Legal Assistant (OA)

The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York's mission is to investigate, prosecute and deter violations of federal statutes, enforce and represent the interests of the United States in civil litigation, uphold civil, constitutional and victims' rights, and foster partnerships with other federal, state and local government agencies and community groups.

This position is also being announced to applicants under Merit Staffing procedures under 26-NYE-13007740-MP. This job does not have an education qualification requirement. This Legal Assistant (OA) provides a wide variety of technical assistance services within the Long Island Criminal Division.

If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team that is responsible for providing Legal Assistant (OA) support in the U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of New York, located in Central Islip, New York, focusing in the areas of legal support; legal research; preparation and management of evidence and discovery; case management; and administrative support.

Typical work assignments will include:

• Case intake and file management:
  • Opening, organizing, and maintaining both physical and electronic case files; gathering all relevant case information; preparing 6e letters; and creating and managing comprehensive timelines and calendars.
• Drafting and preparing documents:
  • Preparing subpoenas and nondisclosure orders, discovery requests and responses, pleadings, stipulations, motions, briefs, affidavits, and other legal documents.
• Discovery management:
  • Contributing to reports summarizing the case status, including legal issues, factual issues, and case developments.
• Trial support:
  • Aiding in preparing and organizing evidence for production as discovery and for use in trial.
• Administrative and docketing duties:
  • Filing pleadings and briefs with courts via e-filing; monitoring docket entries and court calendars; updating and maintaining assigned attorneys' calendars and time entries; ensuring compliance with filing deadlines and court orders, preparing contracts, tracking all billings, and submitting all case-related expenses for budgeting.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: To be considered minimally qualified for this position, you must demonstrate that you have the required specialized experience and/or education for the respective grade level in which you are applying:

To qualify at the GS-07 level, you must possess:

Specialized Experience: At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-06 level in the Federal service performing (obtained in either the public or private sectors) (2) of the (3) duties listed below:

• Providing trial support to attorneys by preparing complaints, motions, subpoenas, orders, or other hearing and/or trial documents accurately and in proper format;
• Assisting with discovery, hearing or trial preparation;
• Conducting non-complex research of legislation, statues, regulations, or court cases.

Typing Proficiency: To be qualified, you must type at least 40 words per minute based on a 5 minute sample with three or fewer errors. (A typing test may later be required.)

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). For more information on the qualifications for this position, click here.