Legal Assistant (Office Automation)

About the role

The U.S. Attorney's Office seeks a Legal Assistant (Office Automation) to support Assistant United States Attorneys in various legal and administrative tasks.

Responsibilities

• Examining, preparing and processing a variety of technical legal documents, e.g., complaints, motions, orders, answers, pleadings, subpoenas, and libels.
• Proofreading and cite checking legal briefs, memoranda, and other legal documents.
• Providing assistance to attorneys in trial preparation by conducting non-complex research of litigation, statutes, regulations and court cases.
• Assembling exhibits, affidavits, and other legal documents.
• Maintaining calendar of assigned active cases; tracking filing, hearing, and trial dates, and scheduling conferences and interviews.
• Arranging travel by preparing itinerary and securing transportation and hotel reservations.
• Producing a variety of written documents and materials using a wide range of office software applications.

Requirements

• Must be a United States Citizen or National.
• Must pass a background investigation.
• Must have a minimum typing proficiency of 40 words per minute.

Qualifications

• To qualify at the GS-05 level, you must demonstrate experience reviewing documents with legal implications for accuracy and completeness.
• To qualify at the GS-06 level, you must demonstrate experience reviewing legal documents and researching legal sources.
• To qualify at the GS-07 level, you must demonstrate experience providing trial support to attorneys and using software applications to produce legal related reports and documents.

Benefits

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Pay

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Schedule

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