Legal Administrative Specialist (Litigation Support)

Summary As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement. Duties If selected for this position, you will serve as a Litigation Support Specialist in the Automated Litigation Section responsible for performing technical work to support the litigation needs of the United States Attorney's Office. Typical work assignments will include: Consulting with case team members (e.g. attorneys, investigators, legal support staff) to understand case needs and technical requirements as it relates to discovery processing and review; Using and adapting specialized software applications to process complex and voluminous electronically stored information (e.g. PDF files and portfolios, Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, email files such as .pst or .msg, non-standard or propriety files, audio and video files, etc.); Building and maintaining document review databases for case team use by loading image, native, and text files into databases and performing quality control on loaded files; Generating complex electronic discovery productions (e.g., Bates-numbered images with redactions and searchable text or industry standard load files) that comply with production specifications and deadlines, including productions from document review databases or productions from specified criteria; Advising and supporting case teams by acting as a subject matter expert in identifying and implementing appropriate technical solutions to manage commonly found and complex or non-standard electronically stored information in civil and/or criminal cases; and Developing and providing training on litigation technology applications and e-Litigation protocols, including by preparing written training materials. Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress. Qualifications GS-11: To be eligible at the GS-11 level, you must meet at least ONE of the following conditions, as defined below: Specialized Experience, Education, OR a Combination of Education and Experience. Specialized experience: One full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience is defined as experience in a legal environment independently performing a range of legal and administrative services in support of discovery, case development, and/or hearing or trial preparation. Education: Possess a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in a related field (e.g., Criminal Justice, Computer Science, Law, Information Technology); or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree. Education must be related and demonstrate the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform the duties of the position. Combining Education and Experience: Combinations of successfully completed graduate education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements. In order to qualify based on a combination, graduate education must be in excess of 2 full years. Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)-The CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at Education All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, see OR Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to timely provide such evidence by submitting proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency with your application materials. More information may be found at All documentation must be in English or include an English translation.