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
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Salary
$55,882 - $72,644
per year
Type
Full-Time
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GS-8 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $46,479 - $60,424
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-7. Graduate study or significant experience.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves supporting lawyers in a federal prosecutor's office by preparing legal documents, organizing evidence for grand jury investigations, and tracking court schedules in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
It requires strong attention to detail and computer skills to handle complex paperwork and presentations.
A good fit would be someone with experience in legal support who enjoys research and working in a fast-paced team environment.
Key Requirements
- At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-07 in federal service, including advanced legal support and training staff
- Proficiency in examining legal cases for completeness and consistency with laws
- Experience conducting extensive searches of records and historical materials
- Skill in preparing and reviewing litigation documents like complaints, warrants, and subpoenas
- Ability to use various software applications for producing written documents and trial exhibits
- Knowledge of specialized legal processes for grand jury matters and litigation support
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-08: To be qualified at the GS-08 grade level in federal service, you must have at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in federal service performing advanced legal support work and training other legal staff; examining new legal cases for completeness, adequacy and consistency with applicable laws and regulations; conducting extensive searches of records, reference, or historical material; preparing and reviewing legal documents needed for litigation such as complaints and evidentiary exhibits; and utilizing various software applications to produce written documents and materials.
Major Duties:
The United States Attorney's Office (USAO), Middle District of Louisiana is seeking a highly qualified candidate to fill a Legal Assistant (Grand Jury) position.
For this position, you will be responsible for providing a variety of technical legal assistance services in support of in complex Grand Jury matters.
Typical duties include, but are not limited to: Preparing legal actions such as indictments, criminal complaints, search warrants, judgments, applications, notices, affidavits, summonses, grand jury subpoenas, rules to show cause, proofs of claim and satisfaction of judgment.
Preparing trial exhibits such as statistical charts, graphs, and timelines to be presented in court.
Aiding in preparing and organizing discovery and evidence in paper copies and electronically and may present the exhibits using trial presentation software in court.
Tracking filings, hearings, trial dates, and scheduling conferences and interviews.
Preparing a wide variety of legal correspondence, reports, and other documents, many of which are voluminous and complex in format.
Independently researching, evaluating, and coordinating information to establish the facts and issues of specific litigation cases, using a comprehensive knowledge of specialized legal processes.
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