Legal Administrative Specialist (Litigation Support)

Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys•Augusta, GA

About The Position

The Legal Administrative Specialist serves in the Litigation Support Unit and performs technical work supporting the litigation needs of the United States Attorney's Office. The role provides technical advice to litigation teams on legal automation requirements and system capabilities to support litigation decisions, trial preparation, and trial presentation. It analyzes litigation-support needs and recommends strategies, collaborates with case teams and outside entities on litigation-support methods and technologies, and supports electronic discovery (ESI and eDiscovery), software, processes, and workflows. The specialist helps attorneys and legal support staff organize large volumes of case information for efficient automated retrieval, prepares computerized trial-presentation programs, and organizes documents for automated storage and retrieval through indexing and search criteria. The role recommends software based on user needs and evidence; operates computer hardware, printers, audiovisual devices, and other equipment; and sets up computers and recording equipment in courtrooms and grand jury sessions. The specialist also manages eDiscovery and litigation-technology projects and trials and provides training and guidance on applications, workflows, and processes. Responsibilities become more complex as training and experience progress.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship or nationality.
Meet the qualification requirements for the selected grade level (GS-09, GS-11, or GS-12) by the announcement closing date.
For GS-09: one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-07, qualifying related graduate education, or a qualifying combination of experience and education. Specialized experience includes technical assistance with legal automation requirements and system capabilities, resolving recurring software and hardware problems, and providing technical, digital, and advisory assistance.
For GS-11: one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-09, qualifying related doctoral-level graduate education or LL.M., or a qualifying combination of experience and education. Specialized experience includes working in a legal environment supporting litigation teams with legal automation systems; managing discovery; using automated litigation-support technology; organizing complex case information, preparing trial presentations, indexing digital evidence, researching and summarizing legal precedents, and maintaining trial-related documents.
For GS-12: one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-11. Specialized experience includes advising litigation teams on legal automation and system capabilities; managing voluminous case information using automated litigation-support technology; analyzing support requirements and recommending strategies; setting up courtroom computers and audiovisual recording equipment; and diagnosing and resolving litigation-support computer-system problems.
Qualifying education must be in a related field and completed at an accredited college or university; foreign education must be shown to be comparable to U.S. accredited education.
Satisfactory 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.
May be required to complete a one-year probationary period.

Responsibilities

Provide technical advice to litigation teams on legal automation requirements and system capabilities for litigation decisions, trial preparation, and trial presentation.
Analyze litigation-support requirements and develop or recommend strategies to meet litigation needs.
Communicate and collaborate with case teams and outside entities on litigation-support methods, technology, ESI and eDiscovery, software, processes, and workflows.
Assist and train attorneys and legal support staff in organizing voluminous case information for efficient automated retrieval, including scanning and indexing.
Prepare computerized trial-presentation programs.
Organize documents for automated storage and retrieval by preparing indices and defining data-file search criteria.
Recommend software packages based on analyses of user needs and evidence.
Manage and operate computer hardware, printers, audiovisual devices, and other state-of-the-art equipment.
Set up computers and recording equipment in courtrooms and grand jury sessions.
Serve as project manager for eDiscovery and litigation-technology matters and trials.
Provide training and guidance on litigation-technology applications, workflows, and processes.