Legal Support Specialist

Contact Government Services, LLC; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision

Life Insurance

401(k)

Flexible Spending Account

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Contact Government Services, LLC is seeking a detail-oriented clerical specialist to support the United States Attorney's Office. You will assist attorneys and staff, manage litigation support tasks, and maintain case materials and equipment inventories.

The role requires learning legal terminology, understanding litigation processes, and performing data entry, records management, and reporting with accuracy. Candidates must meet U.S. residency and citizenship/security requirements.

Qualifications

• Ability to learn legal terminology.
• Ability to learn litigation and court proceedings.
• Provide word processing and data entry/retrieval.
• Ability to review and analyze data and information from multiple sources.
• Ability to establish case/project files.
• Ability to enter and retrieve data from databases.
• Ability to manipulate, transfer, compute, and print information.
• Ability to prepare and correct reports and correspondence using word processing software.
• Answer inquiries regarding case-related information as maintained in the database.
• Answer inquiries regarding case-related status.
• Obtain additional information from other agencies or organizations.
• Maintain internal status information on the disposition of designated information, files, and assets.
• Assure information is accurate and perform analytical computations necessary to process data.
• Provide administrative information and assistance concerning case or file to other agencies or organizations.
• Must have resided in the United States for at least 3 of the last 5 years.
• Must be a U.S. citizen and able to pass a security background check.

Responsibilities

• Provide clerical support to USAO by assisting Assistant U.S. Attorneys, paralegals, and other personnel.
• Complete litigation support projects per case team specifications and deadlines.
• Maintain inventory and track litigation support equipment; keep equipment in good order.
• Maintain accurate records regarding incoming electronic case materials and office tracking protocols.
• Organize and prepare hard copy documents for scanning; scan documents selecting appropriate equipment and format.
• Review files and ensure proper closing procedures are followed.

Skills

Legal terminology

Litigation knowledge

Word processing

Data entry

Data analysis

Case/file management

Database access

Reporting

Interagency liaison

Records management

Job description

Job Duties

• Provide all clerical services required to support the USAO by directly assisting Assistant U.S. Attorneys, paralegals, legal assistants, and other USAO personnel.
• Complete litigation support projects in accordance with case team specifications, industry standards, and applicable deadlines.
• Maintain inventory and track litigation support equipment (e.g., external optical media readers, duplicators, specialized scanners, large format printers). Maintain equipment in good working order.
• Maintain accurate and current records regarding incoming electronic case materials, adhering to office tracking protocols such as completing standardized inventory or tracking forms.
• When requested, organize and prepare hard copy documents for scanning; scan hard copy documents making appropriate determinations about equipment, unitization, resolution, and format.
• Review files and correct any omissions in records; check all closed files to ensure the proper procedures have been followed and the closing process is complete.

Requirements

• Ability to learn legal terminology.
• Ability to learn litigation and court proceedings.
• Provide word processing and data entry/retrieval.
• Ability to review and analyze data and information from multiple sources.
• Ability to establish case/project files.
• Ability to enter and retrieve data from databases.
• Ability to manipulate, transfer, compute, and print information.
• Ability to prepare and correct reports and correspondence using word processing software.
• Answer inquiries regarding case-related information as maintained in the database.
• Answer inquiries regarding case-related status.
• Obtain additional information from other agencies or organizations.
• Maintain internal status information on the disposition of designated information, files, and assets.
• Assure information is accurate and perform analytical computations necessary to process data.
• Provide administrative information and assistance concerning case or file to other agencies or organizations.
• Must have resided in the United States for at least 3 of the last 5 years.
• Must be a U.S. citizen and able to pass a security background check.

Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision
• Life Insurance
• 401(k)
• Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dependent Care, and Commuter)
• Paid Time Off and Observance of State/Federal Holidays

Contact Government Services, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.