PARALEGAL SPECIALIST (APPELLATE)

Summary

THIS POSITION HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO CLOSE ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 2026. 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 26-ARE-13008541-MS.

Duties

• The Paralegal Specialist position is located at the U.S. Attorney's Office (USAO) within the Eastern District of Arkansas, Appellate Division. The incumbent will provide paralegal support to attorneys in litigative activities, including performing legal research, legal writing, preparation and management of evidence and discovery. The work of this position involves independently preparing draft briefs and certiorari petitions for the Solicitor General for filing in the U.S. Supreme Court. Typical work assignments will include: Researching and analyzing case facts and applicable points of law and producing appellate briefs. Composing appellate briefs, motions and memoranda of law. Performing detailed and complex legal research in connection with cases involving criminal jurisdiction. Researching legal precedents in opinions, existing legal files, textbooks, legal periodicals, statutes, and court rulings. Preparing documents that summarizes and explains case files, depositions, or interrogatories. Writing appellate briefs and submitting briefs to Court of Appeals. Using computerized research, i.e., Westlaw and explaining relevant findings and conclusions orally and in writing. Monitoring opinions issued by U.S. Supreme Court and Court of Appeals and providing summaries; and Participating in staff meetings by updating attorneys and legal staff on changes in law and/or procedures affecting the Court of Appeals.

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.