Share Email Opening Apply Now Title Legal Assist - USAO - Dallas Texas  Description Title: Legal Assistant Contract Term: August 08, 2023 - August 07, 2024 (with option to extend) Location: US Attorney's Office, Dallas Texas 75242 Job Description: The purpose of the one-year contract is to provide the following: This is a unique opportunity for a recent college graduate considering law school. Have you ever wondered what it was like to prepare a case for trial? What goes into creating an opening or closing statement? How investigations are built? The United States Attorney's Office - Northern District of Texas is the leading federal prosecutorial entity within the jurisdiction. The ideal candidate is team oriented, driven, customer service oriented, and a multi-tasker with a desire to enhance their law school application. You will have the opportunity to provide traditional legal assistant duties to federal prosecutors in either the criminal or civil division. The contractor shall provide entry level legal administrative specialists capable of performing the following duties after basic training by the USAO on specific office procedures, software programs and equipment: Assist prosecutors and legal support staff in organizing voluminous cases information. Generally, the legal administrative specialists will scan, load, and index documents into a legal case management database. Performs data entry as needed. Assure documents are organized for efficient automated storage and retrieval by preparing appropriate indices, defining data file search criteria and indexing/coding fields. Smaller cases may be paper-based, in which case the legal administrative specialist will maintain the paper case file. Prepare photo boards, maps, charts and other exhibits required for litigation. Assemble trial notebooks for use by prosecutors, judges, defense counsel and witnesses. Load electronic version of exhibits and other trial material into case presentation software and ready presentation for court. Set up IT and audiovisual equipment for electronic courtroom presentation and run presentation during trial or hearing.   Position Requirements Entry Level Must successfully pass backgorund check   Full-Time/Part-Time Full-Time   Compensation $19.49 plus additional $4.80 = $24.29 per hour   Position Legal Assist - USAO - Dallas Texas   Number of Openings 1   Exempt/Non-Exempt Non-Exempt   Open Date 3/15/2024   Location Calloway & Associates, Inc. - Dallas, TX   EOE Statement We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.   This position is currently accepting applications. Apply Now WE ALSO RECOMMEND Other Jobs Within Same Category Legal Administrative Clerk - US Attorneys Office - Hammond Indiana in Indianapolis, Indiana Posted on: 4/25/2024 [Apply Now] Food and Drug - Scientific Laboratory Support in Alameda, CA Posted on: 4/22/2024 [Apply Now] Telecommunications Operator- Philadelphia PA in Philadelphia, PA Posted on: 3/26/2024 [Apply Now] Health Systems Specialist Naval Health Clinic in Annapolis, MD Posted on: 3/13/2024 [Apply Now] Other Jobs Within 60 Miles -- None found --

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