About the Office: Applicant will be employed by the Iowa Attorney General's Office. This position will be physically located at the United States Attorney's branch office in Davenport, Iowa. The branch office is in the recently remodeled, state-of-the-art Davenport federal courthouse. Davenport is located on the banks of the Mississippi River and is part of the Quad Cities metropolitan area. Located approximately three hours from Chicago, the Quad Cities are a regional hub for eastern Iowa and western Illinois.

Responsibilities and Opportunity Offered: The selected candidate will be assigned as a criminal prosecutor specializing in drug cases pursuant to the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) program.  This program funds the employment of state or local prosecutors assigned to United States Attorney’s Offices who prosecute cases in federal court.  Accordingly, although the successful candidate will NOT be employed by the Department of Justice and instead will be employed as an Assistant Attorney General by the State of Iowa, the successful candidate will work full time in the United States Attorney’s Office.  HIDTA attorneys working in the Southern District of Iowa traditionally have prosecuted a full range of drug cases, including complex prosecutions involving significant drug trafficking organizations.

Location: Successful applicant will physically work at the United States Attorney’s office for the Southern District of Iowa but will be employed by the State of Iowa.  The Southern District of Iowa includes within its boundaries the Iowa State Capitol, the University of Iowa, Iowa State University, and Drake University.  The district is bordered on the east by the Mississippi River and on the west by the Missouri River.

Applicants must possess a J.D. degree from an accredited law school, be duly licensed and authorized to practice as an attorney under the laws of a State, territory, or the District of Columbia.  Prosecution or criminal trial experience in federal court preferred.