Description:
The U.S. Attorney's Office (USAO), District of New Mexico, is hiring legal assistants to support attorneys who work on fraud investigations and represent the United States in legal matters related to tort claims, environmental litigation, and land and employment disputes. https://www.justice.gov/usao-nm .For more information on the Department of Justice and the USAOs, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/ .
As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement.
Requirements:
Please note: This is a term position not-to-exceed September 30, 2026, and based on the needs of the Agency the appointment may be extended up to 4 years from the original appointment date.GS-5 : To be qualified at the GS-5 level, you must have: at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-4 level; or four (4) years of education above the high school level; or a combination of both specialized experience and education as explained below.
- Specialized experience is defined as experience reviewing documents with legal implications for accuracy and completeness (e.g., court documents, real estate documents, contracts, insurance or benefits claims, mortgage or loan applications, tax forms, or other types of legal documents); typing and formatting correspondence and forms; maintaining file systems; and obtaining needed information from files or general reference sources.
- Combining Education and Experience: Successfully completed post-high school education may be used to meet the total one (1) year of specialized experience requirement equivalent to the GS-4 grade level. Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year) is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. One full academic year of study (30 semester hours) beyond the second year is equivalent to six (6) months of specialized experience.
GS-6 : To be qualified at the GS-6 level, you must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-5 level.
- Specialized experience is defined as experience reviewing legal documents such as complaints, motions, orders, answers, pleadings, subpoenas, and libels for completeness of factual information; retrieving and assembling information for hearing and/or trial use; researching a variety of legal sources to obtain and/or verify information; and using automated software to produce legal related reports, documents, correspondence and related materials.
GS-7 : To be qualified at the GS-7 level, you must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-6 level.
- Specialized experience is defined as experience providing trial support to attorneys by preparing complaints, motions, subpoenas, orders, or other hearing and/or trial documents accurately and in proper format; verifying citations and statutory references contained in legal documents; assisting with discovery, hearing or trial preparation by performing duties such as compiling trial notebooks, assembling jury instructions, and compiling witness and exhibit lists; and using software applications and legal and non-legal databases to produce legal related reports and documents, conduct factual research, develop tables of contents and indices to briefs, and prepare courtroom presentations.
To be qualified, you must type at least 40 words per minute based on a 5 minute sample with three or fewer errors. (A typing test may later be required.)
Nov 18, 2025;
from:
usajobs.gov