Deputy Clerk - Civil | Fairfax County General District Court

 

Deputy Clerk - Civil
Location: Fairfax, VA
Job Number: 5035211
Salary: $48,207 + 15% County Salary Supplement
Closing Date: January 17, 2025

The Deputy Clerk, Civil (Grade 8), is assigned operational responsibilities in a high volume, fast-paced office with frequent deadlines. This position ensures the court’s instructions are executed and legal documents are prepared with accuracy and in accordance with state and local policies. You must be committed to providing excellent customer service to a diverse population. The Deputy Clerk will participate in a scheduled rotation of court processing and counter duties.


This position offers a competitive benefits package, which includes vacation and sick leave, 12 paid holidays, health insurance, retirement, life insurance, deferred compensation, and short and long-term disability.


All employees receive a 15% county salary supplement in addition to the state salary.


Essential Duties & Responsibilities – The Deputy Clerk in this position performs a wide range of clerical duties in processing court cases. Specific duties may include, but are not limited to, providing assistance to the public, checking filings for completeness and accuracy; issuing civil processes, garnishments, interrogatories, payment orders, capias, subpoenas, levies, writs of possession, and other court documents; preparation of dockets; accepting and receipting payments; assisting the judge in court; automated case management system data entry; and filing court documents. Must be able to multitask and assume additional responsibilities as assigned by management.

Probation Counselor II | Fairfax County General District Court

 

Probation Counselor II
Location: Fairfax, VA
Job Number: 25-00071
Salary: $64,190.88 - $106,984.59
Closing Date: January 17, 2025

This position is under general supervision of the Probation Supervisor II in the Supervision Unit of the Court Services Division in the General District Court. Provides high quality supervision to adult pretrial and post-trial clients (defendants and offenders) referred to the Supervised Release Program (SRP) and Adult Probation Services. 

The duties are as follows: maintains pretrial and probation caseloads of specialized and high-risk clients, i.e., mental health issues, sex offenders, violent offenders and participants in the Diversion First Program. These complex cases require specialized counseling skills and treatment approaches (e.g. dual diagnosis & substance abuse treatment) by coordinating with all needed service providers in different disciplines. 

Assists in rehabilitation of clients through supervision, education, counseling, conflict resolution, and referrals to community resources. Maintains concise and accurate case records. Presents cases in court and makes sound recommendations to the judiciary. Ensures the clients' compliance with the court orders, and clients obey all laws and ordinances.

Paralegal Specialist | Department of Justice

Paralegal Specialist
Location: Washington, DC
Announcement Number: NSD-25-12659294-DE
Salary: $57,164 - $90,898
Closing Date: January 17, 2025

This position is located in the National Security Division (NSD), Department of Justice (DOJ). NSD is responsible for developing, enforcing, and supervising the application of all federal criminal laws related to the national counterterrorism and counter espionage enforcement programs, litigating and coordinating a wide range of prosecutions and criminal investigations targeting individuals and organizations that commit or attempt to commit terrorist acts in the United States.

Duties

As the federal agency whose mission is to ensure the fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans, the Department of Justice is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. To build and retain a workforce that reflects the diverse experiences and perspectives of the American people, we welcome applicants from the many communities, identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, religions, and cultures of the United States who share our commitment to public service.

The purpose of this position is to serve as a Paralegal Specialist, providing paralegal support to one or more NSD attorneys engaged in national security litigations related to counterterrorism and counter-espionage matters. Paralegal support and legal research assignments require significant knowledge of legislative and judicial decisions, opinions, determinations, and rulings of cases relevant to intelligence, terrorism, and espionage. Legal knowledge required is less than that represented by graduation from a recognized law school.

At the full performance level GS-11 the duties and responsibilities of this Paralegal Specialist position include but are not limited to:

• Support attorney in court proceedings by briefing attorney on pertinent facts, issues, and case law, and by compiling, organizing, and indexing exhibits.
• Monitor the progress of pending cases and initiate action to ensure that legal pleadings, forms, reports, correspondence, and other documents are prepared and submitted within established deadlines.
• Evaluate requests to determine the need for additional information, and evidence and plan a comprehensive approach to obtain this information and evidence.
• Perform legal research and writing of substantial variety.
• Perform extensive analysis of statutes, legislative intent and history, judicial precedents, decisions and opinions, agency rules and regulations, and law review and other articles as they relate to assigned cases to include those of an especially less complex nature.
• Utilize a variety of automated legal research tools as well as public information databases and other automated resources to research case or program specific legal matters, and participate in assigned areas of legal proceedings, e.g. electronic discovery.
• Draft correspondence and legal documents for attorney's signature.
• Draft proposed orders and decrees for signature of judges.

Directorate of Operations Undergraduate Intern | Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

Directorate of Operations Undergraduate Intern
Location: Washington, DC
Salary: $58,714
Closing Date: January 31, 2025

As a Directorate of Operations (DO) Student Intern (DOSI), you will have the opportunity to work in two of three potential DO positions that drive intelligence collection and provide the vital investigative research and strategic oversight to operations that are run around the world.  DOSIs are most likely to spend their summer internships serving as either a Staff Operations Officer (SOO), Collection Management Officer (CMO), or Targeting Officer (TO) to be determined based on program availability during each summer. DOSIs will be working alongside DO officers to provide seamless integration between CIA Headquarters and DO offices overseas. Your critical-thinking, advanced analytic, and creative problem-solving skills will all figure prominently as you drive clandestine operations success. DOSIs will have the opportunity to work on current challenges and are expected to participate in crafting recommendations and solutions. You will have the opportunity to learn the work of the DO and your work will make a difference to national security!

SOOs apply advanced knowledge and expertise of clandestine operations, operational trade craft, and intelligence priorities while providing strategic guidance and operational case management. SOOs are often asked to find solutions to complex operational problems, identifying new technical tools and capabilities to advance operations, and tapping the resources of the DO, CIA, and U.S. Government to ensure operational requirements are met.

CMOs use area expertise to understand intelligence needs and identify opportunities to collect foreign intelligence to fulfill those needs. CMOs also help evaluate collected intelligence to determine its quality and timeliness while maintaining its secret nature.

TOs are integral to the planning and implementation of DO foreign intelligence collection, counterintelligence, and covert action operations. You will combine specialized training, utilize advanced analytic skills and tools to identify new opportunities for DO activities and enhance ongoing operations.

After successful completion of internships in each of these positions and depending on hiring needs of the mission at that time, DOSI may be offered the opportunity to convert into being hired into the Professional Trainee (PT) program.

Summer Intern (Public Law and Policy) | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

 

Summer Intern (Public Law and Policy)
Location: Washington, DC
Job Number: 9524824
Salary: $18.50 – $21.50
Closing Date: January 17, 2025

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is a leading international law firm with more than 900 lawyers in offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. We are currently seeking a part-time Intern supporting our Public Law & Policy practice for Summer 2025.

The Public Policy Intern will reside in the Washington, DC office with hybrid work capabilities. The role will report to assigned attorney(s), advisor(s) and practice management, and will be responsible for supporting the needs of the Public Law & Policy practice.  Interns will receive in the course of their time with us, exposure to clients with varied policy issues—foreign sovereign matters, tax, immigration, health care, energy and a wide variety of other interests.

Key responsibilities of this position include:

• Conduct basic research and package findings
• Attend and summarize congressional hearings
• Assist with policy events and client meetings in the practice group’s Hill office meeting space
• Draft memoranda as requested
• Provide some administrative support to senior lobbyists in the group
• Attend meetings on the Hill with various stakeholders
• Other legislative support functions as required

Forensic Scientist Crime Scene/Crime Scene Analyst | DC Department of Forensic Sciences

Forensic Scientist Crime Scene/Crime Scene Analyst
Location: Washington, DC
Job ID: 28572
Salary: $92,656 - $118,558
Closing Date: January 15, 2025

This is an Interdisciplinary Position that involves work in two different occupations which may be filled under the Forensic Scientist, 0401 Series or the Crime Scene Analyst, 0301 Series, depending on the qualifications of the person selected. 

This position is located in the Department of Forensic Sciences (DFS). The mission of DFS is to provide high quality, timely, accurate, and reliable forensic science services using best practices and best available technology, focusing on unbiased science and transparency, to enhance public safety and health.

The position is responsible for recognizing and recovering evidence in criminal investigations at the scene(s) of crime(s) by analyzing, photographing, collecting, preserving, and presenting physical evidence. Crime scenes include person crimes, such as homicides, sexual assaults, and robberies, as well as property crimes and traffic accidents, etc.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Forensic Scientist (Crime Scene)/Crime Scene Analyst investigates crime scenes in various locations in the city; assists with sealing the crime scene to protect and preserve important and critical evidence(s) and ensures that all persons who enters/visits the crime scene do not tamper with any evidence to avoid “evidence tampering” which might become an issue in court proceedings. Collects fingerprints/palm prints, tire and shoe prints, tool mark impressions, firearms, wound imprints of the deceased person(s), hair, clothing, fibers, and biological evidence to facilitate positive identification and/or elimination; and analyzes and records crime scenes showing correlation between evidence and the scene and performs various chemical and photographic processes in the field or laboratory. Attends autopsies to photograph injuries and fingerprint the deceased for identification purposes. Photographs evidence at the crime scene that specifically correlates with collected data using digital cameras and other evidence deemed appropriate for the case.

The incumbent observes and follows the established and/or standard evidence control procedures to maintain the proper chain-of-custody on evidence, collected evidence, proper packaging, storage, and integrity; and ensures evidence is locked securely in a duly designated location before and after analysis. Advises on scene response in each case, including those involving deaths, especially when homicide is suspected.  Identifies and evaluates risks including but not limited to hazardous materials in the field and the laboratory. Conducts a wide variety of complex and difficult analyses; determines and decides the appropriate tests, methods, and procedures to use; and performs qualitative and quantitative analyses by using specific techniques, including but not limited to physical testing, visual analysis, identification and classification, comparisons, etc. Testifies in court as an expert witness in connection with the evidence processed, developed, and preserved. Prepares detailed reports and supplements; and accepts documents and bar codes evidence associated with each crime scene case. May provide technical guidance to lower-level staff in crime scene related topics. Updates and keeps informed of the current literature and precedence relevant to the forensic scientific fields and shares the same information to the immediate supervisor for proper disposition. 

Legal Assistant | DC Office of the Attorney General

Legal Assistant
Location: Washington, DC
Job ID: 28567
Salary: $62,158 - $80,032
Closing Date: January 9, 2025

Located in the nation’s capital, The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) is the chief legal office of the District of Columbia. The OAG enforces the laws of the District, defends, and provides legal advice to the District’s government agencies and protects the interests of the District’s residents. This position is located in the Conciliation Unit of the Child Support Services Division.

The Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia (OAG) is seeking an experienced Legal Assistant to join the Child Support Services Division's Conciliation Unit. The Child Support Services Division (CSSD) goal is to elevate the well-being of children and the self-sufficiency of families by delivering first-rate child support services that help parents meet the financial, medical, and emotional needs of their children

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Incumbent performs comprehensive technical and clerical assignments involving complex and difficult cases requiring in depth research to identify files and precedents of use to the assigned attorneys, which require specialized knowledge of legal documents and processes in matters relative to the responsibilities of the office. Serves as a senior resource to other Legal Assistants.

Incumbent is responsible for reviewing all types of legal documents, including but not limited to highly complex case files, policies, and procedure documents, to assure that statutes, citations, exhibits, and other relevant materials are complete and conform to pertinent laws, rules, regulations, and office requirements.

Assists in complex investigations. Examines, research, contacts and interviews litigants and witnesses, compiles, and evaluates factual information, records, and data in order to prepare documents for filing in court (e.g., answers to interrogatories and responses to requests for production of documents), and to prepare cases for presentation in court. May provide advice and guidance to lower graded Legal Assistants or may lead teams collaborating on extremely complex documentation issues.

Assists the attorneys with research and other preparation for the drafting of policy and procedure documents as well as pleadings (e.g., disposition motions, answers, memoranda, pretrial statements, settlement justifications, answers to interrogatories, responses to requests for production of documents, proposed orders, exhibits, child support guidelines calculations, legal correspondence, etc.); prepares final versions of pleadings for filing in court; and assists attorneys in the negotiation and preparation of consent orders and settlement agreements by contacting and interviewing litigants before, during, or otherwise in connection with conciliation conferences and/or hearings.

Summer 2025 BSOS Summer Research Initiative

The Summer Research Initiative (SRI) was created in 1999 by the Office of the Dean in the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences (BSOS). The program is designed to encourage and enhance the diversity of scholars working in social and behavioral science, practice, teaching, and policy fields. We are most interested in students who plan to pursue doctoral degrees in the behavioral and social sciences. A diverse science workforce enables us to improve the science, broaden its application, and facilitate novel and creative innovations and solutions by including scholars with unique backgrounds, life experiences, language skills, understandings of and access to underserved communities, diverse perspectives, etc.  Supporting diverse cohorts of students also enriches learning environments and is consistent with our university’s overall mission. 

In that spirit, we are also especially interested in receiving applications from a broad spectrum of minoritized students, especially African Americans, Hispanic/Latine students, American Indian/Alaskan Natives, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders, as well as from students whose research interests focus on and benefit diverse and underserved communities, or from any student who demonstrates that their particular diverse perspectives add to efforts to improve social and behavioral science.

The program provides rising juniors and seniors with an 8-week intensive experience to develop research skills, learn about doctoral training, and increase graduate training readiness. Departments involved in the SRI  include African American and Africana Studies, Anthropology, Criminology & Criminal Justice, Economics, Geographical Sciences, Government & Politics, Hearing & Speech Sciences, Program in Neuroscience and Cognitive Science, Psychology, and Sociology. 

The general goals of the SRI are to:

• Increase the general knowledge of, and interest in, doctoral-level training in the social and behavioral sciences among our participants and to;
• Provide rising juniors and seniors an opportunity to learn about graduate studies and the range of research and scholarship in the social and behavioral sciences specifically here at the University of Maryland.

We achieve these goals by:

• Providing laboratory or research experiences that enhance the basic research knowledge and skills of the participants;
• Providing lectures, workshops, didactic exchanges, and other programming to enhance students' knowledge of the graduate application process, negotiating the academic rigors and professional and personal challenges encountered in graduate school, and developing career paths in social and behavioral; and,
• Providing mentoring and professional networking opportunities for students to advance their training in the social and behavioral sciences.

The SRI is part of the UMD’s College of Behavioral and Social Science’s long-standing commitment to increasing the number of diverse students who pursue graduate degrees in the social and behavioral sciences.  According to the NSF 2022 Survey of Earned Doctorates, of the 6,670 recipients of doctoral degrees in the social sciences and psychology, only 20% were URMs. This 20% of URMs can be broken down as follows: 10.9% Hispanic/Latine, 8.7% African American, and 0.4% American Indian or Alaskan Native.  The BSOS SRI contributes to this effort by recruiting more students into our doctoral training programs and helping students gain entry into other programs beyond Maryland.  We have an excellent training environment.  A 2021 report in Diverse Issues in Education, UMCP ranked #18 in conferring bachelor’s degrees to diverse students in the social and behavioral sciences and 30th in the number of doctoral degrees conferred to diverse students.  

Please direct any questions or concerns to the SRI Coordinator, Brittney Robinson at (brobins7@umd.edu)

Paid Summer 2025 Research Opportunities with MPower

Paid research opportunities for BSOS students with MD Dept of Health, and at University of Maryland’s School of Pharmacy, School of Social Work, Carey Law, Nursing, and Medical School.

Projects with Maryland Department of Health – APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN (11/26/24 to 2/3/25) UMCP Students

Additional research projects with UMB and UMCP faculty to be announced January 2025 – UMCP Students

Additional research topics include but are not limited to: rural health, loan repayment program impact, child trafficking, violence prevention advocacy, legal challenges in local food purchasing, international rights

Note that applications are considered on a rolling basis, so apply as early as possible.

The University of Maryland Strategic Partnership:  MPowering the State will provide funding for multiple student/faculty-mentored research experiences at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP), at the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), and with leadership at the Maryland Department of Health (MDH) for Summer 2025.

Click here for program information and additional information on the paid research opportunities offered in Summer 2025.

Summer 2025 programs begin on May 27, 2025. Specific work schedules to be arranged between supervisors and student researchers.

Summer 2025 BSOS Summer Scholars Program

BSOS Summer Scholars Program (2025)

The BSOS Summer Scholars program supports undergraduate students doing independent research projects with faculty in the summer. Recipients will gain a competitive edge when applying for graduate study, national scholarships, and other awards. Students may expand their research into an independent study or Honors thesis during the following fall semester. Support may not be used for study abroad programs. The program is modeled after, but separate from, the Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) Student Proposed Innovation and Research Experience (SPIRE). Students may apply for both opportunities but may only accept one. Additionally, students will be expected to deliver a "product" to the Dean's Office at the completion of the summer; this can be a final report, presentation, conference proposal, or other document that might be developed during the course of the research project.

There will be a maximum of six awards of $3,000 each. Applications must include the following:

1. an unofficial copy of the student's transcript and any other evidence of the student's scholarly accomplishments;

2. a one-page personal statement from the student about their long-term professional/intellectual goals, how this fellowship and research project would advance those goals; and

3. a letter of recommendation from a BSOS faculty member addressing the merit of the proposed summer research, the student's qualifications to undertake the project, and a mentoring plan. The letter (or email) of recommendation should be sent to bsosresearch@umd.edu by Monday, February 24 at 5pm with the subject line "BSOS Summer Scholars - [Scholar Name]".

Students and their mentors are responsible for ensuring that the three parts of the application are complete and submitted by Monday, February 24 at 5pm. The Faculty member must have an appointment in a BSOS department or center and the student must be a BSOS major.

SPIRE - Call for Summer 2025 Proposals

ABOUT SPIRE

OUR's Student-Proposed Innovation & Research Experience (SPIRE) provides opportunities for University of Maryland, College Park (UMD) undergraduates to work closely with faculty mentors on summer research projects while actively engaging with the broader community of SPIRE researchers.

SPIRE is designed for students with experience with undergraduate research or students who have already secured an undergraduate research mentor.

OUR welcomes SPIRE Proposals from students in all academic and artistic fields and will award students in the program a stipend of $3,000.

Students will be expected to spend approximately 20 hours a week on their projects and program activities and may conduct their research during eight weeks between June 2nd and August 15th, 2025. 

During the summer, students can engage in workshops, seminars, and networking events with other undergraduate students and their SPIRE cohort. SPIRE students will also be required to present their work at the Summer Undergraduate Research Conference (SURC).

Who should apply to SPIRE?
SPIRE is designed for students who: 

• Have a plan for a self-designed summer research project.
• Have secured the agreement of a UMD faculty member to advise them on their project.
• Engage in research or creative endeavors  in any and all academic and artistic fields.

Eligibility:

• Undergraduate students scheduled to graduate no earlier than December 2025.
• Must have completed at least 12 or more UMD course credits (not including AP or IB credits) by the application deadline.