LEGAL ASSISTANT (Grand Jury Coordinator)

Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys•Fort Wayne, IN

6d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a Legal Assistant (Grand Jury Coordinator) with the United States Attorney's Office in the Northern District of Indiana. The role involves conducting various administrative duties related to grand jury operations, including transcribing, preparing, and distributing confidential legal correspondence, maintaining files, logs, complaints, transcripts, reports, and other confidential records of grand jury proceedings. The position also includes assembling information for indictments, obtaining necessary documentation for grand jury presentations, scheduling appearances, coordinating returns of indictments, and reviewing case information to assist staff and attorneys in legal strategies. A key responsibility is ensuring the security of Grand Jury materials and federal tax information. Responsibilities will increase in complexity as training and experience progress, with promotion potential to the GS-08 grade level, which is at management's discretion and based on demonstrated ability, need, and approval.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication (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, 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.
To be eligible at the GS-7 level, must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-6 level.
Specialized Experience (GS-7): Providing information and assistance relating to grand jury investigations/matters scheduled for grand jury, and legal and administrative procedures to be followed; examining, preparing and processing a variety of technical legal documents; preparing legal actions such as indictments, criminal complaints, search warrants, applications, notices, affidavits, summonses, and grand jury subpoenas.
To be eligible at the GS-8 level, must have at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 level in Federal service.
Specialized Experience (GS-8): Providing information and assistance relating to grand jury investigations/matters scheduled for grand jury, and legal and administrative procedures to be followed; examining, preparing and processing a variety of technical legal documents which are characteristically voluminous and complex in format; preparing legal actions such as indictments, criminal complaints, search warrants, judgments, applications, notices, affidavits, summonses, grand jury subpoenas, rules to show cause, proofs of claim, and satisfaction of judgment.
Must 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

ICTAP eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees may receive selection priority.
CTAP eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice may receive selection priority.
VEOA eligible veterans may apply and compete for positions announced under merit promotion procedures.
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 examples of individuals who are potentially eligible for non-competitive appointments.

Responsibilities

Conduct a variety of grand jury administrative duties associated with grand jury operations, i.e., transcribes, prepares and distributes both complex confidential legal correspondence, maintains files, logs, complaints, transcripts, reports and other confidential records of grand jury proceedings.
Assembling all necessary information for presentation of indictments and obtaining documentation or other records required for presentation of a case to the grand jury.
Scheduling appearances, coordinating returns of indictments, including witnesses, returns, and arraignments.
Reviewing case information, or related factual information, to assist support staff, attorneys, and agents in planning and executing legal strategies.
Ensuring grand jury materials and federal tax information by maintaining the security of Grand Jury files and records.