Legal Administrative Specialist

Summary

For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/. As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement. This position is also being announced to applicants eligible to apply through Merit Staffing procedures under 27-NH-13084567-MS.

Duties

• If selected for the Legal Administrative Specialist position, you will join a well-respected team that is responsible for providing technical advice to litigation teams on legal automation requirements and systems capabilities to facilitate litigation decisions, trial preparation and presentation. Typical work assignments will include: Providing advice and technical assistance to Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSAs) in facilitating the management of incoming and outgoing documents in support of eLitigation in accordance with e-Discovery and other procedural requirements to facilitate litigation decisions, trial preparation and trial presentation. Helping AUSAs specify what type of ESI (electronically stored information) to request and how to capture and preserve metadata from discovery provided by opposing parties. Utilizing a variety of Automated Litigation Support (ALS) software applications to locate, organize, analyze, characterize and present information that is pertinent to the case. Assists AUSAs in developing the most effective trial presentations using ALS resources. Assisting and training AUSA and legal support staff in organizing and processing voluminous case information for efficient retrieval through automated means such as scanning, indexing and organizing documents in a data base. Reviewing incoming discovery and other requested information. Managing and operating a variety of computer hardware such as printers, plotters, audio-visual devices, and other state-of-the-art equipment to conceptualize exhibits and complete special presentation projects. Preparing exhibits for legal proceedings, which may involve a wide range of visual materials including charts, diagrams, photographs and models. Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.

Qualifications

GS-07 - To be eligible at the GS-07 level, you must meet at least ONE of the following conditions, as defined below: Specialized Experience, Education, OR a combination of Education and Experience. Specialized Experience: One full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-5 level. Specialized experience is defined as experience: providing litigation support by scanning and coding documents and creating DVDs or CDs; assisting attorneys in preparing for court by preparing exhibits, compiling trial notebooks, compiling witness and exhibit lists and/or preparing computerized trial presentations and exhibits; preparing a variety of legal documents; utilizing software packages such as spreadsheets and word processing applications to present evidence. OR Education: One (1) full year of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in a related field (e.g., Legal Studies, Law, Criminal Justice). Education at the graduate level must be in an accredited college or university and must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the duties of the position. OR Combination of Education and Experience: Combinations of successfully completed education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements. OR Superior Academic Achievement: Possess a Bachelor's Degree or expect to complete the requirements for a Bachelor's degree within the next 9 months AND possess at least one of the following criteria: class standing in the upper third of the graduating class; an overall GPA of 3.0 OR at least a 3.0 based on courses completed during the final two years of my curriculum; a GPA of at least 3.5 based on the average of required courses completed in my major field OR based on the average of required courses completed during the final two years of my curriculum; OR election to membership in a national scholastic honor society. GS-09 - To be eligible at the GS-9 level, you must meet at least ONE of the following conditions, as defined below: Specialized Experience, Education, OR a combination of Education and Experience. Specialized Experience: One full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 level. Specialized experience is defined as experience: providing litigation assistance such as maintaining records regarding electronic case materials; assisting attorneys in trial preparation such as preparing subpoenas, trial exhibits, information requests, pleadings, and/or correspondence; providing legal and administrative support to attorneys including examining and preparing legal documents, editing, cite-checking, tracking cases, and/or discovery processing; using automated legal research tools such as Westlaw, Lexis, as well as public information databases to research case-specific legal matters. OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related. OR Combining Education and Experience: Combinations of successfully completed graduate education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements. In order to qualify based on a combination, graduate education must be in excess of 1 full year. GS-11: To be eligible at the GS-11 level, you must meet at least ONE of the following conditions, as defined below: Specialized Experience, Education, OR a combination of Education and Experience. Specialized Experience: One full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 level. Specialized experience is defined as experience: providing technical advice to litigation teams on legal automation requirements and system capabilities; organizing and managing voluminous case information; Providing legal support to attorneys in trial preparation such as preparing subpoenas, trial exhibits, information requests, pleadings, and/or correspondence; analyzing litigation support requirements to develop or recommend appropriate strategies to meet…

Education

All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, see http://www.ed.gov OR Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to timely provide such evidence by submitting proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency with your application materials. More information may be found at http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html. All documentation must be in English or include an English translation.