Legal Administrative Specialist (Case Manager)

Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys•Charleston, WV

About The Position

The Legal Administrative Specialist serves as a Case Manager in the Criminal or Civil Division of the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of West Virginia. The position provides a wide range of legal and administrative services to one or more Assistant United States Attorneys involved in criminal or civil matters. Responsibilities increase in scope and complexity as training and experience progress. The Case Manager manages discovery in paper and electronic formats, organizes and prepares summaries of witness statements and testimony, recordings, and documentary evidence, and consults with case team members and Litigation Support personnel about discovery and evidence review. The role prepares discovery productions or coordinates their preparation by other staff or vendors to meet deadlines. It also provides case administration and courtroom support, including using trial presentation software and courtroom equipment, maintaining exhibit accounting, and managing witnesses. The position drafts routine legal documents, including motions, pretrial filings, summonses, subpoenas, satisfactions of judgments, and other routine legal documents.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
Must meet the qualifications for the GS-07 or GS-09 level through the specified specialized experience, education, or qualifying combination, as applicable.
GS-07 specialized experience option: one year equivalent to GS-5 providing legal and administrative support to attorneys, preparing and processing routine legal documents, assisting with litigation support and case organization, preparing discovery, assisting with court preparation, and establishing and maintaining files.
GS-07 education option: one full year of progressively higher-level graduate education in a related field, or qualifying combination of graduate education and experience; alternatively, a bachelor's degree or expected completion within nine months plus one of the stated superior academic achievement criteria.
GS-09 specialized experience option: one year equivalent to GS-7 providing legal and administrative support to attorneys, examining, preparing, editing, cite-checking and processing legal documents, tracking cases and/or producing and presenting discovery; providing training or support in legal databases and software; assisting with trial preparation; and establishing and maintaining files.
GS-09 education option: a master's or equivalent graduate degree in a related field, two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education, or a related LL.B. or J.D.; qualifying combination of graduate education and experience may also be used.
Academic degrees and coursework must be from an accredited or pre-accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education; qualifying foreign education must be shown to be comparable to U.S. accredited education.
Must receive satisfactory pre-employment adjudication, including fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing; continued employment is subject to favorable background-investigation adjudication.
Must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
May be required to complete a one-year probationary period.
Must meet all qualification requirements by the announcement closing date.

Responsibilities

Manage discovery in paper, PDF, image, audio, video, forensic-report, proprietary, and other electronic formats.
Organize and prepare written summaries of witness statements and testimony, audio or video recordings, and documentary evidence.
Consult with case team members and Litigation Support personnel to determine discovery and evidence-review requirements.
Prepare discovery productions independently or facilitate preparation by appropriate staff or vendors to meet production deadlines.
Provide general administrative support for assigned cases.
Support Assistant United States Attorneys during court proceedings and live case presentations, including using trial presentation software and courtroom equipment to display exhibits or demonstratives.
Maintain an accounting system of exhibits entered into evidence and manage witnesses.
Draft routine motions, pretrial filings, summonses, subpoenas, satisfactions of judgments, and other routine legal documents.