Legal Support Specialist - Trial Prep & Research

U.S. Department of Justice; Bismarck (ND); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Department of Justice seeks a highly capable professional for a GS-7 level position in the United States Attorneys' Office. The role focuses on providing a variety of legal support tasks, including trial preparation and document handling, with emphasis on accuracy and proper formatting.

ICTAP/CTAP eligibility applies for eligible displaced employees. Candidates should demonstrate typing speed of at least 40 words per minute and be prepared for potential testing.

Qualifications

• Must type at least 40 words per minute based on a 5 minute sample with three or fewer errors.
• Experience providing a variety of legal work as described in the specialized experience section.
• Must satisfy ICTAP/CTAP eligibility requirements as applicable and be well-qualified per ranking criteria.

Responsibilities

• Provide trial support to attorneys by preparing complaints, motions, subpoenas, orders, or other hearing/trial documents.
• Verify citations and statutory references contained in legal documents.
• Assist with discovery, hearing or trial preparation by compiling trial notebooks, jury instructions, witness lists and exhibit lists.
• Use software applications and legal databases to produce legal reports and documents, conduct factual research and prepare courtroom presentations.
• Develop tables of contents and indices to briefs.

Skills

Typing 40 WPM

Trial support

Legal research

Document preparation

Tools

Legal databases

Case management software

Citation checking tools

Job description

U.S. Department of Justice seeks a highly capable professional for a GS-7 level position in the United States Attorneys' Office. The role focuses on providing a variety of legal support tasks, including trial preparation and document handling, with emphasis on accuracy and proper formatting.

ICTAP/CTAP eligibility applies for eligible displaced employees. Candidates should demonstrate typing speed of at least 40 words per minute and be prepared for potential testing.