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Paralegal Specialist (Civil)
Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys · Posted 45 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 applicants eligible to apply through Merit Staffing procedures under 26-NCW-12956843-MS.
What You'll Do
- →If selected for this position, you will join our Civil Division.
- →The incumbent provides legal support to Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSAs) in a variety of civil litigative activities.
- →Typical work assignments will include: Performs legal research on issues identified by AUSAs to include researching cases, statutes, regulations, court rules, policies, procedures, and other authorities.
- →Following established United States Attorney's Office (USAO) procedures and practices, drafts briefs, motions, pleadings, and correspondence for AUSA review.
- →Prepares and organizes documents and evidence for production in discovery and for use at trial.
- →Coordinates production of administrative records and responses to requests for discovery.
- →Supports AUSAs in pre-trial witness interviews, depositions, hearings, and trials.
- →Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.
Requirements
- ✓All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education.
- ✓For a list of schools that meet this criteria, see http://www.ed.gov OR Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States.
- ✓It is your responsibility to timely provide such evidence by submitting proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency with your application materials.
- ✓More information may be found at http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.
- ✓All documentation must be in English or include an English translation.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 36fa6fcd-9c9a-4dd9-a60c-325af5c60ef9
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