Legal Administrative Specialist

Legal Administrative Specialist

This Legal Administrative Specialist serves as a financial litigation specialist for research and evaluation of debtor assets at varying levels of complexity and the collection of criminal and/or civil monetary impositions. If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team that is responsible for providing Legal Administrative Specialist support in the U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia, located in Washington, District of Columbia, focusing in the areas of financial litigation support. Typical work assignments will include:

• Identifies assets such as cash, property, bonds, mutual funds, cash value in insurance policies and variable annuities, stocks, travelers' checks, Series EE savings bonds and bearer municipal bonds.
• Identifies assets and the conversion of assets to personal property i.e., art, jewelry, collectibles, antiques, vehicles, boats, planes, hobby equipment, gun collections, etc.
• Conducts searches of public records to reveal debtor's asset holdings such as property deeds, liens, judgments, bankruptcy or associated business entities, licenses and property in the name of another party
• Researches debtors sources of income (wages, interest, dividend, retirement, rental, etc.)
• Develops strategies for locating assets that have been assigned, converted, transferred to or established in names of or for third parties to conceal a debtor's interest in property or rights to property.
• Analyzes the electronic files in the case system and evaluates information provided; drafts required legal documents; and makes recommendations based on factual and legal research.

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