The Office of the Federal Public Defender for the Eastern District of Virginia is accepting applications for a Paralegal / Administrator Federal Public Defender position in our Richmond office. Pursuant to the Criminal Justice Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3006A, the office provides legal representation to indigent defendants in federal criminal cases and related matters.
Duties
The paralegal position provides support services to staff attorneys. This position will also provide vital administrative assistance to the Richmond location and serve as a backup for the Branch Manager. This position may require work on holidays, evenings, and weekends, as the nature of assigned cases require.
General legal duties include providing research, drafting legal pleadings, assisting with case preparation and file management, managing discovery, assisting attorneys at hearings and trials, assisting with client contact, assisting investigators with interviewing witnesses as needed, maintaining research banks, and intensive technological litigation support. Additional duties may include analysing legal decisions, opinions, rulings and compiling and summarising substantive information on statutes, treaties and specific legal subjects.
Administrative duties will include but are not limited to: greeting and directing visitors, answering and routing calls to the office, overseeing incoming and outgoing mail, overseeing and organising office supplies, opening and closing physical and digital case files, assisting in financial and case file management, and managing office calendars for trials and dockets. Administrative duties during the regular course of business may account for a significant portion of daily duties.
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