Legal Assistant

About This Role

Provide administrative and legal support to a large Federal agency in Denver, CO, assisting attorneys with document preparation, court proceedings, and file management.

Responsibilities

• Prepare a variety of legal documents and correspondence in final format
• Assist attorneys in preparing for court, including scanning discovery into an automated system
• Maintain a court calendar and assemble trial and grand jury exhibits and notebooks
• Maintain a variety of legal files, ensuring proper documentation within case files
• Close files for onsite storage and ship archived files offsite
• Assist attorneys and paralegal with electronic filing of legal documents using CM/ECF
• Review files and correct omissions in records, checking closed files for proper procedures
• Assist the Administrative Division with special projects, including mail, moves, and court runs
• Serve as back-up receptionist

Requirements

• 1+ year of specialized litigation experience
• Experience reviewing legal documents (complaints, motions, orders, etc.) for completeness
• Experience retrieving and assembling information for hearings/trials
• Experience researching legal sources to obtain/verify information
• Experience maintaining file systems
• Experience using automated software to produce legal reports, documents, and correspondence
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Hands-on familiarity with MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook, and Adobe Acrobat
• Ability to obtain a Public Trust Security Clearance
• Must be a United States Citizen and have lived in the United States for at least 3 out of the last 5 years

Qualifications

• At least one year of specialized litigation experience required, with a preference for over three years.

Nice to Have

• Over three years of specialized litigation experience

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits