Legal Assistant (Office Automation)

Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys; Seattle (WA); Presencial; USD 57 000 - 82 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys in the Western District of Washington seeks a Grand Jury Coordinator and Legal Assistant.

You will independently support AUSAs, research grand jury laws, manage records, prepare exhibits, and help with reports and discovery indexing.

Responsabilidades

• Independently research laws and rules for grand jury proceedings and impanelment.
• Review cases to determine issues impacting grand jury activities.
• Protect grand jury records and keep files secure and confidential.
• Prepare and distribute complex confidential legal correspondence, reports and documents.
• Assist in editing and compiling data for grand jury reports and supervise distribution of reports.
• Prepare trial exhibits such as charts, graphs, and timelines for court.
• Code and index discovery documents using legal case management software.

Descrição da oferta de emprego

• Hiring Agency: Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys

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 All U.S. Citizens and Nationals under 27-WAW-13077777-DE.

Key Responsibilities

If selected, you will serve as the Grand Jury Coordinator and Legal Assistant in the Criminal Division of the United States Attorney's Office (USAO) for the Western District of Washington. You will be responsible for directly and independently supporting Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSAs) by providing a wide variety of technical assistance services related to complex grand jury actions and matters.

Typical work assignments will include: Independently researching and following the laws and specialized rules regarding grand jury proceedings and impanelment, reviewing cases to determine factual issues that may impact grand jury activities, protecting grand jury records and keeping files secure from public disclosure, making substantive processing determinations or initiating other actions based on an analysis of the situation or circumstances of the proceedings, and acting as authoritative liaison with other agencies regarding grand jury matters; Performing extensive searches of records, reference and/or historical material and independently researching, evaluating, and coordinating information to establish the facts and issues of specific litigation cases; Transcribing, preparing and distributing both complex confidential legal correspondence, reports and other documents; assisting in editing and compiling data for grand jury reports and supervising the secure reproduction and distribution of reports; Preparing trial exhibits such as statistical charts, graphs, and timelines to be presented in court; and Coding and indexing discovery documents using legal case management software.

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

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys, Department of Justice.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $56715 - $81648/yr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-03.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.

Source: USAJOBS.gov - U.S. Federal Government . Retrieved 2026-10-14 . Not affiliated with or endorsed by OPM or USAJOBS.gov