Legal Administrative Specialist — Trial Prep & Discovery

United States Attorneys' Offices; Scranton (Lackawanna County); On-site; USD 48,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Attorneys' Offices seeks a capable legal support professional to provide a wide range of administrative and legal support to one or more Assistant United States Attorneys. You will help prepare and edit legal documents and support automated litigation processes.

Responsibilities include trial preparation, assisting attorneys with exhibits, and conducting factual legal research in various databases. Strong organizational skills and attention to detail are essential.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to provide basic legal and administrative support to attorneys.
• Experience in preparing and processing routine legal documents and exhibits.
• Ability to perform factual legal research using databases and other sources.

Responsibilities

• Prepares, proofreads and cite-checks legal documents and assists with trial exhibits.
• Assists attorneys and litigation support staff in trial preparation and courtroom presentations; uses software and hardware for documentation.
• Conducts factual legal research and maintains files for multiple attorneys.

Skills

Legal research

Administrative support

Trial preparation

Cite-checking

Education

4 years of education above high school

Graduate education (1 year)

Bachelor's degree requirement

Tools

Eclipse

Relativity

Trial Director

Job description

United States Attorneys' Offices seeks a capable legal support professional to provide a wide range of administrative and legal support to one or more Assistant United States Attorneys. You will help prepare and edit legal documents and support automated litigation processes.

Responsibilities include trial preparation, assisting attorneys with exhibits, and conducting factual legal research in various databases. Strong organizational skills and attention to detail are essential.