USAJOBS · 7 hours ago
Legal Assistant
Grand Prairie, Texas, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
$61K/yr - $67K/yr
1+ years expUSAJOBS is seeking a Legal Assistant to provide litigation support for cases and tort claims involving Federal and District of Columbia Code felony offenders. The role includes clerical administrative support functions for the Legal Department, establishing and maintaining legal files, and handling various legal documents and correspondence.
ConsultingGovernmentHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyInternetStaffing Agency
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Responsible for providing litigation support for cases and tort claims involving initial classification, designation, sentence computations, and offense reviews for all Federal and District of Columbia Code felony offenders
Responsible for all clerical administrative support functions of the DSCC Legal Department
Establishes and maintains legal files, concerning, but not limited to: all civil matters filed against DCSS staff by inmates or against any other Bureau of Prisons staff; Freedom of Information/Privacy Act files (FOIA/PA); Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) files; correspondence files; and specialized subject files as necessary
Qualification
Required
U.S. Citizenship is Required
Education is not creditable above GL-05 for most positions covered by this standard; however, graduate education may be credited in those few instances where the graduate education is directly related to the work of the position
You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level
Experience with specialized legal terminology on citations related to the policies and statutes regarding administrative remedies, tort claims, and release for information requests, including understanding and recognition of their significance
Experience distinguishing between a variety of legal instruments including petitions and complaints, Habeas, Bivens, Tort, Mandamus and various injunctive relief requests, requests for production, interrogatories, and requests for admissions
Experience reviewing and/or drafting responses to Freedom of Information and Privacy Act requests, Administrative Remedies, and Tort Claims, proofreading for content, accuracy, policy compliance, typographical and grammatical errors, etc
Ability to plan, organize and determine priorities
Ability to analyze and interpret information and make recommendations
Ability to communicate in writing, and interpret and edit written documents
Ability to communicate orally
Benefits
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
Company
USAJOBS
USAJOBS enables federal job seekers to access job opportunities across hundreds of federal agencies and organizations.
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