Senior Law Clerk / Attorney Supporting the US Attorney's Office

Responsibilities

• Provides assistance to the attorney while reviewing the work of paralegals and clerks.
• Performs expert legal research and writing at a high level on extremely sophisticated issues.
• Reviews investigative reports from various agencies, prepares summaries of those reports, and notes matters requiring close department review.
• Conducts high-level analysis of facts, evidence, and legal authorities in connection with domestic and international investigations.
• Uses facts, evidence, and legal authorities to create persuasive legal memoranda, motions, and briefs.
• Drafts reports, develops training curricula, and prepares responses to Congressional and citizen correspondence.
• Analyzes and drafts comments regarding legislative proposals.
• Coordinates with other support components to complete work requirements.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bar Certified with Law degree
• Two years' post-JD experience
• Experience conducting legal research using various research tools and law library resources, to include Lexis-Nexis and West Law
• Excellent communication skills; oral and written, to include legal writing skills
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills, and ability to work with minimal supervision
• Experience with the Microsoft Office suite of applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) and other common software applications, to include databases
• Ability to work in a team environment, deliver the highest quality of work, and maintain a professional disposition under extreme pressure

Qualifications

• This position requires U.S. Citizenship and a 7 (or 10) year minimum background investigation.

Skills

• Legal Research
• Writing Legal Memoranda
• Legal Writing
• Legal Analysis
• Report Preparation
• Training Curriculum Development
• Correspondence Drafting
• Legislative Proposal Review
• Team Collaboration
• Priority Management
• Microsoft Office Suite Proficiency

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. For more information, click here.

Pay

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Schedule

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Contact Information

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