Paralegal Specialist

Legal Support Services

At the full performance level, the incumbent provides a wide range of legal support services to one or more Assistant U.S. Attorneys involved in criminal prosecutions and grand jury investigations for federally cognizable cases. Legal support services are associated with such functions as impact analysis of legislative, administrative and judicial decisions, opinions, determinations, and rulings on cases relevant to the District and similar legal support functions which require discretion and independent judgment. Duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Reviewing and organizing complex factual materials and other documentary data for investigations and trials;
• Using tables and citation checking with efficiency;
• Preparing a variety of substantive legal documents to include extradition requests, grand jury and trial subpoenas, interrogatory requests, and documentation relevant to acquiring evidence or testimony;
• Developing and entering various case material into a computer database;
• Preparing charts, graphs, and tables to illustrate results; and,
• Providing litigation case management and organizing cases for court presentation.

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