Paralegal Assistant

a) Consult prescribed sources of information for facts relating to matters of interest to the program; b) Review documents to extract selected data and information relating to specific items; c) Review and summarize information in prescribed format on case precedent and decisions; d) Search and extract legal references in libraries and computer-data banks; and e) Attend hearings or court appearances to become informed on administrative and/or court procedures and the status of cases, and where necessary, assist in the presentation of charts and other visual information.

Reviews case materials to become familiar with questions under consideration; b) Searches for and summarizes relevant articles in trade magazines, law reviews, published studies, financial reports, and similar materials for use of attorneys in the preparation of opinions, briefs, and other legal documents; c) Prepares digests of selected decisions or opinions which incorporate legal references and analyses of precedents involved in areas of well-defined and settled points of law; d) Interviews potential witnesses and prepares summary interview reports for the attorney's review; e) Participates in pre-trial witness conferences, notes possible deficiencies in case materials (e.g., missing documents, conflicting statements) and additional issues or other questionable matters, and requests further investigation by other agency personnel to correct possible deficiencies or personally conducts limited investigations at the pre-trial stage; f) Prepares and organizes trial exhibits, as required, such as statistical charts and photographic exhibits; g) Verifies citations and legal references on prepared legal documents; h) Prepares summaries of testimony and depositions; and i) Drafts and edits non-legal memoranda, research reports and correspondence relating to cases

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary

Pay: $24.82 - $25.79 per hour

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Travel requirement:

• No travel

Ability to Relocate:

• Washington, DC 20003: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person