Legal Administrative Specialist / Case Manager
Job Description
If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team as a Legal Administrative Specialist/Case Manager responsible for providing a wide range of legal and administrative services to Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSAs) in a variety of routine to complex criminal and/or civil matters for the United States Attorney's Office (USAO) for the Northern District of New York (NDNY). Primary responsibilities include preparing and managing discovery, performing case development activities, assisting case teams with preparation for hearings and trials, and performing general administrative support duties. At the full performance level, primary responsibilities will also include conducting legal research and writing and typical work assignments will include but are not limited to:
- Serving as the primary support specialist for managing incoming and outgoing discovery in complex criminal and/or civil matters, such as: coordinating with agency partners to collect materials; reviewing incoming materials to assess responsiveness; organizing complex and voluminous materials for efficient review by the case team; preparing materials for production; and maintaining detailed indices of materials received and produced.
- Analyzing and summarizing evidentiary materials, including witness statements and documentary records, drawing upon knowledge of the legal and factual issues in the Government's case.
- Assisting attorneys with depositions, hearings, and trial preparations, and during live court proceedings, to include: maintaining witness lists and schedules; drafting subpoenas; assembling and managing exhibits; and operating trial presentation software in the courtroom.
- Conducting complex legal and factual research in legal and non-legal databases in support of civil and/or criminal cases and drafting a variety of legal documents such as discovery requests and routine motions, proposed orders, and notices.
Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.
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