Paralegal IV Supporting the US Attorney's Office

Full Time
San Juan, PR 00918
Posted
Job description

Focused on delivering unsurpassed services in support of law enforcement and homeland security, FSA Federal, a rapidly growing joint venture owned by trusted solutions providers SAIC and Amentum, has a vacancy for a Paralegal IV. In this role, you will be supporting the overall mission of the US Attorney's Office.

Responsibilities:

A Paralegal IV performs, but is not limited to the following duties:

  • Assist attorneys; provides Paralegal II & III review.
  • Directs and supervises the work of paralegal and other contractor staff, particularly on major paralegal support efforts, such as large legal research projects, or major in-courtroom support.
  • Monitors work and reports on progress; responsible for ensuring that work meets requirements and is delivered on time.
  • Troubleshoots and performs quality control spot- checks. Must be able for formulate administrative and technical procedures for getting the work done.
  • Performs complex legal factual research.
  • Designs and develops systems and procedures for tracking, controlling, and managing case files, exhibits, and other case-specific materials. Assists trial staff in coordination with expert witnesses.
  • Arranges for access to appropriate Department of Justice libraries and other legal research facilities.
  • Coordinates with other Contractor support components in order to accomplish work.

A Paralegal II must meet the following qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Paralegal Studies; or bachelor's degree in another Field with a Paralegal Certificate; or Possess a paralegal certificate with additional 3 years' paralegal experience or HS Diploma with additional 4 years paralegal experience.
  • At least 3 years of paralegal experience required.
  • Supervisory experience required.
  • 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.
  • Equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate
This position requires U.S. Citizenship and a 7 (or 10) year minimum background investigation.
Agency Overview
The United States Attorney's Office (USAO) serves as the nation's principal litigators under the direction of the Attorney General.
Benefits 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.

FSA is proud to be an Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote qualified persons in all job titles without regard to age, ancestry, color, gender, HIV status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation (including gender expression and identity) veteran status, family leave status, and any protected group status as defined by applicable law. 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. COVID Policy: FSA adheres to contractual, governmental, and locality specific guidelines and mandates with respect to COVID-19. The minimum safety standards with which we comply are established by the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force.

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