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If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team in the U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Arkansas. You will serve as the primary legal assistant in the area of Asset Forfeiture. The selectee will provide a variety of legal assistance andoffice support services to one or more Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSAs) assigned to this functional area of law.
Typical duties will include:
- Maintaining current knowledge of regulations, laws and requirements applicable to forfeiture;
- Examining cases for completeness, adequacy and consistency with applicable laws and regulations;
- Providing legal assistance support to cases requiring extensive searches of records, reference, or historical material.
- Preparing a wide variety of legal documents needed for litigation, e.g., complaints and evidentiary exhibits; legal assistance work requiring review of claims and supporting documentation;
- Producing a variety of written documents and materials utilizing a wide range of office software applications.
- Conducts a variety of legal assistance duties pertaining to legal actions, requests or matters associated with asset forfeiture.
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Conditions of employment- You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
- Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication. This includes fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing. Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation.
- You must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
- If selected, you may be required to complete a one year probationary period.
- Time-in-Grade: Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.
- You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement and before placement in the position.
Qualifications
GS-08: To be qualified at the GS-8 level, you must have at least ONE year of full-time specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service.
Specialized Experience is defined as: - performing legal support work associated in the specialty area of law (e.g. asset forfeiture, seizures) by examining cases for completeness, adequacy and consistency with applicable laws and regulations.
- providing legal assistance support to criminal, civil and/or asset forfeiture cases requiring extensive searches of records, reference, or historical material.
- conducting research to analyze and prepare reports on statutes, court decisions, legal opinions and/or other legal documents; and
- producing a variety of written documents and materials utilizing a wide range of office software applications.
To be qualified, you must type at least 40 words per minute based on a 5-minute sample with three or fewer errors. (A typing test may later be required.)
Additional information
Payment of relocation expenses will not be authorized.
The Department of Justice offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation; sick leave; holidays; telework; life insurance; health benefits; and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System.
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