Legal Administrative Specialist

Quick Facts

• Role: Legal Administrative Specialist (legal support services for criminal matters)

• Support scope: Assistant U.S. Attorneys (AUSA), including grand jury and trial preparation

Description

Provide full-range legal administrative support to one or more Assistant U.S. Attorneys handling federally cognizable criminal matters. Responsibilities include legal research and analysis of records, assisting investigation and trial teams during witness/agent interviews, and organizing and summarizing grand jury/trial testimony. You will also advise legal staff on efficient preparation and maintenance of administrative legal documents, with increasing complexity as you gain experience.

Responsibilities

• Research, analyze, and summarize relevant legal precedents for assigned cases

• Analyze records to isolate facts tied to specific legal issues

• Support investigative/trial teams in interviews of agents and potential witnesses for grand jury or trial preparation

• Organize, review, summarize, and outline grand jury and/or trial testimony

• Advise attorneys and legal support staff on the most effective and efficient ways to prepare, present, and maintain administrative legal documents

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship or U.S. National

• Selective Service registration/exemption (for eligible males born after 12/31/1959)

• Satisfactory pre-employment adjudication (fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing) and successful background investigation for a Moderate Risk clearance

• Provide required documents including resume

• Meet the GS-07 or GS-09 minimum qualifications by the closing date

GS-07 Minimum Qualifications

• Specialized experience track: At least 1 year specialized experience equivalent to GS-05 covering 3 of 4 duties (case information organization, court preparation, drafting/organizing legal documents, and using technology to organize digital evidence)

• Education track: 1 full year of graduate education leading to a master’s (or equivalent)

• Alternate education track: Bachelor’s degree plus Superior Academic Achievement (upper third class standing, specified GPA thresholds, and/or national scholastic honor society membership)

• Combination track: A mix of qualifying specialized experience and education totaling at least 100%

GS-09 Minimum Qualifications

• Specialized experience track: At least 1 year specialized experience equivalent to GS-07 covering 3 of 4 duties (analyzing/evaluating legal decisions, using litigation technology software, organizing voluminous case information for retrieval, and drafting legal documents)

• Education track: Master’s degree (or equivalent such as LL.B./J.D.) in a related field (e.g., Criminal Justice, Law, Legal Studies)

• Alternate education track: 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree

• Combination track: A mix of qualifying experience and education totaling at least 100%

Benefits

Comprehensive federal employee benefits package; eligibility depends on position type and schedule, and benefits are available for you and your family.