Paralegal Specialist

The Department of Justice (DOJ) leads the nation in ensuring the protection of all Americans while preserving their constitutional freedoms. As a Justice employee, you'll be a member of a team where you can achieve your career goals and apply your skills and talents to our important mission. Read more about the exciting opportunities available. Mission: DOJ is to uphold the rule of law, to keep our country safe, and to protect civil rights.

The purpose of this position is to serve as a Paralegal Specialist, providing paralegal support to one or more NSD attorneys engaged in national security litigations related to counterespionage and export control matters. Paralegal support and legal research assignments require significant knowledge of legislative and judicial decisions, opinions, determinations, and rulings of cases relevant to intelligence, espionage and FARA issues. A Paralegal Specialist at full performance level will perform duties such as: Performing administrative support to assist attorneys with daily operations. Designing user applications to meet specific automation needs. Maintain familiarity with the section's processes including case tracking and reporting Monitoring pending cases to maintain timely submission of legal filings