Legal Assistant (Office Automation)

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. This position is also being announced to All U.S. Citizens and Nationals under 26-MT-12981369-DE.

The duties and responsibilities for a Legal Assistant (Office Automation) generally include, but are not limited to, the following: Examining, preparing, and processing a variety of technical legal documents, e.g., complaints, motions, indictments, plea agreements,sentencing memoranda, orders, affidavits, pleadings, and subpoenas; Conducting factual and legal research in legal and non-legal databases; Providing assistance to attorneys in trial preparation; Assembling exhibits, affidavits, and other legal documents; Maintaining calendar of assigned active cases; Tracking filing, hearing, and trials dates, and scheduling conference and interviews; Producing a variety of written documents and materials using a wide range of office software applications; Compiling, processing and organizing criminal discovery using a wide range of office software applications. Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.