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Job Location drjobs

Savannah, GA - USA

Monthly Salary drjobs

Not Disclosed

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Salary Not Disclosed

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

Legal Assistant
ROLE
We need an experienced Legal Support Specialist at the U.S. Attorneys Office Southern District of Georgia (USAO-SDGA). The USAO-SDGA provides litigation and enforcement support to uphold civil and criminal financial obligations in coordination with federal courts and this role you will support the Financial Litigation Unit (FLU) by preparing legal correspondence reconciling financial records analyzing investigative materials and organizing case files and evidence for trial. You will assist Assistant U.S. Attorneys with research document management database maintenance and day-to-day legal administrative tasks. This is a full-time opportunity. We can offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package. Apply today.
RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Prepare and obtain appropriate signatures for debt collection correspondence
  • Reconcile indirect payments
  • Draft boilerplate motions for the AUSA to review and file
  • Establish and maintain physical files
  • Prepare declarations
  • Perform detailed and specialized legal research in support of cases
  • Review and organize complex factual material including numerical and documentary data
  • Use tables and citation checking with efficiency
  • Analyze and evaluate investigative reports testimonies interviews summaries and documents
  • Prepare and maintain a variety of investigative and trial-related documents and databases
  • Gather information and organize investigative packages case files or presentations
  • Record and service incoming calls from defense counsel victims and defendants
  • Conduct and reconcile inventories such as financial data and administrative files
  • Review weekly payment reports
  • Assist government employees in correcting failed payments and reconciling inconsistencies
  • Distribute and receive daily mail and documents
  • Maintain Special Assessment Only and Low Dollar Debt cases
  • Assist in selecting interviewing and negotiating with potential witnesses or defendants
  • Assist with administrative duties in support of assigned AUSAs
  • Create maintain and update defendant information in FLU and related databases

QUALIFICATIONS
  • Experience conducting legal research and analysis summarizing large quantities of information and managing tasks and time effectively
  • One year of experience in clerical office or administrative support (or an Associates degree or higher as a substitute)
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite word processing document creation and management business administration and data entry

EDUCATON
  • High school diploma required
  • Associates degree or higher - preferred

LOCATION
  • Savannah GA 31401

CLEARANCE
  • U.S. citizenship is required

CLIENT
  • United States Attorneys Office (USAO) Southern District of GA (SDGA)

WORK HOURS
  • 40 hours per week
  • 8 hours per day

EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFICATION
  • Employment Classification Eligibility W2

RELOCATION
  • Not eligible for relocation benefits

West 4th Strategy is an Equal Opportunity (EEO) employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color creed religion gender sexual orientation ancestry national origin age marital status mental disability physical disability medical condition pregnancy political affiliation military or veteran status or any other basis prohibited by federal or state law.

Other Considerations: applicants will be subject to a background investigation. Individuals primary workstation is located in an office area. The noise level in this environment is low to moderate. Regularly required to sit for extended periods up to 80% of the time; frequently required to move about to access file cabinets and use office equipment such as PC copier fax telephone cell phone etc. Occasionally required to reach overhead bend and lift objects of up to 10 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include the use of computer monitor screens up to 80% of the time.

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