For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/. As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement.

Duties

If selected for this position, you will join a team that is responsible for cases in the specialty area listed below. You will provide highly complex legal clerical and technical support to AUSAs and staff. Major Frauds Serves as a senior legal assistant responsible for directly and independently supporting Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSAs) by providing a wide variety of technical assistance services related to Major Frauds. The work requires a specialized knowledge of the processes, procedures, and practices of legal assistance activities in Financial Institution Fraud, Mortgage Fraud, Bankruptcy Fraud, Security and Investor Fraud, Government Procurement Fraud and Health Care Fraud. The work requires a specialized processes, procedures, and practices of Major Fraud procedural requirements, local rules and relevant case law. Provides information and assistance to federal investigative agents concerning Major Fraud cases, knowledge of clerical and administrative office skills and an ability to apply these skills to increase the effectiveness of the assigned AUSAs. Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.

Requirements

• 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 requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement and before placement in the position.

Qualifications

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.) GS-8: To be eligible at the GS-8 level, you must have at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 level in Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience performing the following types of duties: providing expert technical legal support, demonstrated knowledge of legal processes and procedures, performing difficult and complex assignments in support of trial team, providing technical guidance to other support staff, and using automated software to produce legal related reports and documents.

Education

Contacts

• Address Central District of California 312 North Spring Street Los Angeles, CA 90012 US
• Name: Karla Castillo
• Phone: (213) 894-7611
• Email: [email protected]