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36.
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In your opinion, to what extent does your unit have the right mix of Assistant U.S. Attorneys in terms of experience and expertise for the types of cases your unit handles? |
| (Check one in each row.) |
| Very great extent | Great extent | Moderate extent | Some or little extent | No extent | No basis to judge | ||
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| 36a.
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Experience | ||||||
| 36b.
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Expertise | ||||||
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37.
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To what extent, if at all, do you anticipate a shortage of Assistant U.S. Attorneys in your unit in the next 3 years as a result of the following? |
| (Check one in each row.) |
| Very great extent | Great extent | Moderate extent | Some or little extent | No extent | No basis to judge | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37a.
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Attrition | ||||||
| 37b.
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Difficulty of locating or hiring attorneys with specialized skills/expertise (e.g., cyber crime) | ||||||
| 37c.
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Potential for increased unit workload | ||||||
| 37d.
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Other reasons - Please describe below | ||||||
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Please describe any other reasons why you anticipate a shortage. |
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38.
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If you anticipate any shortages of Assistant U.S. Attorneys in your unit over the next 3 years, which of the following strategies are in place or are planned to counter this? | ||
| (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY) | |||
| 1. | Not applicable, we do not anticipate shortages over the next 3 years | ||
| 2. | Additional hiring | ||
| 3. | Specialized training of current Assistant U.S. Attorneys | ||
| 4. | Other - (Please specify below.) | ||
| 5. | Not aware of any strategies in place or plans to deal with shortages | ||
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If you answered "Other" above, please describe the strategy(ies). |
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39.
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Currently Assistant U.S. Attorneys are permanently assigned to the office in which they were hired. In your opinion, would it be beneficial in terms of retaining Assistant U.S. Attorneys to allow them to transfer more easily among offices on a permanent basis? | ||
| (Check only one answer.) | |||
| 1. | Extremely beneficial | ||
| 2. | Very beneficial | ||
| 3. | Moderately beneficial | ||
| 4. | A little beneficial | ||
| 5. | Not beneficial | ||
| 6. | No basis to judge | ||
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40.
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Based on your experience as a supervisor, what would you say are the critical factors in retaining Assistant U.S. Attorneys? |
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