Legal Admin Specialist: Litigation Support & Trial Prep

United States Attorneys' Offices; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Attorneys' Offices in Harrisburg, PA, seeks a professional to provide wide-ranging legal and administrative support to one or more Assistant United States Attorneys. Responsibilities include drafting and cite-checking documents, assisting with trial preparation and exhibits, and conducting factual legal research using various databases.

Responsibilities grow with training, including handling discovery and maintaining multiple attorney files, while providing administrative support

Qualifications

• Minimum one year specialized experience at GS-04 level or education equivalent
• Post-high school education may supplement experience
• Graduate education may substitute for experience in GS-07 eligibility

Responsibilities

• Prepares, proofs, and cite-checks legal documents.
• Assists with trial exhibits and courtroom presentations.
• Conducts factual legal research using databases.
• Maintains and organizes multiple attorney files.
• Tracks cases and handles discovery processing.

Skills

Legal support

Administrative support

Typing/formatting

Legal research

Education

4 years of education above HS

Graduate education in related field

Bachelor’s degree with GPA criteria

Tools

Legal databases (e.g., Eclipse)

Relativity

Trial Director

Job description

United States Attorneys' Offices in Harrisburg, PA, seeks a professional to provide wide-ranging legal and administrative support to one or more Assistant United States Attorneys. Responsibilities include drafting and cite-checking documents, assisting with trial preparation and exhibits, and conducting factual legal research using various databases.

Responsibilities grow with training, including handling discovery and maintaining multiple attorney files, while providing administrative support