Assistant United States Attorney (Criminal)

The Office has one opening for an experienced litigator to serve as an Assistant U.S. Attorney (AUSA) in the Criminal Division in either Portland or Bangor. This attorney will be tasked primarily with the investigation and prosecution of opioid trafficking cases statewide. The AUSA will be expected to regularly attend court in both Portland and Bangor regardless of location of residence.

First round consideration will be given to applications submitted by April 18, 2026, at 11:59 pm EST. Thereafter, the applicant list will be reviewed every 30 days. As needed, additional positions may be filled. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Maine, with offices in Bangor and Portland, prosecutes all criminal and civil cases brought by the federal government and defends the United States in civil cases in Maine. The position of an AUSA provides one with the responsibility and the authority to improve the lives of Americans who live in Maine and across the United States. Working as a federal prosecutor sworn to pursue justice in the name of the United States is deeply satisfying. Many lawyers look back on their days as an AUSA as among the most rewarding of their professional careers.

Criminal AUSAs in the District of Maine improve the quality of life for all Maine residents by prosecuting violent crimes, narcotics trafficking, immigration offenses, human trafficking, child exploitation, fraud and other white-collar offenses, firearms offenses, civil rights offenses, terrorism, political corruption and an array of other federal criminal laws. The selected AUSA will work with law enforcement agents and others to investigate federal criminal offenses, research and brief legal issues, and represent the United States before grand juries and in hearings and trials. Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as training and experience progress. All initial attorney positions to the Department of Justice are subject to favorable adjudication of background check parameters and certified completion of a probationary/trial period. This position may be extended or made permanent without further competition.