Legal Assistant (Office Automation)

Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys•Orlando, FL

About The Position

The Legal Assistant (Office Automation) supports Assistant United States Attorneys by providing legal assistance and office support. Formal and/or on-the-job training may be provided as needed. Responsibilities increase in scope and complexity as training and experience progress. The position involves preparing and processing legal documents, proofreading and cite-checking legal materials, supporting attorney trial preparation through research and document assembly, maintaining case calendars, and producing written materials using office software. The announcement may be used to fill additional positions as needed.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship or nationality.
Meet the qualifications for the applicable GS level: GS-5 requires one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-4, four years of post-high-school education, or a qualifying combination of education and experience; GS-6 requires one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-5; GS-7 requires one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-6.
Specialized experience at GS-5 includes reviewing documents with legal implications for accuracy and completeness; typing and formatting correspondence and forms; maintaining file systems; and retrieving information from files or general reference sources.
Specialized experience at GS-6 includes reviewing legal documents for completeness of factual information; retrieving and assembling information for hearings or trials; researching legal sources; and using automated software to produce legal reports, documents, correspondence, and related materials.
Specialized experience at GS-7 includes preparing hearing or trial documents accurately and in proper format; verifying citations and statutory references; assisting with discovery, hearing, or trial preparation; and using software and legal or non-legal databases for reports, documents, factual research, brief indices, and courtroom presentations.
Type at least 40 words per minute on a five-minute sample with no more than three errors; a typing test may be required.
Meet applicable time-in-grade requirements within 30 days after the announcement closing date.
Meet all qualification and eligibility requirements within 30 days after the announcement closing date and before placement.
Complete satisfactory pre-employment adjudication, including fingerprint, credit, and tax checks and drug testing; continued employment is subject to favorable background-investigation adjudication.
Register for Selective Service if applicable.
A one-year probationary period may be required; a supervisory or managerial probationary period may also apply as stated in the announcement.
Academic degrees and coursework must be from accredited or pre-accredited institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education; foreign education must be shown to be comparable to U.S. accredited education, with documentation in English or accompanied by an English translation.

Responsibilities

Examine, prepare, and process technical legal documents, including complaints, motions, orders, answers, pleadings, and subpoenas.
Proofread and cite-check legal briefs, memoranda, and other legal documents.
Assist attorneys with trial preparation by conducting non-complex research on litigation, statutes, regulations, and court cases, and assembling exhibits, affidavits, and other legal documents.
Maintain calendars for assigned active cases, track filing, hearing, and trial dates, and schedule conferences and interviews.
Produce written documents and materials using office software applications.