The United States Attorneys' Manual is a looseleaf text designed as a quick and ready reference for United States Attorney

United States Attorney

United States Attorneys represent the United States federal government in United States district court and United States court of appeals. There are 93 U.S. Attorneys stationed throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands...

s and other employees of the United States Department of Justice

United States Department of Justice

The United States Department of Justice , is the United States federal executive department responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice, equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries.The Department is led by the Attorney General, who is nominated...

 responsible for the prosecution of violations of federal law. It contains general policies and guidance relevant to the work of the United States Attorneys' offices and to their relations with the legal divisions, investigative agencies, and other components within the Department of Justice.

The Manual is an internal document of the Department of Justice, and as such, does not have the force of law. It is updated periodically in much the same way as commercial looseleaf service

Looseleaf service

A looseleaf service is a type of publication used in legal research which brings together both primary and secondary source materials on a specific field or topic in law...

s are. New hard copies of the manual are issued annually to the Department's attorneys.

Organization of the Manual

The Manual is divided into nine titles:

1. Organization and Functions
2. Appeals
3. Executive Office for United States Attorneys
4. Civil
   United States Department of Justice Civil Division
   The United States Department of Justice Civil Division represents the United States, its departments and agencies, Members of Congress, Cabinet officers and other Federal employees...
   
   
5. Environment and Natural Resources Division
   United States Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division
   The U.S. Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division is one of seven litigating components of the United States Department of Justice...
   
   
6. Tax
   United States Department of Justice Tax Division
   The United States Department of Justice Tax Division is responsible for the prosecution of both civil and criminal cases arising under the Internal Revenue Code and other tax laws of the United States...
   
   
7. Antitrust
   United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division
   The United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division is responsible for enforcing the antitrust laws of the United States. It shares jurisdiction over civil antitrust cases with the Federal Trade Commission and often works jointly with the FTC to provide regulatory guidance to businesses...
   
   
8. Civil Rights
   United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division
   The U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division is the institution within the federal government responsible for enforcing federal statutes prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, sex, disability, religion, and national origin. The Division was established on December 9, 1957, by...
   
   
9. Criminal
   United States Department of Justice Criminal Division
   The U.S. Department of Justice Criminal Division develops, enforces, and supervises the application of all federal criminal laws in the United States, except those specifically assigned to other divisions. Criminal Division attorneys prosecute many nationally significant cases and formulate and...
   
   

Each title has a corresponding Resource Manual, which includes copies of policies, form letters, and other documents.