The U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts represents the entire state and its 6.8 million residents. Of the 94 U.S. Attorneys' Offices throughout the United States and its territories, the District of Massachusetts is one of the busiest, prosecuting a broad range of cases including national security, white collar crime, public corruption, cybercrime, narcotics and money laundering, organized crime and gang violence, and civil rights violations.
This position is also being announced to applicants under Merit Staffing procedures under 26-MA-13071224-MP. This Supervisory Legal Administrative Specialist provides significant assistance in the planning, training, and coordinating the work for most of the legal support team, consisting of Paralegal Specialists, Legal Administrative Specialists, and Legal Assistants.
If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team that is responsible for providing Supervisory Legal Administrative Specialist support in the U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts, located in Boston, Massachusetts, focusing in the areas of Paralegal support and legal research.
Typical work assignments will include: Serve as the Deputy Supervisor of the Criminal Division's legal support staff, working with the supervisory Legal Administrative Specialist to provide first level supervisory duties. Plan and organize work projects and assignments to be accomplished by subordinates. Assess, monitor, and alter the workload of each member of the legal support staff based on potential or need. Identify the developmental and training needs of staff.
Perform legal research and writing in support of criminal case work. Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.
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.
This position is with Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys, Department of Justice.
The posted pay range is $84579 – $109959/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
Applications close on 2026-10-20.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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