Paralegal

About the role

The paralegal will be responsible for directly and independently supporting pending investigations and cases within the Criminal Division by performing a wide variety of administrative and case-support functions, including document management and review, searches within various data and document sets, analysis and summary of various data sets, case file organization and management. The position requires knowledge of office skills, personal computers, scanners, copy and fax machines, and the ability to work as a team member and to facilitate work processes among other staff members. Communication skills are extremely important. The position requires working and interacting professionally and effectively with all levels of staff, including legal support staff, document management teams, and Assistant U.S. Attorneys (AUSAs). Ability to meet established deadlines and work as a team player in a professional office setting is also required. The position requires meeting and dealing with people in a courteous and tactful manner. Applicant must have the ability to use MS Excel, MS Outlook, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat Professional, and ideally has experience reviewing documents and working in Eclipse, and/or Casemap. Experience viewing, accessing, and searching publicly available materials, governmental databases, and other such sources to identify possible violations of federal fraud and other applicable criminal statutes is a plus. The Paralegal may also be asked to perform duties or support other divisions of the USAO and the Department of Justice, based on the current staffing needs of the USAO.

Responsibilities

• Typical assignments include:
• 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.
• Obtains needed information from files, law enforcement agencies, or other sources.
• Assist with 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. Typical assignments are:
• Monitors the progress of pending cases and initiates action to ensure that legal pleadings, forms, reports, correspondence, and other documents are prepared and submitted within established deadlines. Keeps appropriate staff members informed about the status of cases.

Benefits

Additional Information

Job Title: Paralegal Job Category: Service Contract Act Time Type: Full time Minimum Clearance Required to Start: DOJ MBI Employee Type: Regular Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10% Type of Travel: Local * * *

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