U.S. Department
of Justice
Employment
For information on ATJ’s career opportunities and vacancy announcements, please visit each of the pages below.
Applicants with Disabilities
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has a dynamic and diverse workforce and is firmly committed to ensuring that persons with disabilities have equal opportunity to be hired and advanced on the basis of merit. The Department strives to eliminate barriers and to make available new opportunities for people with disabilities to contribute to and thrive at Justice. To that end, Justice welcomes and encourages qualified individuals with disabilities, including individuals with targeted disabilities, to apply for employment.
The Office for Access to Justice is dedicated to fulfilling the Department of Justice’s mission to attract, develop, retain, and accommodate talented individuals with disabilities.
If you are interested in joining the Office for Access to Justice and meet the eligibility requirements for persons with targeted disabilities under 5 C.F.R. 213.3102(u), commonly referred to as Schedule A, you may apply to an advertised position, or you may also submit your resume and proof of disability documentation to ATJ.Applicants@usdoj.gov.
Attorney Positions
The Office for Access to Justice utilizes a variety of hiring paths for attorney positions including Direct Hire, veteran hiring, and Schedule A disability hiring. Hiring for all Department of Justice attorneys is coordinated through the Office of Attorney Recruitment and Management (OARM). To learn more about working as an attorney with the Department, please visit OARM's webpage.
For the Department of Justice’s official attorney vacancies listing, please visit OARM’s Attorney Vacancies page. We encourage applicants interested in joining ATJ to regularly check the Department of Justice’s Legal Careers page for vacancy announcements.
Professional Non-Attorney Positions
The Office for Access to Justice utilizes a variety of hiring paths for professional, non-attorney staff positions including Direct Hire, veteran hiring, Schedule A disability hiring, and student employment, in addition to posting vacancies on USAJobs, which is the Federal Government’s official job website.
We encourage applicants interested in joining ATJ to regularly check USAJobs for vacancy announcements.
Opportunities for Students
We encourage students interested in joining ATJ in to regularly check this page for announcements.