Wage and Hour Division (WHD)
Service Contract Act Directory of Occupations
29363 Paralegal/Legal Assistant III
At this level, participates in the substantative development of cases by performing the following functions:
- Analyzes and evaluates case files against litigation worthiness standards;
- Notes and corrects case file deficiencies (e.g., missing documents, inconsistent material, leads not investigated) before sending the case on to the concerned trial attorney;
- Reviews and analyzes available precedents relevant to cases under consideration for use in presenting case summaries to trial attorneys;
- Gathers, sorts, classifies, and interprets data to discover patterns of possible discriminatory activity;
- Interviews relevant personnel and potential witnesses to gather information;
- Reviews and analyzes relevant statistics;
- Performs statistical evaluations such as standard deviations, analyses of variance, means, modes, and ranges as supporting data for case litigation;
- Consults with statistical experts on reliability evaluations;
- May testify in court concerning relevant data.
