San Francisco, CA20 days ago
Specialized experience includes: Managing discovery materials in multiple formats, including receiving, indexing, and organizing incoming discovery; and preparing, transmitting, and tracking outgoing discovery productions; Assisting attorneys by reviewing discovery or evidentiary materials and identifying information relevant to assigned criminal or civil cases; Conducting factual and legal research of defined scope in support of assigned criminal or civil cases, using legal research databases and publicly available sources; Drafting legal documents and correspondence such as requests for extensions, letters transmitting discovery, routine notices, and written summaries of witness statements or documentary evidence; Assisting with hearing or trial preparation by preparing trial subpoenas, assembling evidentiary exhibits, maintaining witness lists and schedules, and preparing demonstrative exhibits; Supporting attorneys during court proceedings or other live case presentations by operating trial presentation software and equipment to display exhibits or demonstratives, maintaining exhibit accounting systems, and coordinating witness logistics. At the full performance level, duties will include (but are not limited to): serving as a support specialist responsible for managing incoming and outgoing discovery in complex criminal matters, to include coordinating with agency partners to collect materials, reviewing incoming materials to assess responsiveness, organizing complex and voluminous materials for efficient review by the case team, preparing materials for production, and maintaining detailed indices of materials received and produced; analyzing and summarizing evidentiary materials, including witness statements and documentary records, drawing upon knowledge of the legal and factual issues in the Governments case; assisting attorneys with hearing and trial preparation, and during live court proceedings, to include maintaining witness lists and schedules, drafting subpoenas, assembling and managing exhibits, and operating trial presentation software in the courtroom; conducting complex legal and factual research in legal and non-legal databases in support of criminal cases, and drafting a variety of legal documents such as discovery requests and routine motions, proposed orders, and notices.