Legal Assistant (Office Automation)
Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys
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Legal Assistant (Office Automation)
Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys
Department of Justice
Location
New Orleans, Louisiana
Salary
$45,409 - $72,644
per year
Type
Full-Time
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GS-6 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $37,764 - $49,094
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-5. Bachelor's degree + some experience.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job is for a legal assistant in the U.S.
Attorney's Office in New Orleans, focusing on supporting grand jury proceedings by coordinating sessions, scheduling appearances, managing documents, and assisting attorneys with legal tasks.
It involves a mix of administrative work like filing and typing, plus specialized support for court-related activities.
A good fit would be someone with office experience in legal or document-heavy environments who types quickly and pays close attention to details.
Key Requirements
- One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-5 (for GS-6), including reviewing legal documents for accuracy, typing/formatting correspondence, maintaining files, and retrieving information
- Typing speed of at least 40 words per minute with three or fewer errors on a 5-minute sample
- Experience with grand jury coordination, including empanelment, scheduling appearances, and document filing (for higher grades)
- Knowledge of legal documents such as complaints, motions, subpoenas, orders, and pleadings
- Proficiency in using automated software for producing legal reports, documents, and correspondence
- Ability to research legal sources, verify citations, and assist in trial preparation like compiling notebooks and witness lists
- U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain a background security investigation
Full Job Description
For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/.
As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement. GS-6: To be eligible at the GS-6 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-5 level.
Specialized experience is defined as experience reviewing documents with legal implications for accuracy and completeness (e.g., court documents, real estate documents, contracts, insurance or benefits claims, mortgage or loan applications, tax forms, or other types of legal documents); typing and formatting correspondence and forms; maintaining file systems; and obtaining needed information from files or general reference sources.
GS-7: To be eligible at the GS-7 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-6 level.
Specialized experience is defined as experience reviewing legal documents such as complaints, motions, orders, answers, pleadings, subpoenas, and libels for completeness of information; retrieving and assembling information for hearing and/or trial use; researching a variety of legal sources to obtain and/or verify information; and using automated software to produce legal related reports, documents, correspondence and related materials.
GS-8: To be eligible at the GS-8 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 level.
Specialized experience is defined as experience providing assistance to attorneys by preparing complaints, motions, subpoenas, orders, or other hearing and/or trial documents accurately and in proper format; verifying citations and statutory references contained in legal documents; assisting with discovery, hearing or trial preparation by performing duties such as compiling trial notebooks, assembling jury instructions, and compiling witness and exhibit lists; and using automated software to produce legal related reports and documents, including developing tables of contents and indices to briefs.
To be qualified, you must type at least 40 words per minute based on a 5 minute sample with three or fewer errors. (A typing test may later be required.) Major Duties:
If selected for this position, you will be responsible for assisting U.S. Attorney's by providing legal support work, specifically in the area of grand jury.
Typical work assignments will include: Coordinating all regular and special grand juries, to include participation in the jury empanelment process; Serving as technical advisor on grand jury matters; Scheduling grand jury appearances for Assistant United States Attorneys and their witnesses; Ensuring proper filing of grand jury documents; and Providing a variety of direct legal support assistance services to assigned Assistant United States Attorneys.
Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.
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