Legal Administrative Specialist

Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys•Concord, NH

About The Position

The Legal Administrative Specialist joins a team that provides technical advice to litigation teams on legal automation requirements and system capabilities to support litigation decisions, trial preparation, and trial presentation. The position advises and assists Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSAs) with electronic litigation support, including managing documents and electronically stored information (ESI), processing discovery, and using Automated Litigation Support (ALS) applications to locate, organize, analyze, and present case information. The specialist also trains legal staff, reviews discovery, operates computer and audiovisual equipment, and prepares exhibits and presentation projects for legal proceedings. Responsibilities increase in complexity as training and experience progress. The position may be filled at the GS-07, GS-09, or GS-11 level. Qualification may be based on specialized experience, qualifying education, or a combination, depending on grade. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or nationals and meet applicable eligibility, background investigation, and time-in-grade requirements. Relocation expenses will not be authorized; a recruitment or relocation incentive may be considered. The Department of Justice benefits package includes paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, telework, life insurance, health benefits, and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship or nationality.
Meet the applicable GS-07, GS-09, or GS-11 qualification requirements through specialized experience, education, or an allowed combination of education and experience.
GS-07 specialized experience, if used: one year equivalent to GS-05 providing litigation support such as scanning and coding documents, creating CDs or DVDs, assisting with court preparation and trial materials, preparing legal documents, or using spreadsheet and word-processing software to present evidence.
GS-07 education, if used: one full year of progressively higher-level graduate education in a related field; alternatively, qualifying bachelor's-level Superior Academic Achievement as specified in the announcement.
GS-09 specialized experience, if used: one year equivalent to GS-07 in litigation assistance, electronic case-material records, trial preparation, legal and administrative support, discovery processing, or automated legal research and public-information databases.
GS-09 education, if used: a related master's or equivalent graduate degree, two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education, or a related LL.B. or J.D.
GS-11 specialized experience, if used: one year equivalent to GS-09 providing technical advice on legal automation, managing voluminous case information, supporting attorneys in trial preparation, analyzing litigation-support needs, and using automated legal research tools and public-information databases.
GS-11 education, if used: a related LL.B. or J.D., a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education, or a related LL.M.
Meet federal time-in-grade requirements, if applicable, within 30 days after the announcement closing date.
Meet all qualification and eligibility requirements within 30 days after the announcement closing date and before placement.
Satisfactorily complete pre-employment adjudication, including fingerprint, credit, and tax checks, and drug testing; continued employment is subject to a favorable background investigation.
Register for Selective Service if applicable.
Complete a one-year probationary period if required.
Academic degrees and coursework must be from accredited or pre-accredited institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education; foreign education must be shown to be comparable to U.S. accredited education, with required documentation in English or accompanied by an English translation.

Responsibilities

Provide advice and technical assistance to AUSAs on managing incoming and outgoing documents for eLitigation in accordance with e-discovery and other procedural requirements.
Help AUSAs identify the types of electronically stored information to request and determine how to capture and preserve metadata from opposing parties’ discovery.
Use Automated Litigation Support software to locate, organize, analyze, characterize, and present case-relevant information.
Assist AUSAs in developing trial presentations using ALS resources.
Assist and train AUSAs and legal support staff in organizing and processing large volumes of case information for efficient automated retrieval, including scanning, indexing, and database organization.
Review incoming discovery and other requested information.
Manage and operate computer hardware and equipment, including printers, plotters, and audiovisual devices, to develop exhibits and complete presentation projects.
Prepare exhibits for legal proceedings, including charts, diagrams, photographs, and models.