Paralegal (Knoxville, TN)
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
Description: Altegrity is looking of Paralegal (Knoxville, TN) right now, this vacancy will be placed in Tennessee. For detail informations about this vacancy opportunity kindly see the descriptions. Code: 03955 Performs a variety of tasks associated with litigation of affirmative civil enforcement cases, including:
- Receives and analyzes incoming pleadings and correspondence. Determines appropriate action and notes time limitations for responses.
- Drafts correspondence and legal documents for AUSAs' signatures. Drafts proposed orders and decrees for signature of district and magistrate judges.
- Assists AUSAs with investigations of ACE matters and cases, including extensive document review and analysis, coordination with agency investigators and AUSAs, and preparation for and participation in party and witness interviews.
- Assists AUSAs in pretrial preparations by preparing, scheduling, reviewing, and organizing discovery; notifying, interviewing, and managing witnesses; and researching case law.Supports AUSAs in court proceedings by briefing attorneys on pertinent facts, issues, and case law, and by compiling, organizing, and indexing exhibits.
- Provides a variety of direct legal support assistance services. Typical assignments include:
- Examines, prepares and processes a variety of technical legal documents which are characteristically voluminous and complex in format. Reviews incoming material and independently determines the need for assembly and preparation of a variety of legal documents, e.g., complaints, motions, orders, answers, pleadings, and subpoenas. Obtains needed information from files, federal agencies, or other sources, and submits completed legal documents to the appropriate AUSA or, in limited cases, directly to the court. In preparation of documents, considers the nature and the status of the case involved. With limited instructions from the AUSA, prepares such legal actions as subpoenas, civil investigative demands, interrogatories, requests for production, deposition notices, judgments, applications, notices, affidavits, summonses, motions for extension of time, and satisfactions of judgment. Completes variable aspects of recurring legal documents in conformance with the rules governing their style and format.
- Provides assistance to attorneys in trial preparation by performing duties such as independently compiling trial notebooks, assembling jury instructions, and compiling witness and exhibit lists. Coordinates with the victim/witness specialist to ensure adherence to current Departmental guidelines. Notifies appropriate individuals of victim/witness issues.
- Using original and online legal resources, conducts research to obtain additional information related to specific cases, verifies citations and statutory references contained in legal documents. Ensures citations are complete and consistent with source material.
- Composes original letters that do not require legal interpretations, but do require a good working knowledge of legal procedures and specialized terminology, e.g., transmittal of pleadings, requests for extensions of time in certain cases, advising of actions taken or developments in cases referred by other federal departments and agencies, and notices to attorneys representing defendants.
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This vacancy will be started on: Mon, 23 Jul 2012 20:32:38 GMT
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