Description du poste
For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/. As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement. This position is also being announced to applicants eligible to apply through Merit Staffing procedures under 27-WVS-13107199-MS.
PRINCIPALES MISSIONS :
If selected for this position, you will serve as a Legal Assistant with the United States Attorney's Office, Southern District of West Virginia. At the full performance level, you will support Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSA) by providing a variety of legal assistance and office support services. You will receive formal and/or on-the-job training as needed. Key Responsibilities Include: Examining, preparing, and processing a variety of technical legal documents, including complaints, motions, orders, answers, pleadings, subpoenas, and libels. Proofreading and cite-checking legal briefs, memoranda, and other legal documents to ensure accuracy and compliance with legal standards. Assisting attorneys in trial preparation by conducting non-complex research on litigation, statutes, regulations, and court cases. Assembling exhibits, affidavits, and other legal documents necessary for court proceedings. Organizing and maintaining files and records for disposition or transfer to a records depository. Maintaining a calendar of assigned active cases to ensure timely management of deadlines. Tracking filing, hearing, and trial dates, as well as scheduling conferences and interviews. Arranging travel by preparing itineraries and securing transportation and hotel reservations. Producing a variety of written documents and materials using a wide range of office software applications. Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUISES :
GS-5: To be eligible at the GS-5 level, you must have: at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-4 level; or four years of education above the high school level; or a combination of both specialized experience and education as explained below. Specialized experience is defined as experience reviewing documents with legal implications for accuracy and completeness (e.g., court documents, real estate documents, contracts, insurance or benefits claims, mortgage or loan applications, tax forms, or other types of legal documents); typing and formatting correspondence and forms; maintaining file systems; and obtaining needed information from files or general reference sources. Combining Education and Experience: Successfully completed post-high school education may be used to meet the total one year of specialized experience requirement equivalent to the GS-4 grade level. Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year) is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. One full academic year of study (30 semester hours) beyond the second year is equivalent to 6 months of specialized experience. GS-6: To be eligible at the GS-6 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-5 level. Specialized experience is defined as experience reviewing legal documents such as complaints, motions, orders, answers, pleadings, subpoenas, and libels for completeness of factual information; retrieving and assembling information for hearing and/or trial use; researching a variety of legal sources to obtain and/or verify information; and using automated software to produce legal related reports, documents, correspondence and related materials. GS-7: To be eligible at the GS-7 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-6 level. Specialized experience is defined as experience providing trial support to attorneys by preparing complaints, motions, subpoenas, orders, or other hearing and/or trial documents accurately and in proper format; ver