The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia's mission is to enforce the criminal laws of the United States and the District of Columbia, represent the interests of the United States in civil litigation, and respond to the public safety needs of the community by leading an effective, well-coordinated law enforcement effort that contributes to the overall goal of improving the quality of life in the District of Columbia.
This position is located within the Fraud, Public Corruption and Civil Rights Section (FPCCR), Criminal Division (CD) of the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia (USAO-DC). The purpose of this position is to provide legal support as part of a paralegal team assigned to the FPCCR section. Typical work assignments will include: Organizing, tracking, and maintaining evidence and exhibits for grand jury proceedings, hearings, and trials. Assisting Assistant United States Attorneys with preparing and managing legal documents, including discovery letters, exhibit lists, jury instructions, and subpoenas. Reviewing and organizing electronically stored information and recommending appropriate formats for receiving and producing electronic discovery. Preparing substantive legal documents, including motions, search warrants, arrest warrants, and other materials used to obtain evidence or testimony. Assisting with witness and agent interviews, trial preparation, discovery production, and the electronic closing and maintenance of case files. Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress. This position is also being announced to applicants under Delegated Examining procedures under 26-DC-13027671-DE.
If you are claiming education as any part of your qualifications for this position, you must submit an official transcript, unofficial transcript, or a list including courses, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and semester hours earned. All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, see https://www.ed.gov/ Special Instructions for Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. Failure to provide such documentation with your application will result in lost consideration. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.In addition, when reviewing applicant's transcripts, assumptions will not be made. Applicants MUST state which coursework is relevant.
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