About This Role
This legal assistant position serves as the Magistrate Court Coordinator, acting as a liaison between the United States Attorney's Office (USAO) and the Magistrate Court. The role involves managing dockets and various legal duties, supporting the efficient operation of the court.
Responsibilities
- Examine, prepare, and process technical legal correspondence and other legal documents
- Prepare evidence summaries indicating probable violations of federal laws
- Obtain needed information from files, law enforcement agencies, or other sources, and submit completed legal documents to the appropriate AUSA or to the court
- Respond to requests from attorneys, conduct factual and legal research in legal and non-legal databases, and provide requested information
- Aid in preparing and organizing evidence for production as discovery and for use in trial
- Keep track of case status, filing, hearings, trial deadlines and dates, and schedule conferences and interviews
- Coordinate with the victim-witness specialist and notify appropriate individuals of victim-witness issues
- Receive visitors and telephone callers
- Manage and track court hearings and ensure all hearings on the court's dockets have coverage
- Aid in coordinating defendant movement from a local or State prison, or Bureau of Prisons, to meet the AUSAs
Requirements
- You must be a United States Citizen or National
- You will be required to complete a pre-employment security investigation and background check which includes a drug screening
- You may be required to complete a one-year probationary period
- Selective Service registration is required for males born on, or after, December 31st 1959. Those not registered should have an approved exemption on file
- A USA Hire assessment is required. An email will be sent with additional information after you submit your application. You will have 48 hours from the closing date of this announcement to complete the assessment
- You must meet all eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement and continue to meet these requirements throughout the hiring process. Offers can be rescinded if requirements are not met
- To be eligible at the GS-7 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-6 level
- Specialized experience is defined as preparing evidence summaries indicating probable violations of federal laws; obtaining needed information from files, law enforcement agencies, or other sources, and submitting completed legal documents to the appropriate AUSA or, in limited cases, directly to the court; reviewing incoming material and independently determining the need for assembly and preparation of a variety of legal documents, e.g., complaints, search warrants, motions, orders, pleadings, and subpoenas; searching for legal precedent in indices and computerized legal reference systems; aiding in preparing and organizing evidence for production as discovery and for use in trial; preparing trial exhibits such as statistical charts, graphs, and timelines to be presented in court; ensuring hearings on the court's docket have coverage
