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Legal Assistant (Office Automation)

This Legal Assistant (Office Automation) serves as legal assistant responsible for supporting Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSAs) by providing a variety of legal assistance and office support services. If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team that is responsible for providing Legal Assistant (Office Automation) support in the U.S. Attorney's Office, Executive Office for United States Attorneys, located in Albany, New York; Alexandria, Virginia; Allentown, Pennsylvania; Anchorage, Alaska; Atlanta, Georgia; Binghamton, New York; Boston, Massachusetts; Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Charleston, West Virginia; Detroit, Michigan; Fayetteville, Arkansas; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Fort Pierce, Florida; Fort Smith, Arkansas; Hato Rey, Puerto Rico; Huntington, West Virginia; Jefferson City, Missouri; Juneau, Alaska; Kansas City, Missouri; Miami, Florida; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; New York, New York; Newark, New Jersey; Oxford, Mississippi; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Phoenix, Arizona; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Plattsburgh, New York; Seattle, Washington; Sherman, Texas; Springfield, Missouri; Syracuse, New York; Tacoma, Washington; Tyler, Texas; West Palm Beach, Florida, focusing in the areas of legal support; case management; and administrative support.

Typical work assignments will include:

• Examining, preparing and processing a variety of technical legal documents, e.g., complaints, motions, orders, answers, pleadings, subpoenas, and libels;
• Proofreading and cite checking legal briefs, memoranda, and other legal documents;
• Providing assistance to attorneys in trial preparation by conducting non-complex research of litigation, statutes, regulations and court cases;
• Assembling exhibits, affidavits, and other legal documents;
• Assembling and organizing files and records material for disposition or transfer to records depository;
• Maintaining calendar of assigned active cases;
• Tracking filing, hearing, and trial dates, and scheduling conferences and interviews;
• Arranging travel by preparing itinerary 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.