USAO Legal Clerk

Grey Street Consulting, LLC (Grey Street), a leading small business provider of Administrative operational support services to Federal civilian and defense agencies, is seeking to hire a Legal Clerk to support our prospective client within the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado (USAO), Witness Management Program. This position is located at the headquarters office in Denver, Colorado, and this role is to report onsite.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Provide all clerical services required to perform the tasks related to the support of the USAO fact witness management process by providing a variety of direct assistance to USAO Victim-Witness personnel, AUSAs, legal assistants, administrative staff, and other USAO personnel.

• Provide witness management assistance prior to, during, and after trial. Typical assignments include: work directly with fact witnesses, provide assistance and support to ensure appearance for court, pre-trial conferences, and grand jury. 
• Receive visitors, field phone calls, questions and other inquiries from fact witnesses seeking information pertaining to court, pre-trial conferences, grand jury appearances and expense reimbursement. Obtain pertinent information for files and documents necessary to arrange witness travel and reimbursements. 
• Initiate contact/notify fact witnesses concerning travel arrangements, appearance date/time, and determine any special circumstances or needs of the fact witness. Use judgment to determine when AUSA should be notified of special circumstances or needs of fact witnesses. 
• Confer with AUSA concerning fact witness appearance and special circumstances regarding witnesses (special authorizations, international witnesses, military/federal employee witnesses, or hostile witnesses). Complete and submit proper documentation for special authorizations and obtain prior approval before proceeding with travel arrangements. 
• Prior to fact witness’ appearance, ensure all travel documents and appearance date and time have been provided to witness. Make necessary arrangements for fact witness travel and lodging according to Department of Justice and USAO policies and procedures. 
• Meet with fact witnesses upon arrival to designated hearing or pre-trial conference, offer and perform courtroom orientation, accompany witness to court, ensure a safe waiting area is available, and collect necessary documentation and signatures for fact witness reimbursement documents. 
• Prepare and submit documentation for fact witness reimbursement, i.e. witness vouchers and other required documentation for fact witnesses. Furnish requested information concerning pending and completed fact witness vouchers. Gather required documentation and reconcile Government Travel Accounts.
• Obtain information, confer, and coordinate with the Court, Probation, Pretrial, U.S. Marshals Service, investigative agencies, and other counterparts, when necessary. 
• Complete variable aspects of recurring documents in conformance with the rules governing their style and format. Compose original letters that do not require legal interpretations, but require a good working knowledge of legal procedures and specialized terminology relevant to fact witness laws and regulations. 
• Perform general office procedures pertaining to fact witness management, including, but not limited to: establish and maintain a variety of fact witness files, documents and databases; assemble documents and other information for fact witness file material and retention in accordance with established procedures and Department of Justice regulations; if requested, establish and maintain calendar and/or database of active and pending fact witness appearances; track hearings, trial dates, grand jury and scheduling conferences; perform other administrative and logistical fact witness management related duties as required/assigned.

Job Requirements and Experience

• High school Diploma is required, undergraduate degree is preferred
• Good communication skills 
• Provide word processing and data entry/retrieval 
• Ability to review and analyze data and information from multiple sources 
• Ability to establish case/project files 
• Ability to enter and retrieve data from databases 
• Ability to prepare and format management reports 
• Ability to manipulate, transfer, compute and print information 
• Ability to prepare and correct reports and correspondence using word processing software 
• Schedule appointments 
• Answer inquiries regarding case-related information as maintained in the database 
• Answer inquiries regarding case-related status 
• Obtain additional information from other agencies/organizations 
• Maintain internal status information on the disposition of designated information, files, and assets 
• Assure information is accurate and perform analytical computations necessary to process data 
• Provide administrative information and assistance concerning a case or file to other agencies or organizations

ADA Requirements

• Operate a PC and phone in an office environment.
• Work in a primarily sedentary position. 
• Perform some bending, light lifting, and carrying of equipment may be required.
• Any additional office equipment that is required by the position.  

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.

About The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado, Witness Management Program

The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado is committed to pursuing justice and upholding the rule of law. Serve the people of Colorado by enforcing federal laws, representing the interests of the United States in civil litigation, and protecting our residents’ safety. Dedicated to safeguarding civil rights and liberties and to promoting fairness, justice, and equality for all.

Each United States Attorney’s Office (USAO) is staffed with Victim-Witness personnel who provide direct support and services to victims and witnesses of federal crime. Victim-Witness personnel play an integral role in facilitating the participation and cooperation of victims and witnesses throughout the federal judicial system. In addition to affording rights and providing services to victims pursuant to the Crime Victims’ Rights Act (CVRA) and other federal law, Victim-Witness personnel are responsible for witness management. 

Currently, Victim-Witness personnel positions are funded by the Crime Victims Fund (CVF). Recent statutory amendments establish the CVF is available only for providing and improving services for the benefit of crime victims, and indicates that other non victim related activities, such as witness management and grand jury coordination, may not be charged to the CVF. Therefore, the current structure of most offices, where Victim-Witness personnel perform both victim and witness-related functions, is no longer in compliance with the CVF reimbursement requirements. 

About Grey Street Consulting, LLC

Grey Street is a small, federal contracting firm. Founded in 2015, Grey Street has already established itself as a leading small business provider of federal human resources (HR) services. Grey Street provides staff augmentation support to numerous federal agencies including but not limited to the U.S. Departments of Transportation (DOT), Health and Human Services (HHS), Energy (DOE), Labor (DOL), and Homeland Security (DHS) just to name a few. Our approach to the delivery of professional services is rooted in our deep subject matter expertise and supported by our ability to effectively manage our client’s needs and expectations while delivering measurable results. 

Grey Street offers a robust benefit package which includes comprehensive medical, dental, and 401k with a guaranteed match!! 

To learn more about Grey Street click here: https://greystreet-consulting.com/