Senior Legal Clerk

Title: Senior Legal Clerk

Location: Las Vegas NV

Schedule: Regular Business Hours

Salary $17.75/HR H&W

About KACE:
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Job Summary:

The Legal Clerk will provide a wide range of administrative and trial preparation support-related tasks in support of the United States Attorneys Office. The ideal candidate must be extremely well-organized knowledgeable of legal and clerical processes and detail oriented with a positive disposition and can-do approach.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Provide witness management assistance prior to during and after trial. Typical assignments include: work directly with fact witnesses provide assistance and support to ensure appearance for court pre-trial conferences and grand jury
• Receive visitors field phone calls questions and other inquiries from fact witnesses seeking information pertaining to court pre-trial conferences grand jury appearances and expense reimbursement. Obtain pertinent information for files and documents necessary to arrange witness travel and reimbursements. Assist in analyzing electronic and hard copy records for accuracy and completeness
• Initiate contact/notify fact witnesses concerning travel arrangements appearance date/time and determine any special circumstances or needs of the fact witness. Use judgment to determine when AUSA should be notified of special circumstances or needs of fact witnesses
• Confer with AUSA concerning fact witness appearance and special circumstances regarding witnesses (special authorizations international witnesses military/federal employee witnesses or hostile witnesses). Complete and submit proper documentation for special authorizations and obtain prior approval before proceeding with travel arrangements
• Prior to fact witness appearance ensure all travel documents and appearance date and time have been provided to witness. Make necessary arrangements for fact witness travel and lodging according to Department of Justice and USAO policies and procedures
• Meet with fact witnesses upon arrival to designated hearing or pre-trial conference offer and perform courtroom orientation accompany witness to court ensure a safe waiting area is available and collect necessary documentation and signatures for fact witness reimbursement documents
• Prepare and submit documentation for fact witness reimbursement i.e. witness vouchers and other required documentation for fact witnesses. Furnish requested information concerning pending and completed fact witness vouchers. Gather required documentation and reconcile Government Travel Accounts
• Obtain information confer and coordinate with the Court Probation Pretrial U.S. Marshals Service investigative agencies and other counterparts when necessary
• Complete variable aspects of recurring documents in conformance with the rules governing their style and format. Compose original letters that do not require legal interpretations but require a good working knowledge of legal procedures and specialized terminology relevant to fact witness laws and regulations
• Perform other administrative duties as assigned
• Perform general office procedures pertaining to fact witness management including but not limited to: establish and maintain a variety of fact witness files documents and databases; assemble documents and other information for fact witness file material and retention in accordance with established procedures and Department of Justice regulations; if requested establish and maintain calendar and/or database of active and pending fact witness appearances; track hearings trial dates grand jury and scheduling conferences;
• Perform other administrative and logistical fact witness management related duties as required/assigned

Minimum Qualifications & Skills:

• High School diploma required; Undergraduate degree preferred
• Ability to review and analyze data from multiple sources and answer inquiries regarding case-related statuses
• Ability to establish case/project files
• Ability to enter retrieve and manipulate data from databases and prepare and format management reports
• Ability to prepare and correct correspondence schedule appointments and maintain status information
• Excellent written and oral communication skills analytic ability and thorough knowledge of research tools
• Ability to consistently deliver highest quality under extreme pressure
• Proficiency in MS Office software word processing database spreadsheets and telecommunications applications
• Good organizational and communication skills
• Local to the Las Vegas NV area

Clearance:

Applicants selected may be subject to a government background investigation and may be required to meet the following conditions of employment.

Security Requirements/Background Investigation Requirements:

• Must be a U.S Citizen or Legal Permanent Resident.
• Favorable credit check for all cleared positions
• Successfully passing a background investigation including drug screening.
• Residency requirement - 3 consecutive years in the last 5 years.

Physical Requirements/Working Conditions:

Ability to alternate between sitting and standing as needed.
Ability to walk and move about to attend meetings and access file storage areas.
Climbing/stooping/kneeling up to 10% of the time.
Lifting/pulling/pushing up to 10% of the time; occasional lifting of boxes/files up to 25 lbs.
Prolonged periods of computer and document review.

This job description reflects managements assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned. Management may revise duties as necessary without updating this job description.

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KACE is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race color sex age national origin religion sexual orientation gender identity status as a veteran disability or any other federal state or local protected class.

KACE complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities.

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