Paralegal Specialist

Paralegal Specialist

If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team that is responsible for enforcing Federal criminal and civil laws that protect life, liberty and the property of citizens. As a Paralegal Specialist, you will assist Assistant United States Attorneys in handling a wide range of immigration matters including civil defensive litigation resulting from the enforcement of immigration laws. At the full performance level, the duties of a Paralegal Specialist in Civil Division will be:

1. Performing specialized legal research in support of civil cases;
2. Reviewing and organizing complex factual material and other documentary data for investigations and trials;
3. Drafting a variety of substantive legal documents to include initial legal and administrative briefs, motions, oppositions to defense motions, trial subpoenas, interrogatory requests, documentation relevant to acquiring evidence or testimony and correspondence for attorney review;
4. Researching references such as agency manuals, directives, issuances, court reports, appellate records or commercial legal publications to locate appropriate data such as applicable precedents, legislative history and commentaries which bear on legal issues;
5. Managing discovery and evidence in electronic and hard copy formats and presenting the exhibits using trial presentation software in court; and
6. Preparing and organizing voluminous documentation and evidence for production as discovery and for use in trial.

Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.