Legal Assistant (Office Automaton)

Qualifications This position may be filled by applicants eligible under Merit Staffing procedures (26‑NCE‑12988331‑MS) at GS‑5, GS‑6, or GS‑7 levels. Applicants must meet the specialized experience, education, or combined eligibility criteria for the GS level applicable to them. GS‑5 Eligibility At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS‑4 level. Or four years of education above the high school level. Or a combination of both specialized experience and education as explained below. Specialized Experience: Reviewing documents with legal implications for accuracy and completeness (e.g., court documents, real‑estate documents, contracts, insurance or benefits claims, mortgage or loan applications, tax forms, or other types of legal documents); typing and formatting correspondence and forms; maintaining file systems; and obtaining needed information from files or general reference sources. GS‑6 Eligibility At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS‑5 level. Specialized Experience: Reviewing legal documents such as complaints, motions, orders, answers, pleadings, subpoenas, and libels for completeness of factual information; retrieving and assembling information for hearing and/or trial use; researching a variety of legal sources to obtain and/or verify information; and using automated software to produce legal related reports, documents, correspondence and related materials. GS‑7 Eligibility At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS‑6 level. Specialized Experience: Providing trial support to attorneys by preparing complaints, motions, subpoenas, orders, or other hearing and or trial documents accurately and in proper format; verifying citations and statutory references contained in legal documents; assisting with discovery, hearing or trial preparation by performing duties such as compiling trial notebooks, assembling jury instructions, and compiling witness and exhibit lists; and using software applications and legal and non‑legal databases to produce legal related reports and documents, conduct factual research, develop tables of contents and indices to briefs, and prepare courtroom presentations. Typing Requirement Applicants must type at least 40 words per minute based on a five‑minute sample with three or fewer errors. A typing test may be required later. #J-18808-Ljbffr US-Executive-Office-For-U.S.-Attorneys-and-the-Office-of-the-U.S.-Attorneys-