Paralegal / Legal Assistant II Supporting the US Attorney's Office
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Description
Be a part of the nationwide law enforcement initiative that removes the tools of crime from criminal organizations, depriving wrongdoers of proceeds from their crime and impacting the infrastructure of criminal enterprises.
Centre Law & Consulting (Centre) offers the rare blend of legal expertise and practical federal contracting experience necessary to assist government and industry clients in navigating the complex maze of federal rules and regulations and implementing federal market solutions that are timely, efficient, and legally effective. Centre has a vacancy for a Paralegal. In this role, you will be supporting the overall mission of the United States Attorneys Office (USAO).Responsibilities
- Assist attorneys, and provides Paralegal I review
- Reviews case material and prepares digest of selected decisions/opinions incorporating legal references.
- Searches for and summarizes relevant articles in trade magazines, law reviews, published studies, financial reports, and similar materials for use of attorneys in the preparation of opinions, briefs, and other legal documents.
- Prepares digests of selected decisions or opinions which incorporate legal references and analyses of precedents involved in areas of well-defined and settled points of law.
- Interviews potential witnesses and prepares summary interview reports for the attorney's review.
- Participates in pre-trial witness conferences, notes possible deficiencies in case materials (e.g. missing documents, conflicting statements) and additional issues or other questionable matters, and requests further investigating by other agency personnel to correct possible deficiencies or personally conducts limited investigations at the pre-trial stage.
- Prepares and organizes trial exhibits, as required, such as statistical charts and photographic exhibits.
- Verifies citations and legal references on prepared legal documents.
- Prepares summaries of testimony and depositions.
- Drafts/edits non-legal memoranda, research reports and correspondence relating to cases.