Litigation Paralegal III Supporting the US Attorney's Office Job Listing at FSA in Columbia, SC (Job ID 5001135799006)

Description

FSA Federal (FSA) is focused on delivering unsurpassed services in support of law enforcement and homeland security. We currently have a potential vacancy for a Paralegal III. In this role, you will be supporting the overall mission of the US Attorney's Office (USAO), Office District of South Carolina ACE Unit. If you are looking for a meaningful, mission driven career, Join FSA!   Responsibilities

• Provide a variety of direct paralegal services to assist AUSAs, including but not limited to the following:
  • Seek information and locate new sources of information in aid of ACE investigations and litigation through contacts or correspondence with law enforcement as well as officials from other governmental agencies, witnesses and counsel.
  • Independently gather factual
  • Read, annotate, and summarize transcripts, files, and other aspects of the case file.
  • Prepare case-summary
  • Obtain financial and statistical
  • Obtain agency, court, and other public
  • Analyze documents and draft court filings and memoranda for AUSA
• Have working knowledge of, and experience with, federal court system, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, civil litigation, civil discovery, and legal research procedures and resources.
• Organize, track, and manage a substantial quantity of records (often hundreds of thousands of pages of electronically stored evidence per case), documents, data, and discovery.
• Review a wide variety of documents via various platforms (including using e-discovery tools, such as Everlaw).
• Prepare summaries of testimony and depositions.
• Review, analyze, and summarize case related materials, health care billing records, and health care treatment records for attorney use.
• Prepare discovery demands and organize, review, and analyze discovery responses for completeness and compliance with discovery requests.
• Maintain a comprehensive discovery or investigative log.
• Prepare preliminary drafts of simple legal memoranda, documents, and correspondence for AUSA review and signature.
• Provide automated litigation support to attorneys. Utilize various software applications and graphics. Prepare documents, charts, and visual materials for use in trials or case presentations to defendants. Provide technical support (e.g., enlarging charts and photographs, duplicating tapes and videos, and marking exhibits).
• Assist in document review and preparation for witness interviews, depositions, hearings, mediations, presentations, and trial.
• Perform moderately complex legal research using various legal (e.g., Westlaw, LexisNexis, PACER) and law-enforcement (e.g., CLEAR).
• Create and manipulate Excel spreadsheets.
• Demonstrate proficiency in a variety of computer applications, including word processing, databases (such as document review and file management systems), spreadsheets, imaging, and hardware systems (e.g., Outlook, Word, Excel and Adobe).
• Hands-on familiarity with ESI tools and knowledge of eDiscovery procedures and resources.
• Occasional travel relating to cases, special projects and/or training may be necessary.

Requirements

Requirements

• Associate degree with a minimum of three years' paralegal experience
• Legal and analytical skills to support complex fraud investigations
• Independent project management, including tracking large-scale discovery efforts
• Strong interpersonal and written communication skills and a desire to be part of a large team
• Sound working knowledge of legal system, legal research procedures, and sources of information
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, analytic ability, and thorough knowledge of legal research tools
• Hands-on familiarity with a variety of computer applications, including word processing, database, spreadsheet, and telecommunications
• Ability to consistently deliver highest quality work under extreme pressure
• Knowledge of DOJ and USAO practices related to civil enforcement and parallel proceedings (Preferred)

This position requires U.S. Citizenship and a 7 (or 10) year minimum background investigation.   Agency Overview

The mission of the U.S. Attorney's Office (USAO) is to prosecute and defend cases on behalf of the federal government. The USAO's ACE program focuses on the recovery of federal funds lost to fraud or other misconduct and seeks civil relief for violations of federal health, safety, civil rights and environmental laws.

Benefit Overview

At FSA Federal, we recognize the diverse needs of our employees and strive to provide an excellent package to help meet those needs. Comprehensive benefits are offered with greater choice and flexibility to support your health, work-life balance, and professional growth. A package providing employee only coverage can be built around our basic plans at $0 employee cost for: Medical, Dental, Vision, Term Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Employee Assistance Program. For more information, click here.

EEO Statement

Consistent with our goal of empowering people, FSA is committed to providing all employees and employment candidates the right to equal employment opportunities and a harassment-free work environment free from retaliation. FSA's employment practices are based on an individual's capabilities and qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including transgender status, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law. Equal employment opportunity applies to all policies and procedures including recruitment and hiring, promotions, transfers, and terminations, as well as compensation, benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment. Our long-term success depends upon our ability to attract, retain, and develop a workforce with the knowledge and skills needed to support the vital missions of our customers. FSA is proud to maintain a drug-free workplace. Satisfactory completion of a post-offer drug screening is a condition of employment. As a supplier of services to federal government agencies, such as DEA, FBI, USCIS, USPIS, etc., we also adhere to agency standards with respect to prior drug usage.

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