Paralegal/Legal Assistant I The candidate will work for one year. Paralegal would serve in general crimes section responsible for directly and independently supporting 1-3 Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSA) by providing a wide variety of technical assistance services. Shall provide a variety of legal assistant services to include the following: Examines, prepares and processes a variety of technical legal documents. Reviews incoming material and independently determines the need for assembly and preparation of a variety of legal documents, such as complaints, motions, orders, answers, pleadings, and subpoenas. Obtains needed information from files, law enforcement agencies, or other sources, and submits completed legal documents to the appropriate AUSA or to the court. In preparation of documents, considers the nature and the status of the case involved. With limited instructions from the AUSA, prepares such legal actions as indictments, criminal complaints, search warrants, judgments etc. Completes variable aspects of recurring legal documents in conformance with the rules governing their style and format. Provides assistance to attorneys in trial preparation by performing duties such as independently compiling trial notebooks, assembling jury instructions, and compiling witness and exhibit lists. Coordinates with the victim/witness specialist to ensure adherence to current Departmental guidelines relating to victims' rights and services responsibilities. Notifies appropriate individuals of victim/witness issues. Using original and online legal resources, verifies citations and statutory references contained in legal documents. Ensures citations are complete and consistent with source material. Develops tables of contents and indices to briefs in accordance with established format. Lists cited cases, opinions and miscellaneous references in briefs. Composes or prepares letters that do not require legal interpretations, but do require a good working knowledge of legal procedures and specialized terminology, such as transmittal of pleadings, requests for extensions of time in certain cases. Provides a variety of direct clerical and administrative support assistance services to serviced AUSA staff such as: Receives visitors and telephone callers. Furnishes requested information concerning pending and closed matters and cases, functions and general procedures of the office. Determines which matters should be referred to the AUSA and the urgency of the matter. Establishes and maintains a variety of files. Assembles exhibits, affidavits, and other legal documents from file material. Separates, screens, selects, assembles, and organizes files and records material for disposition or transfer to records depository in accordance with established procedures. Performs docketing duties. As necessary, searches database for required information. Maintains calendar of assigned active cases. Tracks filing, hearing, and trial dates, and scheduling conferences and interviews. Develops and maintains suspense system for ongoing cases and informs the AUSA of pending dates and deadlines. Maintains calendar(s) of the AUSA(s), scheduling appointments, interviews, and conferences, and provides reminders of commitments and court appearances. Arranges and Prepares travel authorizations and vouchers. Produces a variety of written documents and materials utilizing a wide range of office software applications. Ensures proper format, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and grammar. Provides automated litigation assistance to attorneys in trial preparation and courtroom presentations. Utilizes various software applications and graphics hardware such as scanners and plotters. Prepares documents, charts, and visual materials for use in trials. Click here for additional job information.

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