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Paralegal Specialist
Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys · Posted 2 days ago
About the Role
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Oregon is seeking Paralegal Specialists. These positions are located in Portland, OR. 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-OR-12999820-DE.
What You'll Do
- →If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team in the Financial Litigation Program (FLP) of the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Oregon, in Portland Oregon.
- →FLP is responsible for litigating and enforcing the collection of criminal debts owed to the United States and third parties, including criminal restitution, fines, and penalties.
- →They also enforce civil debts owed to the United States, such as student loans.
- →The AUSAs and support staff in FLU aggressively pursue all available collection avenues in order to effectively enforce criminal and civil judgment.
- →Typical work assignments will include: Assisting in the litigation of financial litigation cases by receiving, examining and evaluating cases for case litigation worthiness and pertinent case law.
- →Preparing legal pleadings necessary to commence affirmative litigation and financial litigation proceedings and subsequent motions, responsive pleadings, papers and proposed orders to accomplish judgment, settlement or dismissal.
- →Preparing a variety of substantive legal documents to include various motions, foreclosures, garnishments, and other legal actions to effect necessary post-judgment action regarding debts owed to the U.S. government.
- →Making decisions for debt compromise, write-off, and referral of claims back to the originating agency.
- →Enforces criminal judgment and commitment orders and independently performs all functions to collect amounts imposed as a result of the prosecution of criminal cases.
- →Monitors the progress of pending cases and initiates action to ensure that legal pleadings, forms, reports, correspondence, and other documents are prepared and submitted within established deadlines.
- →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: 38f0bab6-9d7e-4ec4-9b22-e996976ddcf4
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