Supervisory Legal Administrative Specialist (Litigation Support)

Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys•Las Vegas, NV

About The Position

The Supervisory Legal Administrative Specialist supports the U.S. Attorney's Office by providing oversight and advisory services to the Nevada District's legal support team. The role serves as a principal legal support advisor and subject matter expert to executive staff on legal administrative matters and issues. The position also researches and analyzes specific legal and factual questions, including new and complex areas for attorney supervisors, division chiefs, and upper management. Responsibilities and assignments become more complex as training and experience progress.

Requirements

U.S. Citizen or National.
At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level.
Specialized experience must include supervision of legal support staff, assigning work projects and establishing deadlines; administrative and technical legal support to attorneys; managing complex litigation support functions and large-scale data management; managing and analyzing case materials and documents; assessing litigation support resource needs; and managing voluminous litigation evidence across media formats for efficient retrieval for courtroom presentations.
Register for Selective Service if applicable.
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.
Satisfactory pre-employment adjudication, including fingerprint, credit, tax, and drug checks; continued employment is subject to a favorable background investigation.
May be required to complete a one-year probationary period; if selected for a supervisory or managerial role, satisfactory completion of a one-year supervisory or managerial probationary period is required unless previously met.

Responsibilities

Plan and assign subordinate work, establish goals and priorities, and prepare schedules for completing work.
Provide technical advice and assistance to resolve problems referred by staff.
Identify ways to improve production and increase the quality of the unit's work.
Evaluate legal-support office systems and propose new or alternative procedures to improve work methods.
Independently research and analyze specific legal and factual questions, including new and complex areas, as needed by attorney supervisors, division chiefs, and upper management.
Serve as the principal legal support advisor and subject matter expert to executive staff on legal administrative matters and issues.
Supervise legal support staff, assign work projects, and establish deadlines.
Provide administrative and technical legal support to attorneys and manage complex litigation support functions and large-scale data management.
Manage and analyze case materials and documents; assess litigation support resource needs; and manage voluminous litigation evidence across media formats for efficient retrieval for courtroom presentations.