Overview
Paralegal Specialist (Civil Division) Jobs in Las Vegas, NV at United States Attorney’s Office, District of Nevada
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Duties:
If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team supporting the Civil Division. Typical work assignments will include:
- Provide direct legal support to attorneys as needed and backup support for other team members including docketing, calendaring, correspondence, proofreading, mailing, document management, and other administrative duties as assigned.
- Drafts legal documents such as pleadings, motions, memoranda, briefs, summonses, deposition notices, stipulations, etc. for attorney review.
- Primary responsibility for obtaining records including drafting subpoenas, following up with subpoenaed parties, drafting correspondence and legal pleadings related to subpoena enforcement.
- Prepares and maintains a variety of litigation documents, e.g., witness lists, exhibit lists, jury instructions and subpoenas that are consistent with the federal rules of procedure, local rules, and federal rules of evidence.
- Review investigative reports, testimony, interviews, files, and documents for civil cases to become familiar with the issues and identify pertinent material.
- Prepares and organizes evidence for production as discovery and for use at trial.
- Develops cases by preforming legal and factual research, compiling and analyzing case information, assisting attorneys in reviewing and obtaining evidence, and other relevant data sources.
- Participates in pre-trial witness interviews and identifies and redresses deficiencies in case materials.
Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.
Qualifications:
GS-09: In order to qualify for the GS-9 level of this position, you must meet ONE of the following qualification requirements:
- SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 level in Federal service performing paralegal or legal work which demonstrates a basic knowledge of legal research and ability to interpret legal decisions. Examples of qualifying experience include performing the following types of duties: examining and processing a variety of legal documents; conducting research, analysis and evaluation of data in response to complex or sensitive requests; drafting briefs, pleadings, litigation recommendations, or other legal documents and correspondence; using a variety of electronic or manual filing systems to acquire and store information; documenting findings and preparing recommendations; searching and reviewing legal references, case files, and other sources for information and data required by attorneys or court personnel.
- EDUCATION: Possess one of the following types of education in a related field: a J.D. or LL.B; OR a Master’s or equivalent graduate degree or higher; OR 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree.
- COMBINATION EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE: A combination of specialized experience as described in A and graduate education as described in B which when combined equal 100% of the requirements. (Only graduate education in excess of 1 full year is creditable.
Pay: $63,046.00 – $81,964.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
Title: Paralegal Specialist (Civil Division)
Company: United States Attorney’s Office, District of Nevada
Location: Las Vegas, NV
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