Supervisory Paralegal Specialist

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As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement.

Serves as the Supervisory Paralegal Specialist for several Paralegal Specialists in the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of North Dakota.

The Supervisory Paralegal Specialist has responsibility for the handling of federal actions, from initial receipt through trial and final disposition, including appellate process. In addition, assists in the analysis, evaluation, development, and litigation of criminal and civil cases, including the appellate process. Position does not offer routine teleworking.

• Assist at all levels in the development of litigation, beginning at the investigative stage through pretrial and trial proceedings with minimal supervision.
• Prepare for and provide substantive assistance with interviews, depositions, hearings, and trial.
• Conduct extensive and thorough research in a variety of legal and non-legal databases and provide information in response to a wide range of questions.
• Work closely with attorneys in the preparation and filing of court documents.
• Attend and provide comprehensive paralegal support at trial as needed.
• Manage a team of paralegals including the planning, dissemination and organization of work assignments and case staffing.
• Engage in analysis and assessment of existing case management databases, software, and hardware; identify shortcomings; and make recommendations for future software and hardware needs.
• Formulate training criteria, draft internal training protocols, plans, and monitor development of paralegals, law clerks, and litigation specialists.
• Train paralegals to provide superior quality trial support to attorneys including supervising at trial as needed.