Legal Assistant – Fraud Section (Criminal Division)

 

Legal Assistant – Fraud Section (Criminal Division)
Washington, District of Columbia | DOJ MBI | 271485

Job Category: Service Contract Act
Time Type: Full time
Minimum Clearance Required to Start: DOJ MBI
Employee Type: Regular
Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10%
Type of Travel: Local

Provide Case Support to the Fraud Section of the Criminal Division.  You’ll work closely with Section attorneys in a fast-paced environment and assist in the investigation, prosecution of fraud, up to and including providing trial support.

More About the Role

• Perform legal and administrative duties as requested by attorneys for Fraud Section investigations and trials.
• Assist with case organization and maintenance; plays integral role in preparing team for witness interviews, discovery, and trials.
• Provide in-courtroom assistance, exhibit collection and review, and legal research as needed based on trial demands.
• Utilize eDiscovery platforms to perform document review, communicating detailed summaries and analyses of findings.
• Cultivate and maintain positive relationships with DOJ components, Federal agencies, counsel and others as needed.
• Organize and prioritize numerous tasks effectively and completes tasks under strict time constraints.
• Work on multiple cases simultaneously and multi-task with minimal supervision.
• Log and organize incoming and outgoing discovery productions.
• Proofread material as needed for contextual, grammatical and formatting errors.
• Summarize articles, reports, witness statements.
• Review documents for relevance according to established guidelines and criteria.

You’ll Bring These Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum 3.00 GPA.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly organized and detail oriented with a demonstrated ability to work independently as well as in a team environment.
• Deliver consistent high-quality work product in a deadline driven environment under extreme pressure.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat; knowledge of cite checking, bluebooking and document/discovery management applications.
• Familiarity with the Criminal Justice system
• Persistent, diligent attitude towards work assignments.
• DOJ MBI must be obtainable (US Citizenship required).

These Qualifications Would Be Nice to Have

• Automated litigation support experience.
• Ability to perform quality control analysis and report any issues with data.
• Ability to work in a deadline-driven, fast-paced environment.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to perform tasks accurately and quickly.
• Customer-focused, congenial, professional attitude for working on-site with government clients.
• eDiscovery experience and demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks similar to the duties and responsibilities described.
• Document review and Relativity experience.