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Legal Assistant – 1 year of experience Jobs in Pittsburgh, PA at U.S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
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**Job Summary:**
We are seeking a dedicated Legal Assistant to join our team.
**Duties:**
At the full performance level, you will support Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSAs) by providing a variety of legal assistance and office support services. If selected, you will receive formal and/or on-the-job training as needed.
Duties include:
- Examining, preparing and processing a variety of technical legal documents, e.g., complaints, motions, orders, answers, pleadings, subpoenas, and libels;
- Proofreading and cite checking legal briefs, memoranda, and other legal documents;
- Providing assistance to attorneys in trial preparation by conducting non-complex research of litigation, statutes, regulations and court cases;
- Assembling exhibits, affidavits, and other legal documents;
- Assembling and organizing files and records material for disposition or transfer to records depository;
- Maintaining calendar of assigned active cases;
- Tracking filing, hearing, and trials dates, and scheduling conference and interviews;
- Arranging travel by preparing itinerary and securing transportation and hotel reservations;
- Producing a variety of written documents and materials using a wide range of office software applications.
Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.
**Qualifications:**
To qualify at the GS-06 level, you must possess:
Specialized Experience: At least one year of specialized experience
- Reviewing legal documents such as complaints, motions, orders, answers, pleadings, subpoenas, or libels for completeness of factual information;
- Retrieving or assembling information for hearing and/or trial use;
- Researching a variety of legal sources to obtain and/or verify information;
- Using automated software to produce legal related reports, documents, correspondence or related materials.
To be qualified, you must type at least 40 words per minute based on a 5 minute sample with three or fewer errors. (A typing test may later be required.)
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $46,949.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid sick time
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
Title: Legal Assistant – 1 year of experience
Company: U.S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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