- Position Title
- Legal Assistant (Office Automation) Grand Jury
- Agency
- Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys
- Announcement Number
- 25-AZ-12723215-IMP Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Friday, April 11, 2025 to Friday, April 25, 2025
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Eligibilities
1.
Are you a current employee of the Department of Justice (DOJ)? If you are a current permanent DOJ employee in the competitive service and currently hold a position at the next lower grade, at the same grade, or at a grade higher than this position being advertised, you may qualify to apply as a current agency employee. To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, that reflects current employment with the DOJ and career/career-conditional tenure (Tenure field is 1 or 2); AND status in the competitive service (Positional Occupied field is 1). You may also be required to submit your most recent performance appraisal, check the announcement to verify documentation requirements.
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in a position with the Department of Justice (DOJ). Your response to this assessment questionnaire, in conjunction with other portions of your completed application, will be evaluated in making screening decisions. This is a DOJ job application system. Your responses in this Assessment Questionnaire are subject to evaluation and verification. Later steps in the selection process are specifically designed to verify your responses. Deliberate attempts to falsify information will be grounds for disqualifying you or for dismissing you from employment following acceptance. Please review your responses for accuracy before you submit this application. Incomplete/incorrect responses may result in you not receiving appropriate consideration.
For the following question, please select the response that best describes your employment status. Failure to respond to this question will result in an ineligible rating.
1.
Are you a current employee of the Executive Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA) OR a United States Attorneys Office (USAO)? You must submit a copy of your most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, that reflects current employment with the DOJ, EOUSA or a USAO and career/career-conditional tenure (Tenure field is 1 or 2); AND status in the competitive service (Positional Occupied field is 1).
For each of the following questions, please select the response that best describes your experience. Failure to respond to this question will result in an ineligible rating.
2.
From the descriptions below, select the ONE response that BEST describes the specialized experience that demonstrates your ability to perform as a GS-8 Legal Assistant (OA) Grand Jury.
For each task in the following group, choose the statement from the list below that best describes your experience and/or training. Please select only one letter for each item.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
3.
Provides training, guidance and technical assistance to other legal support staff.
4.
Guides other legal assistants in specific tasks and job techniques and shares work samples, reference materials and policy guidance.
5.
Prepares a wide variety of legal documents, many of which are voluminous and complex in format.
6.
Tracks filing, hearing, and trial dates, and scheduling conferences and interviews.
7.
Conducts research of issues using various legal and non-legal databases and websites.
8.
Makes substantive processing determinations or initiate other actions based on analysis of the situation or circumstances of the proceedings.
9.
Acts as a legal assistance subject matter expert.
10.
Composes original letters which require an extensive knowledge of legal procedures for transmittal of pleadings, notices to attorneys representing defendants, and other matters.
11.
Prepares legal actions such as indictments, criminal complaints, search warrants, judgments, applications, notices, affidavits, summonses, grand jury subpoenas, rules to show cause, proofs of claim and satisfaction of judgment.
12.
Contributes to reports summarizing the case status, including legal issues, factual issues, and case developments.
13.
Reviews cases to determine factual issues that may impact grand jury activities.
14.
Reviews incoming material and determines the need for correspondence and legal documents such as motions, orders, pleadings and subpoenas.
15.
Prepares trial exhibits such as statistical charts, graphs, and timelines to be presented in court.
16.
Assists in preparing witness binders and for use during investigations and trial.
17.
Assists attorneys in trial preparation by performing duties such as independently compiling trial notebooks, assembling jury instructions, and compiling witness and exhibit lists.
18.
Aids in preparing and organizing evidence for production as discovery and for use in trial.
19.
Manages discovery and evidence in paper copies and electronically and may present the exhibits using trial presentation software in court.
20.
Provides technical support, such as enlarging charts and photographs, duplicating tapes and videos, and marking exhibits.
21.
Codes and indexes discovery documents using legal case management software.
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Ensures records are retained in a manner that will facilitate effective retrieval, including those in connection with potential discovery operations.
As previously explained, your responses in this Assessment Questionnaire are subject to evaluation and verification. Later steps in the selection process are specifically designed to verify your responses. Deliberate attempts to falsify information will be grounds for disqualifying you or for dismissing you from employment following acceptance. Please take this opportunity to review your responses to ensure their accuracy. Incomplete/incorrect responses may result in you not receiving appropriate consideration.
23.
If you fail to answer this question, you will be disqualified from consideration for this position.
I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all of the information included in this questionnaire is true, correct, and provided in good faith. I understand that if I make an intentional false statement, or commit deception or fraud in this application and its supporting materials, or in any document or interview associated with the examination process, I may be fined or imprisoned (18 U.S.C. 1001); my eligibilities may be canceled, I may be denied an appointment, or I may be removed and debarred from Federal service (5 C.F.R. part 731). I understand that any information I give may be investigated. I understand that I will not be considered for employment if I do not respond "Yes" to this certification item.
I understand a comprehensive background investigation, including a check of my credit history and a pre-employment drug screening, is required for this position.
I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all of the information included in this questionnaire is true, correct, and provided in good faith. I understand that if I make an intentional false statement, or commit deception or fraud in this application and its supporting materials, or in any document or interview associated with the examination process, I may be fined or imprisoned (18 U.S.C. 1001); my eligibilities may be canceled, I may be denied an appointment, or I may be removed and debarred from Federal service (5 C.F.R. part 731). I understand that any information I give may be investigated. I understand that I will not be considered for employment if I do not respond "Yes" to this certification item.
I understand a comprehensive background investigation, including a check of my credit history and a pre-employment drug screening, is required for this position.