Supervisory Paralegal Specialist

Summary

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.

Duties

• If selected, you will serve as the senior Paralegal Specialist providing a wide range of complex legal support services to Assistant United States Attorneys involved in criminal prosecutions. Paralegal support and research assignments require significant specialized knowledge in criminal procedures regarding White Collar, Violent Crime, and Dangerous Drugs. You will also serve as the direct paralegal specialist to Criminal Division Chief, assisting in the performance of administrative, managerial, supervisory and trial duties. You will supervise and manage multiple legal support staff of the United States Attorney's Office, Middle District of Alabama. Duties include: If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team that is responsible for substantive legal support to Assistant U.S. Attorneys in a variety of specialized litigative activities related to public corruption investigations and prosecutions. Typical work assignments will include: Performing substantive legal research using a variety of research tools. Preparing draft legal and administrative pleadings and various other correspondence and legal documents. Reviewing and organizing complex factual material and other documentary data. Providing advice on the most efficient method for preparing legal documents. Preparing a variety of substantive legal documents to include extradition requests, exhibits for trial, grand jury and trial subpoenas, interrogatory requests, and documentation relevant to acquiring evidence or testimony. Preparing charts, graphs, and tables to illustrate results. Preparing, developing, compiling, or maintaining jury instructions in preparation for trial. Providing litigation case management and organizing cases for court presentation.

Education

All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, see http://www.ed.gov OR Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to timely provide such evidence by submitting proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency with your application materials. More information may be found at http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html. All documentation must be in English or include an English translation.