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Paralegal Specialist (Financial Litigation)
Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys · Posted 48 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-NYS-13021841-MS. .
What You'll Do
- →The Financial Litigation Paralegal Specialist will be assigned to the Civil Division, Financial Litigation Program, and will be responsible for the enforcement and collection of criminal and civil debts both in pre-and-post judgment status.
- →Typical duties include: Researching case law, regulations, and policy; analyzing facts, evaluating approaches, and advising attorneys of findings and recommending courses of action.
- →Using independent judgment in the application of particular laws, regulations, and precedents unique to the federal debt collection and other affirmative litigation cases assigned to the district.
- →Processing criminal and civil cases involving the collection of federal debt, interviewing debtors, determining the ability to pay, and developing and approving repayment plans, through a subordinate staff.
- →Preparing and reviewing quality control reports from the financial litigation databases and automated tracking systems to evaluate the progress and effectiveness of the office's overall debt collection operation.
- →Fielding calls and questions from other government employees, bank officials, title companies/real estate personnel, investigators, debtors, lawyers, spouses, business partners, and occasionally victims of crime.
- →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: 60ac3698-c782-4e97-a8e3-7081c766b390
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