Legal Clerk-Witness Management
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Job Location:
Denver, CO - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Legal Clerk Witness Management Program
ROLE
We need a Legal Clerk for the United States Attorneys Office (USAO) District of Colorado (DOCO). The USAO enforces federal laws represents the United States in court and ensures justice for victims of crime. Your role as a Legal Clerk will be to support the Witness Management Program by assisting with fact witness coordination travel and reimbursement processing. This is a full-time opportunity. We offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package.
Apply today!
RESPONSIBILITIES
REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE
REQUIRED EDUCATION / CERTIFICATIONS
LOCATION
CLEARANCE
CLIENT
TRAVEL
WORK HOURS
EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFICATION
RELOCATION
West 4th Strategy is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action (EEO/AA) 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 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.
ROLE
We need a Legal Clerk for the United States Attorneys Office (USAO) District of Colorado (DOCO). The USAO enforces federal laws represents the United States in court and ensures justice for victims of crime. Your role as a Legal Clerk will be to support the Witness Management Program by assisting with fact witness coordination travel and reimbursement processing. This is a full-time opportunity. We offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package.
Apply today!
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Work directly with fact witnesses ensuring appearance for court grand jury pre-trials.
- Receive visitors calls inquiries; provide information on appearances and reimbursements.
- Collect information for files and documents required to arrange travel and reimbursements.
- Notify witnesses of travel appearance dates times; identify and address special circumstances.
- Alert AUSAs regarding witness needs including hostile international or military/federal employee witnesses.
- Obtain authorization complete documentation and secure approvals prior to arranging travel accommodations.
- Provide witnesses with appearance schedules travel documents and lodging arrangements per DOJ guidelines.
- Meet arriving witnesses provide courtroom orientations accompany to hearings ensure safe waiting areas.
- Collect documentation signatures and prepare reimbursement forms for accurate witness payment processing.
- Submit vouchers reconcile travel accounts and furnish information on pending reimbursement requests.
- Coordinate with Courts Marshals Probation Pretrial investigators and other relevant justice partners.
- Draft documents and correspondence requiring knowledge of terminology procedures and regulations.
- Establish and maintain witness files databases calendars hearings and scheduling conferences.
REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
- Ability to provide word processing and perform data entry/retrieval.
- Ability to review and analyze data and information from multiple sources.
- Ability to establish and maintain case/project files.
- Ability to enter and retrieve data from databases.
- Ability to prepare and format management reports.
- Ability to manipulate transfer compute and print information.
- Ability to prepare and correct reports and correspondence using word processing software.
- Ability to schedule and manage appointments.
- Ability to answer inquiries regarding case-related information as maintained in the database.
- Ability to answer inquiries regarding case-related status.
- Ability to obtain additional information from other agencies/organizations.
- Ability to maintain internal status information on the disposition of designated information files and assets.
- Ability to ensure information accuracy and perform analytical computations necessary to process data.
- Ability to provide administrative information and assistance concerning a case or file to other agencies or organizations.
REQUIRED EDUCATION / CERTIFICATIONS
- High School Diploma required.
- Undergraduate degree is preferred.
LOCATION
- Denver CO 80202
CLEARANCE
- All applicants will be subject to a background investigation (National Agency Check with Inquiries NACI)
CLIENT
- United States Attorneys Office (USAO) District of Colorado Department of Justice (DOJ).
TRAVEL
- Local travel may be required (within 50 miles of Denver).
- Some travel to Washington D.C. for EOUSA training may be required.
WORK HOURS
- Full time 40 hours a week 8 hours a day
EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFICATION
- W2 Classification
RELOCATION
- Not eligible for relocation benefits.
West 4th Strategy is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action (EEO/AA) 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 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.
Required Experience:
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About Company
As a nation-wide provider of high-tech professionals, West 4th Strategy arms federal agencies and prime contractors with empowered professionals in data analytics, cybersecurity, systems integration, infrastructure management, and program management.
