Litigation Counsel Administrative Specialist

Job Description

Description

SAIC is seeking an Administrative Specialist to provide full time support on-site in the Office of Information Counsel (OIC) Litigation Counsel working as part of contract team with the DoD Office of the General Counsel (OGC).

Responsibilities to include:

• Prepare, process, and submit telephone call and visit requests for opposing counsel to visit clients detained by the Department of Defense.
• Draft correspondence, memoranda requiring independent judgment as to content; compile and analyze information from a variety of sources to prepare reports; ensure correspondence accuracy, format, spelling, and grammar; assemble enclosures, attachments, and other reference documentation before submission of the information to superiors for concurrence, approval and signature; make minor corrections to incoming and outgoing correspondence, recommend format and content changes and, if necessary, return to originator for corrections; and develop read-ahead material when required.
• Review correspondence and other materials prepared for the information and signature for appropriate content, coordination, and routing.
• Maintain files and records and perform office administrative duties to include copying and distribution, data input, and database management.
• Prepare travel arrangements for federal staff.
• Track and coordinate all taskers within the office to ensure deadlines are met.
• Manage senior leadership calendars and organize office-level meetings, entrance into various locations, parking, materials, and equipment.
• Facilitate external meetings, working groups, and technical and operational challenge interchange meetings.
• Coordinate closely with OGC(Legal Counsel) and OGC(Litigation Counsel).
• Hand carry legal actions and packages to and from coordinating offices.

Qualifications

Educational Requirement:

• Years of experience will be accepted in lieu of a degree.

Required Experience/Skills:

• Two years of relevant experience including using and maintaining SharePoint sites and Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite of Applications (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and common office software applications.
• Fluency with, and understanding of, DoD, Joint Staff, and the Military Departments standards of practice.

Desired Experience/Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• Previous government, law office, corporate general counsel office, or JAG office experience.
• DoD experience.

Required Clearance:

• Active Secret Clearance.

Overview

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500® mission integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.

We are approximately 24,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.