and conducts trainings on white-collar crime related issues and fraud prosecutions and investigations.
Personally engages in all phases of investigation and litigation, including, but not limited to the following: using the grand jury; advising federal law enforcement agents; utilizing evidence collection tools; conducting witness interviews and debriefings; preparing appropriate pleadings, warrants, and plea agreements; and litigating motions, hearings, and trials before U.S. District Courts across the country.
Serves as a liaison on cases and related matters between the Fraud Division and other DOJ components and U.S. Attorneys' Offices, and with a variety of other criminal and civil enforcement agencies and officials on white-collar crime issues.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications: All applicants must possess a J.D., or equivalent, degree, be duly licensed and authorized to practice as an attorney under the laws of any State, territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia, and have at least five (5) years of post J.D. legal experience, to include at least four (4) yeas of federal prosecution experience, one of which was specialized experience, at, or equivalent to, the GS-14 grade level. Applicants must be an active member of the bar in good standing.
Preferred Qualifications: Your qualifications will be further evaluated based upon the following competencies:
Experience as a criminal prosecutor in federal or state court.
Experience as an attorney in private practice.
Experience as a judicial law clerk.
Experience litigating in U.S. District Court or state court.
Experience supporting, litigating, and supervising federal criminal cases.
Experience conducting investigations of organizations and entities, including corporations.
Experience training criminal prosecutors and investigators.
Experience working with law enforcement agencies.
Experience supervising federal prosecutors and non-attorney personnel.
Hiring Organization
National Fraud Enforcement Division
Hiring Office
National Fraud Enforcement Division
Attorney Appointment Type
Attorney Permanent
Job ID
FRD-AC-1
Location:
Washington, DC 20530 - United States
Application Deadline:
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
About the Office
The Department of Justice's National Fraud Enforcement Division (Fraud Division) investigates and prosecutes those who commit fraud against the American people. We fulfill our mission by using advanced data-driven investigative techniques; coordinating with agencies responsible for administering taxpayer-funded programs; partnering with federal, tribal, state, territorial, and local law enforcement on fraud-fighting efforts; developing systems and processes that ensure efficient identification and investigation of fraud; and equipping prosecutors and law enforcement with state-of-the-art tools and resources needed to bring criminal actors to justice. The Fraud Division works every day to protect the financial integrity of the United States of America, ensure the vibrancy of the American economy, and seek justice for victims of fraud. This posting is for Assistant Chief positions within the Fraud Division's National Enforcement Section and Public Trust and Financial Integrity Section. This announcement will be open until positions are filled. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis beginning on or before June 15, 2026.
National Enforcement Section: The Fraud Division's National Enforcement Section is focused on high-tempo prosecutions across the Fraud Division portfolio, including criminals who compromise our health care system, defraud public benefit programs, bilk federal procurement, evade tariffs and customs laws, cheat our tax system, or threaten the financial integrity of the United States or its citizens. The Assistant Chiefs in the National Enforcement Section will train and supervise attorneys who will receive experience in the full breadth of the Fraud Division's criminal enforcement portfolio.
Public Trust and Financial Integrity Section: The Fraud Division's Public Trust and Financial Integrity Section is focused on dismantling the most complex schemes to defraud the United States and taxpayers, including foreign and domestic companies, organizations, and individuals who defraud public benefit programs, evade tariffs and customs laws, bilk government procurement, or otherwise threaten the financial integrity of the United States or its citizens. The Assistant Chiefs in the Public Trust and Financial Integrity Section will supervise attorneys who are responsible for developing and advancing investigations of these offenses and personally prosecuting offenders in district court on behalf of the United States.
Job Description
The Assistant Chief position is responsible for the supervision of the Fraud Division's most significant matters. The incumbent is also responsible for assisting in all aspects of Division leadership, and in the development and management of prosecutors.
As Assistant Chief, the incumbent:
Oversees and manages the work of assigned trial attorneys on investigations and prosecutions ensuring ongoing individual and team development, identifying and correcting deficiencies, and appropriately allocating personnel resources. Provides in-person support and guidance to trial attorneys during investigations and on trials in venues across the country.
Advises trial attorneys on strategic approaches to investigations and prosecutions, including assistance with development of investigative plans; charging document review; and proposals for resolutions. Oversees and reviews the work of trial attorneys and support positions.
Helps to oversee financial, human, and technical resource applications. Assists and supports the day-to-day operations of the Division, including but not limited to providing input on budget allocation, hiring, staffing, personnel disciplinary actions, and a wide variety of Department reporting responsibilities.
In collaboration with leadership, develops and maintains programs to foster effective national investigation and prosecution of complex white collar and corporate investigations and prosecutions including developing litigation priorities, policy and legislative recommendations; develops and maintains agency partnerships across the country.
Develops and conducts trainings on white-collar crime related issues and fraud prosecutions and investigations.
Personally engages in all phases of investigation and litigation, including, but not limited to the following: using the grand jury; advising federal law enforcement agents; utilizing evidence collection tools; conducting witness interviews and debriefings; preparing appropriate pleadings, warrants, and plea agreements; and litigating motions, hearings, and trials before U.S. District Courts across the country.
Serves as a liaison on cases and related matters between the Fraud Division and other DOJ components and U.S. Attorneys' Offices, and with a variety of other criminal and civil enforcement agencies and officials on white-collar crime issues.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications: All applicants must possess a J.D., or equivalent, degree, be duly licensed and authorized to practice as an attorney under the laws of any State, territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia, and have at least five (5) years of post J.D. legal experience, to include at least four (4) yeas of federal prosecution experience, one of which was specialized experience, at, or equivalent to, the GS-14 grade level. Applicants must be an active member of the bar in good standing.
Preferred Qualifications: Your qualifications will be further evaluated based upon the following competencies:
Experience as a criminal prosecutor in federal or state court.
Experience as an attorney in private practice.
Experience as a judicial law clerk.
Experience litigating in U.S. District Court or state court.
Experience supporting, litigating, and supervising federal criminal cases.
Experience conducting investigations of organizations and entities, including corporations.
Experience training criminal prosecutors and investigators.
Experience working with law enforcement agencies.
Experience supervising federal prosecutors and non-attorney personnel.
Job ID: 523486093
Originally Posted on: 6/3/2026
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