Legal Administrative Specialist

About the role

For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/. As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement.

Responsibilities

• Provides a wide range of technical legal and administrative support to one or more Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSAs).
• Work involves creation and editing of legal documents.
• Work requires specialized knowledge of processes, procedures, and practices of legal support activities, as well as knowledge of administrative office skills, capability to provide automated litigation support, and ability to apply these skills to increase the effectiveness of the district.
• Provides training and support in legal databases and systems to other legal support personnel.
• Provides administrative support in conjunction with legal duties to assigned area.
• Typical assignments and duties will include:
  • Prepares, proofreads and cite-checks legal documents.