Legal Assistant (Office Automation)

This is a legal assistant position (Office Automation) with the United States Attorney's Office in the Eastern District of Virginia. The office handles federal civil and criminal matters, and the successful candidate will support attorneys in preparing and managing a wide variety of legal documents. Responsibilities Examining, preparing, and processing technical legal documents such as complaints, motions, orders, answers, pleadings, and subpoenas. Proofreading and citation‑checking legal briefs, memoranda, and other legal documents. Providing assistance to attorneys in trial preparation by conducting research of litigation, statutes, regulations, and court cases. Assembling exhibits, affidavits, and other legal documents. Organizing files and records for disposition or transfer to records depository. Maintaining calendars of assigned active cases. Tracking filing, hearing, and trial dates, scheduling conferences and interviews. Arranging travel by preparing itineraries and securing transportation and hotel reservations. Producing written documents and materials using a variety of office software applications. Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen or National. Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre‑employment adjudication, including fingerprint, credit, tax checks, and drug testing. Continued employment requires a favorable background investigation. You must be registered with Selective Service, if applicable. Selected candidates may be required to complete a one‑year probationary period. You must meet all qualification requirements upon the closing date of this announcement. Qualifications (GS‑05) To be eligible at the GS‑05 level, you must meet at least one of the following conditions: Specialized Experience: One full year of experience equivalent to the GS‑4 level reviewing documents with legal implications for accuracy and completeness, typing and formatting correspondence, maintaining file systems, and obtaining needed information from files or reference sources. Education: Completion of at least four (4) years of education above the high‑school level in an accredited business, secretarial, or technical school, junior college, college, or university. One year of full‑time study is defined as 30 semester hours, 45 quarter hours, or the equivalent. Combination of Experience and Education: Successfully completed post‑high‑school education and experience may be combined to meet total qualification requirements, provided the college education is in excess of 60 semester hours or beyond the second year. Eligible displaced Federal competitors may receive priority under the Inter‑Agency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) or the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) if they meet the specified criteria and obtain a score of 85 or higher on the ranking criteria. Selective Service If you are a male applicant born after December 31 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt under the law. See Reasonable Accommodation Statement Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact the hiring agency directly. Determinations will be made on a case‑by‑case basis. Equal Employment Opportunity Statement The United States government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non‑merit factors. Political Appointees Current or former political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non‑Career SES employees who have been in the Executive Branch within the last five years must disclose this information to the HR Office. #J-18808-Ljbffr