Litigation Paralegal II Supporting the US Attorney's Office Criminal Division

About the role

FSA Federal (FSA) is focused on delivering unsurpassed services in support of law enforcement and homeland security. We currently have a vacancy for a Paralegal II. In this role, you will be supporting the overall mission of the United States Attorney's Office (USAO).

Responsibilities

• Examines, prepares, and processes a variety of technical legal, financial, and other documents.
• Reviews incoming material and organizes such materials according to custodian and category.
• Determines the need for organization, document management, assembly and preparation of documents and data sets.
• Aids in the preparation of a variety of legal documents, e.g., indictments, complaints, affidavits, applications, notices, motions, orders, subpoenas, search warrants, briefs, and memoranda.
• Obtains needed information from files, law enforcement agencies, or other sources.
• Assists in the preparation of interviews of agents and potential witnesses to assist the AUSA in preparation for charging or trial.
• Reviews, summarizes, and outlines grand jury and/or trial testimony to assist the AUSA in preparation for charging or trial.
• Researches, analyzes, and summarizes relevant legal precedents for applicability to assigned cases; and prepares digests of points of law involved; analyzes appellate records to isolate facts pertinent to distinct legal issues.
• Utilizes a variety of automated legal research tools as well as public information databases and other automated resources to research factual and/or legal matters related to cases or programs, and to participate in electronic discovery and other assigned areas of criminal proceedings.
• Reviews documents and other materials produced pursuant to subpoena, maintains inventory of materials produced pursuant to subpoena; reviews and summarizes documents and data produced pursuant to subpoena; and prepares outline of substance of documents/materials produced pursuant to subpoena.
• Provides a variety of support assistance services to AUSA staff.

Requirements

• Paralegal Certificate; or High School Diploma/GED with at least three-years' paralegal experience.
• At least 2 years experience.
• Automated litigation support experience very helpful, including discovery and trial prep strongly preferred.
• Basic paralegal knowledge, including knowledge of standard legal citation system sufficient to perform basic legal research.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and thorough nowledge of legal research tools.
• Hands-on familiarity with a variety of computer applications, including word processing, database, spreadsheet, and telecommunications.
• Ability to consistently deliver highest quality work under extreme pressure.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits are offered with greater choice and flexibility to support your health, work-life balance, and professional growth. A package providing employee only coverage can be built around our basic plans at $0 employee cost for: Medical, Dental, Vision, Term Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Employee Assistance Program.