Paralegal / Legal Assistant II Supporting the US Attorney’s Office – Fort Smith,

Allied Government Solutions


<div class="isg-job-description-header”>Job Description

Be a part of the nationwide law enforcement initiative that removes the tools of crime from criminal organizations, depriving wrongdoers of proceeds from their crime and impacting the infrastructure of criminal enterprises.
FSA Federal (FSA) is focused on delivering unsurpassed services in support of law enforcement and homeland security. We currently have a vacancy for a Paralegal/legal Assistant II. In this role, you will be supporting the overall mission of the United States Attorney’s Office (USAO). If you are looking for a meaningful, mission driven career, Join FSA!
Responsibilities
* Assists attorney in reviewing case material, to include gathering and analyzing case material and preparing a digest of selected decisions/opinions, including legal references. May provide Legal Clerk review.
* Drafts, edits, and reviews non-legal information, creates correspondence, and research reports.
* Helps prepare for trial by organizing exhibits and assists in creating and organizing statistical charts and photographs.
* Interviews potential witnesses and prepares summary interview reports.
* Reviews prepared legal documents to confirm the citations and legal references included in the documents.
* Attends pre-trial meetings to review case materials for missing documents or other questionable material and may request further information to correct deficiencies.
* After/during trial prepares summaries of testimony and depositions.
* Investigates facts and laws of cases and searches public records to prepare cases and determine causes of action, as well as research reports and correspondence relating to cases.
* Performs other duties as assigned.
Allied Government Solutions, Inc. (AGS) is committed to our role as an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. It is the policy of AGS to hire, train, promote, and otherwise provide terms and conditions of employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. AGS will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. AGS is proud to maintain a drug-free workplace. Satisfactory completion of a post-offer drug screening is a condition of employment. As a supplier of services to federal government agencies, such as DEA, FBI, USCIS, USPIS, etc., we also adhere to agency standards with respect to prior drug usage.

 

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