Legal Administrative Specialist (Litigation Support)

Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys•Washington, DC

About The Position

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia (USAO-DC) is unique in the size and the scope of its work. It serves as both the local and the federal prosecutor for the nation's capital. Assistant United States Attorney's (AUSA) assigned to the Criminal Division prosecute a broad range of U.S. Code violations in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team that is responsible for investigating and prosecuting the transnational organized syndicates in the Scam Center Strike Force Section in the Criminal Division for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication.
This includes fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing.
Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation.
Must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
If selected, you may be required to complete a one year probationary period.
Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.
You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement and before placement in the position.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance with eligibility for Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access depending on organizational assignment / duty location.
One full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal service, which has equipped you with the competencies to perform the duties of the position.
Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled.
Examples of specialized experience are utilizing a variety of methods and software applications to prepare and manage electronic discovery, evidence, exhibits and other electronically stored information; utilizing software applications to extract electronic case materials; utilizing document review database functions such as coding, tagging, searches, sorting, filtering and analytics; managing external communications and consulting with litigation team members on case related matter; preparing and processing legal documentation.

Responsibilities

Managing case dockets of the Section, reporting statistics related to managed cases to management as well as those related to law enforcement actions of any kind (i.e., warrants, seizures, arrests, charges, trials, convictions).
Managing external communications between section management and various external agencies and multiple international partners by convening meetings to discuss priorities and needs; setting regular meetings between management and external agencies and partners as related to the Strike Force's cases.
Serving as back up paralegal for federal cases, and primary paralegal for cases in trial.
Evaluating, organizing, and preparing complex and/or voluminous electronic files and files for discovery.
Consulting with team members to understand requirements for discovery, case needs and technical requirements.
Providing technical assistance to litigation teams presenting or filing electronic evidence or exhibits in legal proceedings.
Performing a variety of litigation support tasks that require a thorough knowledge of litigation technology and litigation support principles.
Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.