Legal Assistant (Office Automaton)

United States Attorneys' Offices; Roanoke (VA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Attorneys' Offices in Roanoke, VA seeks a clerical/administrative support role to assist Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSA) Civil Division. You will field inquiries, draft documents, manage discovery, and support hearings and trials with research and exhibit assembly.

The position involves maintaining dockets, calendar deadlines, and filing duties, with training provided as needed. Eligibility requires U.S. citizenship and successful adjudication.

Qualifications

• Citizen or national of the United States
• Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication including fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing

Responsibilities

• Fielding phone calls and emails with client agencies, the public, and the court regarding cases
• Drafting a variety of legal documents, e.g., complaints, answers, discovery pleadings, motions, and subpoenas
• Reviewing and processing document discovery in accordance with federal rules and procedures
• Proofreading and cite-checking legal briefs, discovery pleadings, and other legal documents
• Supporting attorneys in hearings and trial preparation by conducting non-complex research of litigation, statutes, regulations, and court cases
• Supporting attorneys in depositions and trials by assembling exhibits and affidavits
• Assisting in retention of expert witnesses and other duties as assigned
• Maintaining attorneys' dockets and case file organization including opening, maintaining, and closing cases

Job description

Summary

For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/.

Summary

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 applicants eligible to apply through Merit Staffing procedures under 27-VAW-13088167-MS

Duties

Help At the full performance level, you will support Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSA), Civil Division, 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

• fielding phone calls and emails with client agencies, members of the public, and the court regarding cases.
• drafting a variety of legal documents, e.g., complaints, answers, discovery pleadings, motions, and subpoenas
• reviewing and processing document discovery in accordance with federal rules and established procedures
• proofreading and cite-checking legal briefs, discovery pleadings, and other legal documents
• supporting attorneys in hearings and trial preparation by conducting non-complex research of litigation, statutes, regulations, and court cases
• supporting attorneys in depositions and trials by assembling exhibits and affidavits
• supporting attorneys with managing their casework, including electronically filing pleadings, ordering transcripts, assisting in retention of expert witnesses, and other duties as assigned
• maintaining attorneys' dockets and being responsible for case file organization, including opening cases, maintaining the case file, and closing cases for disposition or transfer to records depository
• maintaining calendar of internal and external deadlines

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

Requirements

Help Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National
• Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication. This includes fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing. Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation
• You must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable
• If selected, you may be required to complete a one year probationary period.
• You must meet all qualification requirements upon the closing date of this announcement.

Qualifications

GS-5: To be eligible at the GS-5 level, you must have at least one year of specialized