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Paralegal Specialist

4 months ago

Washington, Washington, D.C., United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission Full time
The Litigation, Adjudication, and Enforcement Branch represents the Commission in the U.S.

District Courts, Bankruptcy Courts, Courts of Appeals, and various administrative bodies including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Merit Systems Protection Board, and Federal Service Impasses Panel.

It also assists the Solicitor General in representing the Commission before the U.S. Supreme Court.

OGC litigation staff represents the Commission in appeals of enforcement actions, challenges to agency actions, derivatives-industry bankruptcies, employment lawsuits, other administrative litigation, and as amicus curiae in a range of matters.

The Branch reviews draft regulations, releases, and other proposed agency actions for litigation risk, including but not limited to compliance with the Administrative Procedures Act and Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) provisions such as the requirement that the Commission consider the costs and benefits of many of its actions.

The Branch advises the Commission on its adjudication function.

As a Paralegal Specialist, the incumbent is primarily responsible for assisting attorneys in the Litigation, Adjudication, and Enforcement Branch

Typical duties include:


Assists attorneys in the preparation of court filings by verifying and checking legal citations (cite-checking) and legal references in prepared legal documents and preparing tables of contents and authorities.

Proofreads briefs, pleadings, memoranda, opinions and other documents; drafts legal instruments such as certificates of service, transmittal letters and cover memoranda.

Contracts with outside vendors for copying and binding of legal briefs and appendices. Arranges timely delivery of legal documents to courts and tribunals.
Reviews incoming bankruptcy notices to determine whether the Commission has an interest in the bankruptcy.
Reviews and maintains email inbox for to ensure that all court notices reach the correct attorney.
Receives and distributes incoming mail; reviews incoming documents for necessary response, if any.
Makes travel arrangements for staff members; ensures that authorizations and vouchers are completed in an accurate and timely manner.
Utilizes data management and litigation support systems (i.e. Practice Manager, Relativity, Case Map, Pacer, and Lexis and Westlaw) to locate, organize and categorize exhibits, appendices, administrative records and other documents as needed for court filings.

Utilizes OGC's Elaw case management system to review, store, index, and search electronic copies of documents obtained in the course of investigations and litigation.

Maintains case files and corrects file deficiencies or discrepancies.
Devises filing systems or docket tracking systems as needed to increase efficiency of the Branch.

Independently reviews case files maintained in hard copy to determine which files are eligible to be retired to off-side document storage area; prepares files; and supervises the preparation of files for retirement to off-site storage facilities.

Performs legal research or retrieval of legislative history, precedent cases, decisions, and opinions, regulations, policies, procedures, case law, Internet sites, etc., to provide assistance to staff attorneys in the development of legal matters.

References may include but are not limited to the Commodity Exchange Act and Commission Regulations.

Based on information found during research, prepares legal summaries or compiles resources to be used in litigation, pending approval by the assigned attorney.

Ensures that records are accurate, and readily available for staff to use during their investigations and litigation.

As needed and available, assists other units of OGC by researching and analyzing legal issues; assuring accuracy and consistency in legal documents prepared by the office, cite checking and proofreading briefs, pleadings, memoranda, opinions and other documents; drafting legal instruments such as certificates of service, transmittal letters and cover memoranda.

Prepare correspondence and memoranda requiring minimal or no edits.
Performs other duties as assigned.