Jan 2025, District Of Maryland Litigation Support

Seeking Candidates to fill the following positions:Positions:1 Paralegal (Fact Witness Coordinator)10 Paralegals ( 9 in Baltimore, 1 in Greenbelt2 Fraud Analysts (Part Time, 32/week)Locations:U.S. Attorney’s O􀆯ice, 36 S. Charles St, 4th Fl Baltimore, MD 21201U.S. Attorney’s O􀆯ice, 6406 Ivy Ln, 8th Fl, Greenbelt, MD 20770Period:Base Period- April 1, 2025 through May 31, 2025Option Year 1- June 1, 2025 through May 31, 2026Option Year 2- June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2027TASKS/REQUIREMENTS OF THE TASK ORDERParalegal (Fact Witness Coordinator) - 1 Position: Provide witness management assistance prior to, during, and after trial. Typicalassignments include working directly with fact witnesses, providing assistance and supportto ensure appearance for court, pre-trial conferences, and grand jury. Receive visitors, field phone calls, questions and other inquiries from fact witnessesseeking information pertaining to court, pre-trial conferences, grand jury appearances andexpense reimbursement. Obtain pertinent information for files and documents necessary toarrange witness travel and reimbursements. Initiate contact/notify fact witnesses concerning travel arrangements, appearancedate/time, and determine any special circumstances or needs of the fact witness. Usejudgment to determine when Assistant U.S. Attorney should be notified of specialcircumstances or needs of fact witnesses. Confer with AUSA concerning fact witness appearance and special circumstancesregarding witnesses (special authorizations, international witnesses, military/federalemployee witnesses, or hostile witnesses). Complete and submit proper documentation forspecial authorizations and obtain prior approval before proceeding with travelarrangements. Prior to fact witness’ appearance, ensure all travel documents and appearance date andtime have been provided to witness. Make necessary arrangements for fact witness traveland lodging according to Department of Justice and USAO policies and procedures.
 Prepare and submit documentation for fact witness reimbursement, i.e. witness vouchersand other required documentation for fact witnesses. Furnish requested informationconcerning pending and completed fact witness vouchers. Gather required documentationand 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 governingtheir style and format. Compose letters from templates that do not require legalinterpretations but require a good working knowledge of legal procedures and specializedterminology relevant to fact witness laws and regulations.
 Perform general o􀆯ice procedures pertaining to fact witness management, including, butnot limited to: establish and maintain a variety of fact witness files, documents anddatabases; assemble documents and other information for fact witness file material andretention in accordance with established procedures and Department of Justiceregulations; if requested, establish and maintain calendar and/or database of active andpending fact witness appearances; track hearings, trial dates, grand jury and schedulingconferences; perform other administrative and logistical fact witness management relatedduties as required/assigned.Paralegals – Ten Positions (Nine – Baltimore, One – Greenbelt):
 Provides a variety of legal assistance and technical work requiring a specialized knowledgeof processes, procedures, and practices to support legal activities. Support assignments ofthis nature involve the form, content and issues of legal instruments and documents, andthe steps and procedures involved in processing, storing, and retrieving legal actions andlegal information pertaining to the activities of the USAO.
 Provides litigative case management and organizes cases for court presentation bypreparing and organizing exhibits containing a variety of visual material, e.g., statisticalcharts and photographs. Annotate deficiencies in case materials, e.g., missing documents,conflicting statements, and request further investigation by investigative personnel tocorrect deficiencies,
 Serves as contact person for assigned cases and provides information and assistanceconcerning status or relevant procedural issues.
 Compiles, organizes, and indexes various discovery and evidence exhibits for trial, witnesstestimony as it relates to specific criminal charge evidence. Works closely with assignedattorney(s) to ensure material is efficiently arranged.
 Produces and provides to the attorney the appropriate legal documents, information,exhibits, or witnesses at the appropriate time during those court proceedings.
 Prepares and coordinates exhibits for trial which typically involves a wide range of visualmaterials including charts, diagrams, photographs, and models. Depending on the natureand complexity of the case, personally prepares trial exhibits, or initiates preparation byother appropriate staff or contractors to ensure timely production prior to the trial date.Maintains accounting systems for materials to be used as exhibits in grand jury proceedingsand trials, prepares lists and tables to correlate the exhibits with grand jury transcripts, andkeeps a strict account of the exhibits used in such proceedings.
 Performs a variety of administrative duties in support of the assigned AUSAs, which typicallyinvolves automation support or other administrative subject matter areas.
 Using established databases, performs data searches, report design, and other dataretrieval assignments.
 Opens, maintains, and closes case files to include receiving newly opened case files andtaking necessary measures to notify the proper client agency of service and to obtainlitigation report and/or other needed case information.
 Establishes and updates database to track receipt of cases, upcoming deadlines, and othercase information. Keeps attorneys and appropriate staff members informed of the status of cases.Monitors the progress of pending cases and initiates action to ensure that establisheddeadlines are met.
 Physically maintains case files and case related material in status within a filing system thatis accessible and enables easy retrieval.
 Closes case file in a timely manner. Purges unnecessary documents and forwards files toarchives.
 Prepares a variety of legal documents, correspondence, and other related material fromtemplates including subpoenas, liens, come ups and writs, transmittal of pleadings, statusupdates to client agencies, notices to adverse counsel and/or co-counsel, and submits forAUSA review and approval prior to filing/issuance.
 Maintains AUSAs and court calendars, schedules court reporters, witnesses, andconferences as required.
 Answers outside inquiries not requiring legal interpretations and refers other questions toappropriate o􀆯ice members. Exercises judgment and discretion in determining informationprovided to telephonic inquiries and visitors.Fraud Analysts – 2 Part-Time Positions:
 Review data from vendors who provide health care services paid by the federal governmentto identify anomalies that might be indicative of improper billing or other types of fraud.
 Formulate data runs or inquiries from large Medicare and Medicaid databases to elicitparticular billing patterns to analyze and research.
 Analyze data and draft written conclusions and recommendations regarding possiblefraudulent billing patterns to be further investigated.
 Prepare interim and final reports on progress of findings for use by AUSAs and supervisoryattorneys. Reports shall include significant findings, conclusions, and recommendationsfor additional investigative actions, and candid assessments of strengths and weaknessesof witnesses, documentary evidence, and other aspects of the case.
 Work with the assigned AUSAs, supervisory AUSAs and/or and investigators to determineapplicable administrative statutory and regulatory law and identify possible violations orcauses of action.
 Develop an understanding of all applicable federal, state, or local laws to the extentnecessary to make sound decisions on direction and scope of investigation. Determineproof required to assist in affixing legal responsibility for litigation, and devise methods forobtaining, preserving, and presenting evidence to greatest effect. Initiate contacts with federal, state, and local officials, and other organizations, includingMedicare and Medicaid contractors, related to the subject of the investigation for thepurpose of gathering facts, obtaining records, learning sequences of events, obtainingexplanations, and otherwise advancing investigative objectives. Examine records,correspondence, audits, or reviews pertaining to the transactions, events, or allegationsunder investigation. Establish and verify relationships among all facts and evidenceobtained and presented to confirm authenticity of documents, corroborate witnessstatements, and otherwise build proof necessary to successful case resolution.
 Assist in the compilation and analysis of documents and physical evidence, and creation ofcharts and graphs for use in hearings, presentations, or trial.
 Review defense presentations, expert reports, and arguments.
 Create financial damage models for use in litigation.
 Participate in negotiations as requested. Travel with USAO MD personnel to conduct interviews.
 Work with independent experts/consultants.Basic QualificationsParalegals
 Requires paralegal certificate, JD, or currently attending an ABA-accredited law school,having completed at least one year of study.
 One year of legal training or legal experience or at least two years of college education maybe substituted for the paralegal certificate. Additionally, at least one year of litigationparalegal experience or project experience (as related to the task order) is required;; trialexperience very helpful.
 Automated litigation support experience valued.
 Must have basic legal knowledge, including knowledge of standard legal citation to citecheck legal motions and memorandum and must have sufficient experience with legalresearch tools such as LEXIS and Westlaw to perform basic legal research.
 Requires excellent written and oral communication skills, thorough knowledge and handsonfamiliarity with a variety of computer applications, including word processing, databases
(such as document review and file management systems), spreadsheets, imaging, andhardware systems.
 Role also requires basic familiarity with ESI tools and knowledge of eDiscovery proceduresand resources.
 Ability to consistently deliver highest quality work under extreme pressure will be veryimportant.Fraud Analyst
 Experience in document analysis, particularly in relation to fraud cases.
 Two years’ experience in performing on-line database research and telephone research.
 Working knowledge of various public repositories of information.
 Familiarity with specific subject matter helpful - Medicare and Medicaid claims, studentloan programs, DoD contracting, etc.
 Excellent oral and written communication skills.
 Undergraduate degree preferred; familiarity with automated litigation support helpful.Please provide 3 professional references.  Upload to the application process. Please note, individuals submitted for this position will go through a security pre-screen process to determine eligibility before we can forward resumes to the client for review. Kind Regards