The Paralegal/Legal Assistant I works under close supervision with required assistance readily available. Persons in this position typically perform the following:

+ Consult prescribed sources of information for facts relating to matters of interest to the program;
+ File various documents with the court.
+ Process a variety of documents for use at trial and prepare document notebooks.
+ Review documents to extract selected data and information relating to specific items;
+ Review and summarize information in prescribed format on case precedent and decisions;
+ Search and extract legal references in libraries and computer-data banks;
+ Attend hearings or court appearances to become informed on administrative and/or court procedures and the status of cases, and where necessary, assist in the presentation of charts and other visual information.

Required:

+ Must be able to obtain and maintain a US government security clearance.
+ This is an...