Criminal Legal Assistant (Office Automation)

Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys•Chicago, IL

17h

About The Position

This posting seeks Legal Assistant applicants for our Criminal Division. The Criminal Division handles a wide variety of investigations and prosecutions, including public corruption, anti-terrorism, violent crime associated with narcotics and street gangs, health care fraud, and cybercrime, among many others. You will be supporting Criminal Division Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSAs) who prosecute cases from investigation through trial, appeal, and post-conviction litigation. At the full performance level, you will support AUSAs 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. Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.

Requirements

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.
Must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
If selected, you may be required to complete a one year probationary period.
Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.
Must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement and before placement in the position.
Type at least 40 words per minute based on a 5 minute sample with three or fewer errors. (A typing test may later be required.)

Nice To Haves

Eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with ICTAP notification may receive selection priority.
Eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with CTAP notification may receive selection priority.
Honorably separated veterans who are preference eligible or have substantially completed three (3) or more years of continuous active military service may apply under VEOA.
Persons with disabilities, veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more, certain other veterans, spouses of certain members of the armed forces, and returning Peace Corps volunteers are potentially eligible for non-competitive appointments.

Responsibilities

Examining, preparing and processing a variety of technical legal documents, e.g., complaints, motions, orders, answers, pleadings, subpoenas, and libels
Proofreading and cite checking legal briefs, memoranda, and other legal documents
Providing assistance to attorneys in trial preparation by conducting non-complex research of litigation, statutes, regulations and court cases
Assembling exhibits, affidavits, and other legal documents
Assembling and organizing files and records material for disposition or transfer to records depository
Maintaining calendar of assigned active cases
Tracking filing, hearing, and trials dates, and scheduling conference and interviews
Arranging travel by preparing itinerary and securing transportation and hotel reservations
Producing a variety of written documents and materials using a wide range of office software applications