Legal Assistant/ Legal Clerk

Title: Legal Clerk

Client: U.S. Attorney's Office

Location: Boise, ID

Duration: 12 months contract, upto 3 years extension possible

Position Summary:

The primary purpose of the contractors is to support the fact witness management process. A secondary objective is to reduce the delay in witness payments and enable Victim-Witness personnel to increase the quality and quantity of direct services being provided to victims.

Typical assignments include:

• Work directly with fact witnesses, provide assistance and support to ensure appearance for court, pre-trial conferences, and grand jury, including but not limited to preparing and maintaining witness administrative and case files, completing and processing witness travel vouchers for payment, obtaining JMD authorization for unusual witness-related expenses.
• Receive visitors, field phone calls, questions and other inquiries from fact witnesses seeking information pertaining to court, pre-trial conferences, grand jury appearances and expense reimbursement.

• Obtain pertinent information for files and documents necessary to arrange witness travel and reimbursements. This task includes confirming contact information through CLEAR, updating data points including Victim Notification System updates, and compiling internal witness Excel workbooks to be used for case handling, among other things.
• Initiate contact/notify fact witnesses concerning travel arrangements, appearance date/time, and determine any special circumstances or needs of the fact witness.
• Use judgment to determine when AUSA should be notified of special circumstances or needs of fact witnesses.
• Confer with AUSA concerning fact witness appearance and special circumstances regarding witnesses (special authorizations, international witnesses, military/federal employee witnesses, or hostile witnesses).
• Complete and submit proper documentation for special authorizations and obtain prior approval before proceeding with travel arrangements.
• Prior to fact witness' appearance, ensure all travel documents and appearance date and time have been provided to witness. Make necessary arrangements for fact witness travel and lodging according to Department of Justice and USAO policies and procedures.
• Meet with fact witnesses upon arrival to designated hearing or pre-trial conference, offer and perform courtroom orientation, accompany witness to court, ensure a safe waiting area is available, and collect necessary documentation and signatures for fact witness reimbursement documents.
• Prepare and submit documentation for fact witness reimbursement, i.e. witness vouchers and other required documentation for fact witnesses.
• Furnish requested information concerning pending and completed fact witness vouchers.
• Gather required documentation and reconcile Government Travel Accounts.
• Obtain information, confer, and coordinate with the Court, Probation, Pretrial, U.S. Marshals Service, investigative agencies, and other counterparts, when necessary.
• Complete variable aspects of recurring documents in conformance with the rules governing their style and format.
• Compose original letters that do not require legal interpretations, but require a good working knowledge of legal procedures and specialized terminology relevant to fact witness laws and regulations.
• Perform general office procedures pertaining to fact witness management, including, but not limited to:

• Establish and maintain a variety of fact witness files, documents and databases
• Assemble documents and other information for fact witness file material and retention in accordance with established procedures and Department of Justice regulations
• If requested, establish and maintain calendar and/or database of active and pending fact witness appearances; track hearings, trial dates, grand jury and scheduling conferences
• Perform other administrative and logistical duties as required/assigned.

Requirements:

• High school diploma is required, undergraduate degree preferred.
• Experience scheduling appointments
• Coordinating documents
• Ability to review and analyze data and information from multiple sources
• Ability to establish case/project files
• Ability to enter and retrieve data from databases

• Ability to prepare and format management reports
• Ability to prepare and correct reports and correspondence using word processing software

Security Requirements:

· US Citizen who has lived in the US three out of the last five years.

· Ability to pass an in-depth criminal background check

· Ability to pass an in-depth credit report (no delinquencies, collections or recent bankruptcies)

· Pass a drug screen

Benefits:

• SCA - Yes
• 10 paid holidays
• 80 hours of paid vacation after one year of service
• Insurance offered

Contract length: 12 months

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Salary: $20.00 - $22.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Health insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Experience:

• Legal Assistant/ Legal Clerk: 2 years (Preferred)
• proper electronic documentation/ MS Office: 2 years (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• legal/ paralegal certification (Preferred)

Work Remotely:

• No

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