Legal Assistant (OA) GJ Coordinator

For more information on Department of Justice and United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/. Additional positions may be filled using this announcement. This position is also being announced via Merit Staffing procedures under 27-TXE-13107494-MS This vacancy may be filled at one of the locations listed below: Plano, Texas Sherman, Texas

The Legal Assistant (OA) Grand Jury Coordinator, GS-0986-08 provides comprehensive legal, administrative, and case management support to Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSAs) in complex grand jury matters; and serves as a liaison with courts, law enforcement agencies, and other stakeholders while independently coordinating grand jury operations and supporting litigation activities. The duties and responsibilities generally include, but are not limited to: Coordinating and managing grand jury proceedings, subpoenas, records, and related case activities. Researching and applying legal authorities, regulations, and grand jury procedures; reviewing case information and making procedural determinations based on established guidelines. Preparing, examining, processing, proofreading, and cite-checking legal documents, including complaints, motions, orders, pleadings, subpoenas, and memoranda. Assisting attorneys with trial preparation by conducting legal research and compiling exhibits, affidavits, discovery materials, and supporting documentation. Maintaining, organizing, securing, and transferring legal and grand jury records in accordance with records management and confidentiality requirements. Tracking case activities, deadlines, hearings, filings, and trial dates; maintaining calendars and monitoring case status. Scheduling meetings, conferences, interviews, and coordinating travel arrangements and itineraries. Producing, formatting, and managing a variety of legal and administrative documents using office automation and case management systems while ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and compliance with legal procedures.

Qualifications

To qualify for the position of Legal Assistant (OA) GJ Coordinator, at GS-0986-8, you must meet the qualification requirements listed below. GS-8: To be eligible at the GS-8 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 level. Specialized experience is defined as experience information and assistance relating to grand jury investigations/matters scheduled for grand jury, and legal and administrative procedures to be followed; examines, prepares and processes a variety of technical legal documents which are characteristically voluminous and complex in format; prepares legal actions such 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. Provide 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.) Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)- The ICTAP provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility; 2) you apply under the instructions in the announcement; and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide proof of eligibility to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form. Additional information about ICTAP eligibility is at: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/. Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)-The CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/ You MUST meet all qualification requirements by the 11/25/2026 of this announcement. Your resume must support your responses to the online questionnaire and the qualification requirements. Failure to do so may result in an ineligible rating. See the Required Documents section for important notes about what must be included in your resume. After you submit your application, you will receive notification indicated whether or not the USA Hire assessment is required. You will have 48 hours from the closing date of this announcement 11/25/2026 to complete the assessment which is part of your application.