Legal Assistant

Duties

• Understanding and following district and circuit court rules and protocols.
• Answering and routing telephone calls and in-person callers.
• Screens and routes incoming mail and deliveries.
• Preparing written correspondence, proofreading initial drafts of documents prepared by other staff, and maintaining correspondence control records.
• Assembling copies and attachments for mailing and filing.
• Preparing outgoing mail using Stamps.com.
• Maintaining calendars: setting appointments as authorized, arranging meetings and conferences with clients, notifying staff of court dates and times, and updating any changes in the calendar.
• Opening, closing, and updating cases in Defender Data (case management system).
• Organizing electronic case files.
• Proofing, coding, filing, generating appendices, copying, binding, and dispersing appellate briefs.
• Coinciding local travel as needed for attorneys and support staff.
• Acting as point of contact for District Court, US Attorney, Probation, Bureau of Prisons, and US Marshals Service staff regarding court hearings, appointments, conference calls, etc.
• Coinciding requests for interpreters and transcripts for attorneys.
• All other administrative assistance as needed.

Salary and Benefits

Starting salary will be commensurate with experience. This position also offers full federal benefits, including: Federal Employees Retirement System, Thrift Savings Plan with matching, Health insurance, Life insurance, Dental and Vision insurance, Annual leave, Sick leave, 11 paid holidays, Paid Parental Leave, Employee Assistance Program.