• Provides a variety of legal assistance and technical work requiring a specialized knowledge of processes, procedures, and practices to support legal activities. Support assignments of this nature involve the form, content and issues of legal instruments and documents, and the steps and procedures involved in processing, storing, and retrieving legal actions and legal information pertaining to the activities of the USAO.
• Provides litigative case management Annotate deficiencies in case materials, e.g., missing documents, conflicting statements, and request further investigation by investigative personnel to correct deficiencies.
• Serves as contact person for assigned cases and provides information and assistance concerning status or relevant procedural issues.
• Compiles, organizes, and indexes various discovery and evidence documents for trial, witness testimony as it relates to specific criminal charge evidence.
• Works closely with assigned attorney(s) to ensure material is efficiently arranged.
• Provides assistance to attorneys with e-discovery platforms and document review systems.
• Produces and provides to the attorney the appropriate legal documents, information, or witnesses at the appropriate time during those court proceedings.
• Prepares and coordinates exhibits for trial which typically involves a wide range of visual materials including charts, diagrams, photographs, and models.
• Performs a variety of administrative duties in support of the assigned AUSAs, which typically involves automation support or other administrative subject matter areas.
• Using established databases, performs data searches, report design, and other data retrieval assignments.
• Opens, maintains, and closes case files to include receiving newly opened case files and taking necessary measures to notify the proper client agency of service and to obtain litigation report and/or other needed case information.
• Establishes and updates database to track receipt of cases, upcoming deadlines, and other case information.
• Keeps attorneys and appropriate staff members informed of the status of cases.
• Monitors the progress of pending cases and initiates action to ensure that established deadlines are met.
• Physically maintains case files and case related material in status within a filing system that is accessible and enables easy retrieval.
• Closes case file in a timely manner. Purges unnecessary documents and forwards files to archives.
• Prepares a variety of legal documents, correspondence, and other related material from templates including subpoenas, liens, come ups and writs, transmittal of pleadings, status updates to client agencies, notices to adverse counsel and/or co-counsel, and submits for AUSA review and approval prior to filing/issuance.
• Maintains AUSAs and court calendars, schedules court reporters, witnesses, and conferences as required.
• Answers outside inquiries not requiring legal interpretations and refers other questions to appropriate office members. Exercises judgment and discretion in determining information provided to telephonic inquiries and visitors.
   

Qualifications:

• Must be able to obtain and maintain MRPT facility credentials/authorization. Note: US Citizenship is required for MRPT facility credentials/authorization at this work location.
• Requires paralegal certificate, or JD, or currently attending an ABA-accredited law school, having completed at least one year of study, or an equivalent level of legal training or experience; or an equivalent level of education may be substituted.
• At least two years of litigation paralegal experience or project experience (as related to the task order) is required; trial experience very helpful. 
• At least one year of experience in automated litigation support.
• Requires sound working knowledge of federal and state court system, legal research procedures, and legal research resources.
• Requires excellent written and oral communication skills and thorough knowledge of legal research tools such as LEXIS and Westlaw.
• Must have hands-on familiarity with a variety of computer applications, including word processing, databases (such as document review and file management systems), spreadsheets, imaging, and hardware systems.
• Role also requires hands-on familiarity with ESI tools and knowledge of eDiscovery procedures and resources.
• Ability to consistently deliver highest quality work under extreme pressure will be very important.    
  
  HIRING HOURLY RANGE: $29.01 (Hourly rate to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant internal equity, and alignment with market  data.)
  This position includes a competitive benefits package. For more detailed information on our Benefits and what it is like to work for Amentum: please visit our careers site: www.amentumcareers.com

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