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Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys

Paralegal Specialist

Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys, Washington, District of Columbia, us, 20022


For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit

http://www.justice.gov/usao/ . As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement. Duties

If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team that is responsible for performing a variety of complex paralegal assignments handling white collar and/or cybercrime investigations, civil rights offenses, including color of law violations, federal hate crimes, small frauds, small quantity drug offenses, firearms offenses, Hobbs Act robberies, bank robberies, threats, immigration offenses, child exploitation/pornography and human trafficking within the Criminal Division of the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia. Typical work assignments will include: Provides direct paralegal assistance to attorneys handling sensitive matters in support of the mission and function of the Criminal Division. Conducts complex legal research and analysis, and summarizing relevant legal precedents for applicability to assigned cases. Prepares, organizes, indexes, and maintains discovery productions in assigned cases. Provides in-courtroom presentation of exhibits and trial support. Prepares and files investigative legal process, including subpoenas, search warrants, and non-disclosure orders. Prepares exhibits for trial, which typically involve a wide range of visual materials including charts, diagrams, photographs and models. Participates in interviews with agents and potential witnesses to assist Attorneys in preparation for grand jury or trial. Performing other related duties as assigned. Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress. Salary

$82,764 - $107,590/year Conditions of Employment

You must be a U.S. Citizen or National. Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication. This includes fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing. Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation. You must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable. If selected, you may be required to complete a one year probationary period. Time-in-Grade: Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement. You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement and before placement in the position. Qualifications

To be eligible at the GS-11 level, you must meet at least ONE of the following conditions, as defined below: Specialized Experience, OR Education, OR a combination of Education and Experience. Specialized Experience:

One full year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-9 level work. Specialized experience is defined as experience that has equipped you with the competencies needed to perform the job duties. Examples of such experience are: providing legal administrative and technical support to attorneys handling white collar and/or cybercrime, small fraud, small quantity drug offense or firearms offense investigations and prosecutions; conducting legal research concerning precedents and past court decisions; preparing evidence and exhibits, and recommendations; preparing legal documents, including motions, search warrants, arrest warrants, and documentation relevant to other actions related to the acquisition of evidence and/or testimony for criminal investigations; preparing grand jury and trial subpoenas, attachments to subpoenas and other technical documents; drafting documents for review and providing in-courtroom presentation of exhibits and trial support. OR Education:

One of the following types of education in a related field: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree: OR 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree OR LL.M., if related. Education at the graduate level must be in an accredited college or university. OR Combining Education and Experience:

Combinations of successfully completed graduate education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements. In order to qualify based on a combination, a combination of specialized experience and graduate-level education as described above, which when combined equal 100% of the requirements. Required Documents

To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package, which includes: Your responses to the Online Occupational Questionnaire (This is completed automatically during the apply online process). Your resume showing relevant experience and dates (month/day/year) of employment and work schedule for each (e.g., part-time XX hours per week or full-time). An unofficial college transcript (Note: If you are selected for this position, an official transcript will be required prior to your first day.) and foreign education evaluation documentation, if applicable. Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online application, to include the initial online assessment and submission of the required documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 12/20/2024 the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration.

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