Lead Legal Assistant (Civil)

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As a team leader, you will support Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSAs) by providing a variety of legal assistance and office support services. Duties include: - Ensures that the work assignments of the team are carried out by performing a range of duties. - Distributes and balances the workload among employees in accordance with established workflow and assures timely accomplishment of the assignments. - Monitors the status and progress of work and makes day-to-day adjustments in accordance with established priorities. - Maintains current knowledge of regulations, laws and court rules applicable to civil litigation. - Provides a variety of direct legal support to one or more AUSAs. - Prepares a wide variety of legal documents, many of which are voluminous and complex in format. Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.