Courtroom Presentation Specialist

Leidos • Washington, DC

4d • $34 • Onsite

About The Position

Leidos is seeking a Courtroom Presentation Specialist to work in support of the Department of Justice in Washington, DC. The Courtroom Presentation Specialist needs to be a "jack-of-all-trades" capable of performing all trial and courtroom support functions, including equipment set up and troubleshooting, scripting, advising on graphics presentations, and courtroom operation of equipment. For most trials, even including most large trials, the Courtroom Presentation Specialist is expected to be the only contractor staff member needed to work with the attorneys in preparing for trial and in presenting materials in the courtroom.

Requirements

• Must be familiar with standard courtroom presentation packages such as Trial Director and OnCue.
• Must have excellent oral communication skills
• Must be able to work effectively as a team member in an extremely pressured environment
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with a trial team through the entire pretrial and trial cycle
• Must have general audio/video knowledge
• Must be able to travel for extended periods of time
• Must be able to work long hours for an extended period
• Trial experience required.
• Must be a US Citizen and able to obtain a Public Trust clearance

Nice To Haves

• Hands-on experience with Trial Director and OnCue
• Familiarity with standard litigation support applications such as Relativity, Everlaw, CaseMap
• Experience with the Microsoft suite, including Excel and Word, as well as Adobe Acrobat is essential.
• Ability to travel and work long weekdays or even weekends as needed
• Trial “Hot Seat” experience.

Responsibilities

• Works with the trial team, including expert witnesses, to develop plans
• Prepares exhibit images for particular uses (e.g. zooming in on or highlighting a particular paragraph, or setting up two exhibits side by side on the screen)
• Develops simple graphic images/exhibits using standard off-the-shelf software packages
• Advises attorneys on the effectiveness of certain exhibits or sequences of exhibits
• Responsible for the smooth operation of the presentation system in the courtroom
• Digitizes audio and video clips
• Synchronizes clips with written transcripts
• Equipment set up and troubleshooting
• Scripting
• Advising on graphics presentations
• Courtroom operation of equipment
• Identifying and scanning exhibits
• Scripting with the attorneys
• Creating, changing and distributing exhibits as needed
• Set up an electronic courtroom or assist with setting up a war room with little oversight

Benefits

• The pay for this position will be $33.99/hr.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed