Law - Paralegal

Paralegal Specialist
If selected for this position, you will serve as a Paralegal Specialist in the Criminal Division for the United States Attorney's Office, Southern District of Florida. Duties will include, but are not limited to:

• Using an in-depth knowledge of the application of various laws, court and/or administrative decisions and interpretations related to U.S. Magistrate Court proceedings.
• Use multiple online legal systems, researches state and federal statutes, legal and factual issues and any other source of information pertinent to the resolution of an issue.
• Independently performs extensive and thorough legal research into the legislative history, precedent cases, decisions, and opinions that may be applicable to particular legal matters.
• Prepares documents that pertain to the analysis, evaluation and relevance of technical evidence or questions which arise during the litigative process and require reconciliation of conflicting policies and facts.
• Drafts legal documents that detail the legislative history, precedent cases, decisions and opinions that may be applicable to particular legal matters.
• Prepares and organizes voluminous documentation and evidence for production as discovery and for use in trial.
• Identifies and locates missing information.
• Reviews administrative records and discovery production for privileged content and other content for redaction.
• Participates in pre-trial witness conferences, noting any deficiencies in case materials (e.g., missing documents, conflicting statements) and additional issues or other matters requiring investigation prior to trial.
• Examines and evaluates information in case files, following agency standards regarding case litigation worthiness and appropriate titles of law.
• Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.