Paralegal/Legal Assistant IV

Wits Solutions Inc. (WITS) is a SBA certified 8(a) company with headquarters in the metropolitan Washington D.C. area. WITS has been providing best-in-class solutions in professional IT and administrative consulting to various Federal, State, Local and commercial customers. At WITS, we believe in working not for our clients but with them. This is why right from the beginning; our analysts and solution-builders work closely with our clients to ensure that the project outcomes continue to deliver value long into the future.

Job Description :

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS MANDATORY

• A high school degree is required but a college degree or paralegal certificate is preferred---

Clearance

• Public Trust
  
  

WORK EXPERIENCE MANDATORY

• A minimum of 2 years paralegal experience is preferred.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conduct financial investigations and provide analytical services in the collection of criminal monetary penalties and civil debts. Draft and/or prepare letters, forms, & reports to initiate the collection of debts. Obtain & analyze financial information on debtors. Conduct interviews of debtors and agency officials to assist with the action of pursing legal action against debtors.
• Prepare and organize evidence and discovery to support debt collection. Sources of discovery include the defendant, the defendant's family members, the defendant's businesses, banks, brokerages, title insurers, lenders, employers, and credit grantors.
• Monitor the progress of pending cases to ensure legal pleadings, forms, reports, correspondence, & other documents are prepared & submitted in a timely manner. Examine & evaluate information in case files.
• Draft & prepare legal & administrative briefs, motions, foreclosures, garnishments, & other legal actions for review by AUSA. Develop legally supportable conclusions. Verify citations & statutory references.
• Analyze and interpret tax records and credit bureau reports to assess collectability and trace assets such as real property and personal accounts.
• Use multiple computerized databases and research references such as agency manuals, directives, issuances, court reports, appellate records or legal publications to obtain data related to public records information, judgment and lien information, Secretary of State records, and publicly filed financial information. Determine which statutes, regulations, cases, procedures and/or policies need to be researched. Prepare the initial summary, organize the research, & determine what is pertinent to the case.
• Conduct interviews of debtors, third parties, employers, and agency officials to determine the effectiveness of pursuing legal action against debtors in default.
• Independently prepares a variety of substantive legal documents to include various complaints, motions, judgments, garnishments, and other legal actions to affect necessary pre- and post-judgment action regarding debts owed to the U.S. government to be reviewed prior to filing At this level, the Paralegal/Legal Assistant IV assists in the evaluation, development, and litigation of cases. In this
  capacity, the incumbent performs the following duties:
  a. Examines and evaluates information in case files, for case litigation worthiness and appropriate titles of law;
  b. Determines the need for additional information, independent surveys, evidence, and witnesses, and plans a
  comprehensive approach to obtain this information;
  c. Through on-site visits, interviews, and review of records on operations, looks for and evaluates the relevance and worth of evidence;
  d. Selects, summarizes, and compiles comparative data to examine and evaluate respondent's deficiencies in order to provide evidence of illegal practices or patterns;
  e. Reviews economic trends and forecasts at the national and regional level to evaluate the impact of successful
  prosecution and potential remedial provisions of ongoing investigations and litigation;
  f. Identifies types of record keeping systems and types of records maintained which would be relevant. Gathers,
  sorts, and interprets data from various record systems including computer information systems;
  g. Interviews potential witnesses for information and prepares witnesses for court appearances;
  h. Develops statistics and tabulations, such as standard deviations, regression analyses, and weighting, to provide
  leads and supportive data for case litigation. Prepares charts, graphs, and tables to illustrate results;
  i. Analyzes data, develops recommendations and justifications for the attorney(s) who will take the matter to court. Continues to work with the attorney(s) during the progress of the case, obtaining and developing further evidence and exhibits, providing administrative assistance, and maintaining custody of exhibits, documents, and files;
  j. May appear in court as a witness to testify concerning exhibits prepared supporting plaintiff's case

WORK EXPERIENCE NICE TO HAVE

• USAO

"Equal Opportunity Employer Veteran/Disabled"

Equal Opportunity Employer Veteran/Disabled