The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has an annual budget in excess of $27 billion. By using the funds within its budget, the DOJ as of 2017 has been able to employ approximately 11,000 attorneys nationwide. All of the attorneys who were hired had strong academic backgrounds, outstanding organizational skills, superior legal writing and research abilities, demonstrated analytical ability, good judgement and courtroom skills, and a commitment to professionalism, ethics, civility, and public service. These are the key hiring preferences used when any attorney is employed.

The United States Department of Justice does not make the laws, it just enforces them. The DOJ, one of 15 federal executive departments, is charged with enforcing federal law, defending the rights of U.S. citizens, and representing the legal interests of the U.S. government.

The DOJ covers both civil and criminal areas of federal law and is involved in everything from prosecuting offenders of antitrust laws to investigating organized crime. With the U.S. Attorney General and the 94 U.S. Attorneys' offices, the DOJ comprises 40 separate components. They include: FBI, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), U.S. Marshals, Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), and the Congressional Research Service (CRS).

All the attorneys receive good pay with excellent benefits and a variety of work options. They have fine careers with exciting opportunities for travel and adventure.

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