*As an employee under The Austin Group's contract with the USDOJ, you will perform the following:*
*DUTIES*
1.
Reviews investigative reports, testimonies, interviews, files, and documents for a variety of civil and/or criminal cases to become familiar with the issues, identify pertinent material, and prepare comprehensive digests.
Researches and summarizes factual aspects of cases.
Reads and analyzes reports of investigating agencies and sorts through and reads subpoenaed documents and identifies and summaries portions that may be relevant to particular cases.
Establishes and maintains an effective system of compiling, indexing, and organizing this information and its sources.
2.
Participates and assists in preparation for trial by compiling, organizing, and indexing various evidentiary exhibits.
Marks and identifies trial exhibits and drafts a list of exhibits to be offered at trial.
Prepares narrative summaries, charts, tables, graphs, or other visual aids to be used at trial.
Conducts statistical analyses as appropriate.
The exhibits and visual aids must be designated and organized so that they correspond to the government's theory of the case that is to be prompted during the trial.
3.
Performs legal research on particular issues and cases identified by the attorney(s); researches cases, law, statutes, regulations, court rules, policies, procedures, legal periodicals, and other legal authorities that are relevant to the particular issue.
Organizes these source materials by providing summaries, bibliographies, and indices for use in litigation.
Utilizes a variety of automated legal research tools as well as public information databases and other automated resources to research case- or program-specific legal matters, and to participate in assigned areas of criminal or civil proceedings, e.
g.
electronic discovery.
4.
Assists in the preparation of government and expert witnesses for trial.
Participates in the interviews of potential witnesses, summarizes their prospective testimony, and suggests questions for examination.
5.
Prepares drafts on a variety of legal documents, such as pleadings, memoranda of law, trial briefs, appellate briefs, summonses, complaints, indictments, answers, motion papers, and stipulations.
Incorporates legal references and includes an analysis of precedents related to the case.
The incumbent writes initial drafts or summaries to be used in preparation of the final draft and then shepardizes, proofreads, and verifies citations and statutory references against original sources such as legal texts, reports, etc.
, to insure correctness and conformance with source materials.
6.
Maintains liaison with client agencies to keep them informed about the litigation and to seek their assistance to resolve certain legal or factual problems.
7.
For Freedom of Information requests, obtains all information, reviews the case, makes preliminary analysis, and submits to attorney for review.
8.
Based on the incumbent's understanding of the policies, goals, and concerns of the District, the incumbent compiles research notebooks and files regarding statutes, case law, and controversial legal issues of special interest to the Division.
Researches all relevant articles in selected newspapers, magazines, journals, and reviews, compiles biographical summaries on the authors whose work is being reviewed, and indexes these materials for continuing use by staffing attorneys.
Performs other related duties as assigned.
*REQUIREMENTS*
Must be a U.
S.
Citizen
Must pass a federal background investigation
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $27.
00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
* Dental insurance
* Health insurance
* Life insurance
* Paid time off
* Retirement plan
* Vision insurance
Schedule:
* Monday to Friday
Application Question(s):
* Are you willing to undergo a federal background investigation?
Education:
* Bachelor's (Preferred)
Experience:
* Legal: 2 years (Required)
Security clearance:
* Confidential (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
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