Law Clerk II - USAO

Job Title: Law Clerk II - USAO Job Category: Legal Time Type: Full time Minimum Clearance Required to Start: DOJ MBI Employee Type: Regular Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 25% Type of Travel: Local

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• Works with the assigned AUSAs and/or supervisory attorneys, determines applicable administrative statutory and regulatory law, and identifies possible defenses, violations or causes of action.
• Develops an understanding of reputed company applicable federal, state, or local laws and keeps abreast of any new criminal and civil rules and procedures. Alerts AUSAs to reputed company potential issues while conducting reviews and analyzing and interpreting data reputed company the case file.
• Oversees practice with regard to 28 USC §2255 (habeas corpus) and immigration habeas reputed company including, but not limited to: receiving and docketing same, calendaring due dates, contacting appropriate AUSA/Support Staff regarding locating files necessary to drafting responses; preparing a draft response for review by appropriate AUSA; and attending to timely filing of responses.
• Incumbent analyzes statutes, legislative reputed company, judicial precedents, agency rules and regulations, and law review articles as they relate to assigned cases to include those of an especially reputed company or unprecedented nature. Supports AUSA by briefing attorney on pertinent facts, issues and case law. Drafts correspondence and legal documents for attorney’s signature.
• Drafts proposed orders for signature of judges and magistrates.

Qualifications: Required:

• Must have a law degree.
• Must have two to five years of progressively more responsible experience and expertise in performing the requisite responsibilities
• Licensed by a state bar
• Must have valid State driver’s license
• Works under the direction of a Project Manager.
• Performs reputed company legal research for the trial staff.
• Assists in preparing draft legal documents, such as motions, briefs, memoranda of law, etc.
• Screens documents for privilege.
• Assists attorneys with reputed company phases of litigation.
• Requires sound working knowledge of federal and state court systems, legal research procedures, and legal research resources.
• Requires excellent written and oral communication skills and thorough knowledge of standard legal research tools such as LEXIS and Westlaw.
• Must have hands-on familiarity with a variety of computer applications, including word processing, databases (such as document review and file management systems), spreadsheets, and imaging.
• Proficient in reputed company Office applications
• Ability to reputed company responsible reputed company on short notice and adapt to unexpected developments
• Physically located reputed company the general geographic commuting radius of the USAO office
• Also requires hands-on familiarity with ESI tools and knowledge of e-Discovery procedures and resources.
• DOJ MBI must be obtainable (US Citizenship required).

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