Washington, DC, USA | Full Time SGI Global is seeking a Lead Legal Technician to manage legal documentation and oversight within the U.S. Secret Service's Asset Forfeiture Branch. This position includes supervising legal technicians, ensuring legal sufficiency of probable cause statements and petition packages, and interfacing with the Office of Chief Counsel (OCC). Key Responsibilities + Delegate workload and assign Probable Cause Statements and Petitions to Legal Technicians + Review Probable Cause Statements completed by the Legal Technician ensuring that seizure justifications are supported by Federal forfeiture statutes, that there are no spelling or grammar errors, and that there is enough factual support for the seizure + Additional responsibilities include but are not limited to corresponding with field agents to acquire additional information on seizures and submitting Probable Cause Statements to the Office of Chief Counsel for approval + Review petition recommendations prepared by the Legal Technicians + Submit petition recommendations to the Office of Chief Counsel for ruling + Responsible for training new hires + Provide monthly, quarterly, and annual status reports + Other duties as mission needed and within the scope of this contract Minimum Qualifications + Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school, or paralegal certification with an undergraduate degree + If substituting Paralegal certification for J.D., must have a minimum of two years paralegal experience + At least one year of legal team management experience + Strong understanding of federal forfeiture laws and legal procedures + Excellent legal writing, editing, and research skills + Must be a U.S. Citizen SGI Global provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws .