Legal Administrative Specialist

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

22h

About The Position

The Legal Administrative Specialist joins a team that provides technical advice to litigation teams on legal automation requirements and systems capabilities to support litigation decisions, trial preparation, and trial presentation. The role advises and assists Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSAs) with eLitigation and e-Discovery, including managing incoming and outgoing documents and handling electronically stored information (ESI) and metadata. The specialist uses Automated Litigation Support (ALS) applications to locate, organize, analyze, characterize, and present case information, and helps attorneys develop effective trial presentations. The position also supports and trains attorneys and legal support staff in organizing and processing large volumes of case information for efficient retrieval, reviews discovery and other requested information, operates computer hardware and presentation equipment, and prepares exhibits for legal proceedings. Responsibilities and assignment complexity increase as training and experience progress.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship or national status.
Satisfactory pre-employment adjudication, including fingerprint, credit, and tax checks, and drug testing; continued employment is subject to a favorable background investigation.
Selective Service registration, if applicable.
Meet the qualification requirements for at least one advertised grade level (GS-07, GS-09, or GS-11) by the announcement closing date through the specified specialized experience, education, or combination of education and experience.
For GS-07, qualifying specialized experience may include litigation support such as scanning and coding documents, creating DVDs or CDs, preparing court exhibits and trial materials, preparing legal documents, or using spreadsheet and word-processing software to present evidence; alternatively, qualifying graduate education or superior academic achievement may apply.
For GS-09, qualifying specialized experience may include maintaining electronic case-material records, assisting with trial preparation, providing legal and administrative support to attorneys, processing discovery, or researching case-specific legal matters using automated legal research tools and public-information databases; alternatively, qualifying graduate education may apply.
For GS-11, qualifying specialized experience may include advising litigation teams on legal automation and system capabilities, managing voluminous case information, supporting trial preparation, analyzing litigation-support needs, and researching case-specific legal matters; alternatively, qualifying related graduate or professional education may apply.
Academic degrees and coursework used to qualify must be from an accredited or pre-accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Foreign education must be shown to be comparable to U.S. accredited education, with documentation in English or accompanied by an English translation.
A one-year probationary period may be required if selected.

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 determine what electronically stored information to request and how to capture and preserve metadata from opposing parties' discovery.
Use Automated Litigation Support software to locate, organize, analyze, characterize, and present case-related information.
Assist AUSAs in developing trial presentations using Automated Litigation Support resources.
Assist and train AUSAs and legal support staff in organizing and processing voluminous case information for efficient automated retrieval, including scanning, indexing, and database organization.
Review incoming discovery and other requested information.
Manage and operate computer hardware, including printers, plotters, and audio-visual devices, to develop exhibits and complete presentation projects.
Prepare visual exhibits for legal proceedings, including charts, diagrams, photographs, and models.