Legal Assistant (Office Automation)

Quick Facts

• Role: Legal Assistant (Office Automation)
• Level: GS-5 through GS-7 (qualifications vary by grade)

Description

Support Assistant United States Attorneys by providing legal assistance and office support for matters in the Criminal Division. Tasks include examining, preparing, and processing technical legal documents; proofreading and cite checking legal filings; and assisting with trial preparation by performing non-complex legal research and assembling hearing and trial materials. Duties also expand over time to include maintaining case calendars, scheduling hearings and trials, arranging travel, and producing documents using office software.

Responsibilities

• Examine, prepare, and process technical legal documents (complaints, motions, orders, answers, pleadings, subpoenas, libels)
• Proofread and perform cite checking for briefs, memoranda, and other legal documents
• Assist attorneys with trial preparation via non-complex research of litigation, statutes, regulations, and court cases
• Assemble exhibits, affidavits, and other legal documents
• Assemble and organize files and records for disposition or transfer
• Maintain calendars for assigned active cases
• Track filing, hearing, and trial dates; schedule conferences and interviews
• Arrange travel by preparing itineraries and securing transportation and lodging
• Produce written documents and materials using office software applications

Requirements

• U.S. Citizen or National
• Satisfactory pre-employment adjudication (fingerprint, credit and tax checks, drug testing) and favorable background investigation
• Selective Service registration (if applicable)
• Meet all qualification and eligibility requirements within 30 days after the closing date
• May be required to complete a one-year probationary period
• GS-5: 1 year specialized experience equivalent to GS-4, or 4 years education above high school, or a combination (per defined rules)
• GS-6: 1 year specialized experience equivalent to GS-5
• GS-7: 1 year specialized experience equivalent to GS-6
• Typing: at least 40 words per minute (5-minute sample, ≤3 errors); a typing test may be required
• Education must be from an accredited/pre-accredited U.S. institution or foreign education must be comparable with timely credentialing evidence (English documentation/translation)

Benefits

• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
• Telework (where applicable)
• Life insurance and health benefits
• Participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System