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Paralegal Specialist
Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys · Posted 62 days ago
About the Role
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia is unique in the size and the scope of its work. It serves as both the local and the federal prosecutor for the nation's capital. On the local side, AUSAs assigned to the Superior Court Division prosecute cases ranging from misdemeanors to homicides. On the federal side, AUSAs assigned to the Criminal Division prosecute federal crimes. The Civil Division further defends the United States in civil suits brought in the District of Columbia.
What You'll Do
- →The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia (USAO-DC) is recruiting highly-motivated applicants to fill paralegal specialist vacancies in the Superior Court Division (SCD).
- →The SCD has primary responsibility for prosecuting adult criminal cases in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
- →The Division handles the highest volume of felony and misdemeanor cases prosecuted by the Office, including homicides, sexual assaults, carjackings, kidnappings, robberies, burglaries, domestic violence, narcotics and weapons possession, and quality of life offenses.
- →If selected, you may be assigned to one of the Division's four litigating Sections: General Crimes, Major Crimes, Homicide, or Sex Offense and Domestic Violence.
- →More information about the work of these sections can be found on USAO-DC's website at https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/superior-court-division.
- →Please indicate in your cover letter which section you are interested in being considered for employment. -The General Crimes Section includes four units: the Case Initiation Unit, the Grand Jury Unit, the Felony Trial Unit, and the Misdemeanor Trial Unit.
- →This section handles most of the cases prosecuted in the D.C.
- →The complexity of the cases assigned to a prosecutor in the section increases as the prosecutor gains experience in the section.
- →The section also prosecutes felony financial crimes and elder abuse. -The Homicide Section is responsible for the investigation and prosecution of homicides committed in the District of Columbia.
- →There is also a Specialized Cases Unit within the Homicide Section that focuses on murders involving young children, domestic violence, sex crimes, vehicular homicides, and cold cases. -The Sex Offense and Domestic Violence Section (SODV) has responsibility for the investigation and prosecution of a wide variety of cases brought in D.C.
- →Sex Offender Registration Act laws.
- →The Section also handles all of the intake functions of these Superior Court cases, from reviewing arrest warrants to screening and charging these cases.
- →Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.
- →For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/.
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: a03aab59-cab3-4728-9718-63e4b50f680c
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