Legal Assistant (Office Automation)

Duties

• Helps review legal documents such as complaints, motions, orders, answers, pleadings, subpoenas, and libels for completeness of information.
• Retrieves and assembles information for hearing and/or trial use.
• Conducts factual and legal research in legal and non-legal databases and provides requested information.
• Prepares trial exhibits such as statistical charts, graphs, and timelines to be presented in court.

• Requirements

  • Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
  • Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication, including fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing.
  • Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation.
  • Must meet time-in-grade requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.
  • Must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement and before placement in the position.
  • To be eligible at the GS-6 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience as defined above.
  • To be eligible at the GS-7 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience as defined above.
  • You must type at least 40 words per minute based on a 5-minute sample with three or fewer errors.

  Qualifications

  • GS-6: To be eligible at the GS-6 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience as defined above.
  • GS-7: To be eligible at the GS-7 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience as defined above.

  Benefits

  • The Department of Justice offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation; sick leave; holidays; life insurance; health benefits; and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System.