Focused on delivering unsurpassed services in support of the increased demand for law enforcement and homeland security, FSA, a rapidly growing joint venture owned by trusted solutions providers SAIC and AECOM, has a vacancy for a Paralegal II supporting the USAO.
A Paralegal II performs, but is not limited to the following duties:
Assist attorney, provide Legal Clerk 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
A Paralegal II must meet the following qualifications:
Associates' Degree and Possess a paralegal certificate
At least 2-5 years of experience; trial experience very helpful
Automated litigation support experience very helpful
Basic knowledge, including knowledge of standard legal citation system sufficient to perform basic legal research
Excellent written and oral communication skills and thorough knowledge of legal research tools
Hands-on familiarity with a variety of computer applications, including word processing, database, spreadsheet, and telecommunications
Ability to consistently deliver highest quality work under extreme pressure
Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust Security Access
This position requires U.S. Citizenship and a 7 (or 10) year minimum background investigation.
FSA is proud to be an Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote qualified persons in all job titles without regard to age, ancestry, color, gender, HIV status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation (including gender expression and identity) veteran status, family leave status, and any protected group status as defined by applicable law. FSA is proud to maintain a drug-free workplace. Satisfactory completion of a post-offer drug screening is a condition of employment. As a supplier of services to federal government agencies, such as DEA, FBI, USCIS, USPIS, etc., we also adhere to agency standards with respect to prior drug usage. COVID Policy: As a Federal Government Contractor, FSA falls under the guidelines of Executive Order 14042 and the Safer Federal Workforce Taskforce. Prospective and/or new employees will be required to adhere with FSA's COVID -19 Policy and be fully vaccinated before the start of employment. If applicable, during the offer process, prospective or new employees may seek a reasonable accommodation due to a disability (which would include medical conditions) or because of a sincerely held religious belief, practice or observance. While at a Federal workplace, employees must also comply with any additional agency workplace safety requirements for that workplace.