Federal Paralegal—Trial & Investigation Support

FSA; New York (NY); On-site; USD 54,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

FSA Federal is seeking a Paralegal/Legal Assistant II to support the United States Attorney's Office mission in New York. You will assist attorneys in reviewing case material, preparing digests, and drafting legal and non-legal documents.

Responsibilities include organizing exhibits, preparing summaries of testimony and depositions, interviewing witnesses, and researching legal citations. The role requires strong organizational skills and the ability to work under pressure within a team.

Qualifications

• Paralegal certificate or high school diploma with at least two years of related experience in a law office or government setting.
• Trial and automated litigation support experience preferred.
• Ability to grasp and understand the organization and functions of the customer.
• Knowledge to conduct basic legal research, including standard legal citation.
• Excellent communication skills; oral and written, to include legal writing.
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills.
• Experience with the Microsoft Office suite of applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) and other common software applications, to include databases and legal research tools.
• Proven commitment and expertise to provide excellent customer service; positive and flexible.
• Ability to work in a team environment, deliver the highest quality of work, and maintain a professional disposition under extreme pressure.

Responsibilities

• Assists attorney in reviewing case material, to include gathering and analyzing case material and preparing a digest of selected decisions/opinions, including legal references.
• Drafts, edits, and reviews non-legal information, creates correspondence, and research reports.
• Helps prepare for trial by organizing exhibits and assists in creating and organizing statistical charts and photographs.
• Interviews potential witnesses and prepares summary interview reports.
• Reviews prepared legal documents to confirm the citations and legal references included in the documents.
• Attends pre-trial meetings to review case materials for missing documents or other questionable material and may request further information to correct deficiencies.
• After/during trial prepares summaries of testimony and depositions.
• Investigates facts and laws of cases and searches public records to prepare cases and determine causes of action, as well as research reports and correspondence relating to cases.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Legal writing

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Teamwork

Customer service

Education

Paralegal certificate

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Databases

Legal research tools

Job description

FSA Federal is seeking a Paralegal/Legal Assistant II to support the United States Attorney's Office mission in New York. You will assist attorneys in reviewing case material, preparing digests, and drafting legal and non-legal documents.

Responsibilities include organizing exhibits, preparing summaries of testimony and depositions, interviewing witnesses, and researching legal citations. The role requires strong organizational skills and the ability to work under pressure within a team.