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Legal Assistant (Magistrate Court)
Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys · Posted 2 days ago
About the Role
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-NDTX-12986942-DE.
What You'll Do
- →This position is location in the United States Attorney's Office (USAO).
- →The incumbent serves as USAO Magistrate Court Coordinator as a liaison between the USAO office and Magistrate Court.
- →The Magistrate Court Coordinator manages dockets and legal duties.
- →The duties generally include, but are not limited to, the following: Examines, prepares and processes technical legal correspondence, and other legal documents.
- →Prepare evidence summaries, summaries of witness interviews and meetings with counsel.
- →Obtains needed information from files, law enforcement agencies, or other sources, and submits completed legal documents to the appropriate AUSA or to the court.
- →Responds to requests from attorneys, conducts factual and legal research in legal and non-legal databases and provides requested information.
- →Aids in preparing and organizing evidence for production as discovery and for use in trial.
- →Keeps track of case status.
- →Tracks filing, hearing, and trial dates, and scheduling conferences and interviews.
- →Coordinates with the victim/witness specialist and notifies appropriate individuals of victim/witness issues.
- →Receives visitors and telephone callers Manage and tracks court hearings and ensure all hearings on the dockets have coverage.
- →Aids in coordinating defendant movement from a local or State prison, or Bureau of Prisons, to meet the AUSAs.
- →Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.
Personality Fit
This role is commonly a great fit for these MBTI types:
Job ID: 976ee30c-190a-4cd3-b995-ecec3edb0b9e
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