U.S. Attorney's Office Work Values

Daily Duties at U.S. Attorney's Office :

Performed work ancillary to, but in direct support of the work of one or more Assistant U.S. Attorneys (AUSA), or other attorneys having overall responsibility for assigned cases or legal issues. Examined, prepared, and processed a variety of substantive legal documents and correspondence. Conducted interviews of agency personnel and potential witnesses to assist the AUSAs in preparation for court proceedings, depositions, or trial. Reviewed, summarized, and outlined deposition and/or trial testimony. Drafted discovery and researched, analyzed and summarized relevant legal precedents for applicability to assigned cases and prepared digests of points of law involved. Provided litigative case management and organized cases for court presentation by preparing and organizing exhibits containing a variety of visual material. Provided automated litigation assistance to attorneys in trial preparation and in the courtroom presentations. Maintained regular contact with client agencies to ensure provision of complete and timely cooperation in all aspects of assigned cases. Served as the organizational expert on the documentation and organization of case information using specialized software, such as litigation support software. Acted as liaison with agency and court personnel, contractors, and others to ensure the most effective use of automated resources. Compiled workload and status reports. Served as trial coordinator, providing paralegal support to ensure that all government witnesses are thoroughly briefed, appear, or are placed on-call according to the projected order of witness testimony, and retained or excused as appropriate.

What they like about U.S. Attorney's Office :

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Tags

concordance, litigation, patent, trademark

Skills

NEEDLES, WORD, WORDPERFECT, EXCEL, ACCESS, LOTUS NOTES, GROUPWISE, OUTLOOK, CONCORDANCE, SUMMATION, QUATTRO PRO, SUMMATION BLAZE, LIVENOTE, JURY VERDICT, TRIAL DIRECTOR, SANCTION, SANCTION II, CASECENTRAL, POWERPOINT, JFS NOTEBOOK, IPRO, WINDOWS 2000/WIND

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