Eastern District of Washington - Job internship

Legal Assistants (Office Automation) are responsible for supporting Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSAs) by providing a variety of legal assistance and office support services. Work requires knowledge of the processes, procedures, and practices of legal support activities in conjunction with a knowledge of clerical skills, and an ability to apply these skills to increase the effectiveness of the assigned AUSA.

Duties include:• Examining, preparing and processing a variety of technical legal documents, e.g., complaints, motions, orders, answers, pleadings, subpoenas, and libels;• Proofreading and cite checking legal brief s, memoranda, and other legal documents;• Providing assistance to attorneys in trial preparation by conducting non-complex research of litigation, statutes, regulations and court cases;• Assembling exhibits, affidavits, and other legal documents;• Assembling and organizing files and records material f or disposition or transfer to records depository;• Maintaining calendar of assigned active cases;• Tracking filing, hearing, and trials dates, and scheduling conference and interviews;• Arranging travel by preparing itinerary and securing transportation and hotel reservations;• Producing a variety of written documents and materials using a wide range of office software applications.