Legal Administrative Specialist (National Security)

Legal Administrative Specialist (National Security)

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Offices, Boards and Divisions

National Security Division (NSD)

Summary

The Legal Administrative Specialist (National Security) is located in the Counterterrorism Section. The mission of the Counterterrorism Section is to design, implement, and support law enforcement efforts, legislative initiatives, policies and strategies relating to combating international and domestic terrorism.

Duties

As the federal agency whose mission is to ensure the fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans, the Department of Justice is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. To build and retain a workforce that reflects the diverse experiences and perspectives of the American people, we welcome applicants from the many communities, identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, religions, and cultures of the United States who share our commitment to public service.

Providing legal research support to attorneys, which is related to sensitive national security, security intelligence, counterterrorism and/or counterintelligence.

Drafting legal documents, responses, and staff summary sheets to assist the attorneys and management staff.

Preparing reports, exhibits, and legal memoranda from formal hearings and records.

Preparing a variety of regular or ad hoc reports, position papers, justification regarding the nature, status or need for litigation support.

Planning, directing, evaluating and implementing various litigation support activities for specific projects.

Conducting various tasks in support of discovery proceedings, scheduling depositions, monitoring court appearance dates and deadlines, and preparing reports relative to assigned cases or specialized areas of priority program reporting.

Verifying docketing of cases set for argument in court.

Applying, and adapting concepts, methods, and procedures to carry out project development and documentation activities.

Utilizing and supporting daily operation of legal case management databases.