Legal Administrative Specialist

About the role

The United States Attorney's Office for South Carolina's mission is to investigate, prosecute and deter violations of federal statutes, enforce and represent the interests of the United States in civil litigation, uphold civil, constitutional and victims' rights, and foster partnerships with other federal, state and local government agencies and community groups.

Responsibilities

• Provide routine litigation assistance, such as arranging and managing case files;
• Provide litigation support to attorneys by preparing exhibits, assembling trial notebooks, and compiling witness and exhibit lists, as well as developing computerized trial presentations and exhibits;
• Verify legal citations;
• Conduct research, analysis, and evaluation of data;
• Utilize automated legal research tools and public information databases to perform basic case-specific legal research;
• Draft a variety of legal documents;
• Manage discovery materials.

Requirements

• Must be a United States Citizen or National;
• Must pass a background investigation;
• Must meet time-in-grade requirements;
• Must demonstrate specialized experience or education as outlined in the qualifications section.

Qualifications

• To qualify at the GS-09 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level performing the duties listed above;
• To qualify at the GS-11 level, you must have a master's degree or equivalent graduate degree, or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education, or LL.B. or J.D., if related;
• Education at the graduate level must be in an accredited college or university and must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the duties of the position.

Benefits

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Pay

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Schedule

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