Paralegal Specialist (Recent Graduate)

Paralegal Specialist (Recent Graduate)

Positions are available in the following sections of the Criminal Division:

• Appellate Section (APP): APP defends the integrity and constitutionality of federal criminal investigations and prosecutions. Appellate Section attorneys litigate cases in the Supreme Court and the federal courts of appeals, in collaboration with the Office of the Solicitor General, other components of the Criminal Division, and U.S. Attorneys' Offices throughout the country.
• Human Rights and Special Prosecutions Section (HRSP): HRSP protects the American public and U.S. interests from serious threats to public safety, border security, immigration systems, and individual rights by prosecuting: (1) leaders and members of criminal networks and cartels responsible for prolific transnational alien smuggling, human trafficking, and related immigration fraud crimes; (2) individuals and enterprises implicated in other human trafficking offenses involving forced labor, sex trafficking, and related coercion-based trafficking crimes; (3) persons who have committed human rights violations including genocide, torture, war crimes, and other atrocities, including those who flee to the United States seeking safe harbor after committing such crimes or who commit immigration fraud by concealing their past crimes; and (4) persons who committed violent crime abroad where a U.S. citizen is a victim or perpetrator. As part of its mission, HRSP helps lead Joint Task Force Alpha (JTFA).
• Money Laundering, Narcotics and Forfeiture Section (MNF): MNF pursues criminal prosecutions and criminal and civil asset recovery actions involving: financial facilitators who conceal profits for criminals; financial institutions and their officers and employees who violate money laundering, Bank Secrecy Act, and sanctions laws; international money launderers who support transnational organized crime; and the top command and control of international drug trafficking organizations.
• Violent Crime and Racketeering Section (VCRS): VCRS is a specialized group of prosecutors charged with developing and implementing strategies to disrupt and dismantle regional, national and international gangs and organized crime groups. VCRS, in partnership with United States Attorney's Offices, prosecutes significant Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO), Violent Crimes in Aid of Racketeering (VICAR) and violent crime cases against the most dangerous criminal groups in the U.S.

This vacancy includes a Selective Placement Factor. Please see below for more information. As a Paralegal Specialist (Recent Graduate), you may perform duties such as:

• Providing support to senior Paralegals and Section Attorneys by identifying and evaluating applicable cases, law, and regulations pertaining to criminal cases, policies, and issues.
• Assisting senior Paralegals in preparing memoranda and litigation reports in connection with legal issues, summarizing the allegations, facts, results of investigations and recommending disposition of particular cases.
• Assisting senior Paralegal Specialists and Section Attorneys in their assigned investigations, trials, appeals, and/or special projects.
• Producing work products that are well written, clear, and free of errors.
• Assisting in preparing and organizing trial exhibits such as statistical charts, graphs, and maps to be presented in court.
• Assisting attorneys with case management, including follow-up, scheduling, and use of electronic tools for data and time management.
• Handling other duties such as cite checking using Bluebook, as well as other citation and style requirements for legal writing; documentation preparation, management, and transmission; trial support utilizing courtroom technology; legal and other research utilizing electronic databases.