Legal Administrative Specialist

About the role

The Legal Administrative Specialist joins the Legal Support Division of the U.S. Attorney's Office in the District of the Virgin Islands. The role provides essential legal, administrative, and technical assistance to both Criminal and Civil divisions, ensuring smooth litigation preparation and courtroom operations.

Key responsibilities

• Assist attorneys with legal automation requirements and system capabilities for litigation decisions, trial preparation, and presentations.
• Utilize software such as Everlaw, OnCue, Adobe, Excel, and PowerPoint to collect, organize, analyze, and present case information.
• Manage, organize, review, and summarize incoming and outgoing discovery in electronic formats in compliance with Federal Rules.
• Maintain attorneys' calendars, track filings, hearings, deadlines, conferences, and interviews.
• Prepare and submit legal pleadings, forms, reports, and correspondence within established deadlines.
• Draft pleadings, stipulations, motions, tables of authorities, and tables of contents.
• Proofread and cite‑check briefs, memoranda, and other legal documents.
• Maintain confidential files, logs, transcripts, and reports.
• Ensure computers and electronic equipment are operational in courtrooms, grand juries, and office presentations.

Required profile

• U.S. citizen or national.
• Successful completion of pre‑employment adjudication (fingerprint, credit, tax checks, drug testing).
• Selective Service registration if applicable.
• One year of specialized litigation support experience equivalent to GS‑5 level.
• Ability to meet time‑in‑grade and qualification requirements within 30 days of the announcement.

Required skills

• Everlaw
• OnCue
• Adobe
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint