Paralegal assistant

Cameo Consulting Group, LLC, a management consulting practice is seeking several qualified and available legal assistants/paralegals to support a potential Federal client in Las Cruces, NM. The positions are full-time and long-term in nature.

General Duties:

· Examines, prepares and processes a variety of technical legal documents that are characteristically voluminous and complex in format.

· Reviews incoming material and independently determines the need for assembly and preparation of a variety of legal documents, e.g., complaints, motions, orders, answers, pleadings, and subpoenas.

· Obtains needed information from files, law enforcement agencies, or other sources, and submits completed legal documents to the appropriate AUSA or, in limited cases, directly to

the court.

· In preparation of documents, considers the nature and the status of the case involved. With

· limited instructions from the AUSA, prepares such legal actions as indictments, criminal complaints, search warrants, judgments, applications, notices, affidavits, summonses, grand jury subpoenas, rules to show cause, proofs of claim, and satisfaction of judgment.

· Completes variable aspects of preparing recurring legal documents that conform to the rules governing their style and format.

· Provides assistance to attorneys in trial preparation by performing duties such as independently compiling trial notebooks, assembling jury instructions, and compiling witness and exhibit lists. Coordinates with the victim/witness specialist to ensure adherence to current Departmental guidelines relating to victims’ rights and services responsibilities.

· Notifies appropriate individuals of victim/witness issues.

· Using original and online legal resources, verifies citations and statutory references contained in legal documents.

· Ensures citations are complete and consistent with source material.

· Develops tables of contents and indices to briefs in accordance with established format. Lists cited cases, opinions and miscellaneous references in briefs.

· Composes original letters that require a good working knowledge of legal procedures and specialized terminology, e.g., transmittal of pleadings, requests for extensions of time in certain cases, advising of actions taken or developments in cases referred by other federal departments and agencies, and notices to attorneys representing defendants.

· Scans/inputs and links case-related materials into an electronic database and manages that database.

· Manages discovery and trial preparation.

· Provides a variety of ancillary office support functions requiring some subject-matter knowledge of the assigned unit’s programs and operations. Typical assignments may include the following:

o Assembles the physical files for new immigration cases by filing materials in chronological order, preparing and printing conflict of interest sheets for assigned attorney, and numbering the initial discovery.

· Upon receipt, sends additional discovery to outside parties as directed by the assigned attorney.

· Prepares immigration files for closing by putting the documents in chronological order, ensuring that the judgment and charging document are in the file, and preparing a closing sheet for the assigned attorney’s signature.

· Assists support staff members by pulling files for court after checking the next day’s court calendar and ensuring that all files are accounted for. After files are received back from court, sorts and distributes them to the appropriate staff members.

· Performs docketing duties such as opening, updating and closing cases through use of the automated case tracking system. As necessary, searches database for required information.

· Answers telephone and refers callers to staff members or takes messages as appropriate.

· Furnishes requested information concerning pending and closed matters and cases, functions and general procedures of the office.

· Determines which matters should be referred to the AUSA and the urgency of the matter.

· Arranges travel by preparing itinerary, and securing transportation and hotel reservations. Prepares travel authorizations and vouchers.

· Produces a variety of written documents and materials utilizing a wide range of office software

· applications. For example, assignments may include integrating output from different software types, e.g., tables produced by database applications and charts and graphs produced by electronic spreadsheet applications, into word processing or desk top publishing text. Products include complicated tables, graphs and charts which may be incorporated into legal documents or courtroom presentations. Ensures all documents contain the proper format, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and grammar.

· Provides automated litigation assistance to attorneys in trial preparation and courtroom presentations.

· Utilizes various software applications and graphics hardware such as scanners and plotters. Prepares documents, charts, and visual materials used in trials. Provides technical support e.g., enlarging charts and photographs, duplicating tapes and videos, and marking exhibits.

Desired Qualifications:

• At least 2 years of Paralegal experience
• Must be a U.S Citizen
• Must be able to pass a federal background check

About Cameo:

Cameo provides a competitive benefit package to its employees that is replete with training programs and continuous education features that few others even attempt to duplicate. Our packages are offered to all full-time exempt employees on day one* and they offer many standard features one would expect to find from an industry leader, the details of which are outlined in our handbook. Below is a highlight of our benefit offerings:

• 401k Plan
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance Plans
• Short & Long-Term Disability Plan
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Tuition Reimbursement
• 11 Paid Federal Holidays
• Jury Duty and Bereavement Leave
• Short and Long-term disability insurance options
• 3 weeks of paid vacation time