Legal Assistant; Office Automation​/Border District Surge - Term

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If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team that is responsible for support to the Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSAs) by providing a variety of legal assistance and office support services. If selected you will receive formal and/or on-the-job training as needed.

Typical work assignments will include:

• examining, preparing and processing a variety of technical legal documents, e.g., complaints, motions, orders, answers, pleadings, subpoenas, and libels;
• proofreading and cite checking legal briefs, memoranda, and other legal documents;
• providing assistance to attorneys in trial preparation by conducting non-complex research of litigation, statutes, regulations and court cases;
• assembling exhibits, affidavits, and other legal documents;
• assembling and organizing files and records material for disposition or transfer to records depository;
• maintaining calendar of assigned active cases;
• tracking filing, hearing, and trial dates, and scheduling conference and interviews;
• arranging travel by preparing itinerary and securing transportation and hotel reservations; and
• producing a variety of written documents and materials using a wide range of office software applications.

Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.