Legal Administrative Specialist; Litigation Support

Position: Legal Administrative Specialist (Litigation Support)
Summary

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As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement.

This position is also being announced to applicants eligible to apply through Merit Staffing procedures under

26-ALM--MS.

Duties

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At the full performance level, you will serve as the primary support specialist for discovery in criminal cases by utilizing automated litigation support (ALS) software applications and other resources to organize, review, analyze and compile information for a variety of criminal cases. If selected for this position, you will receive formal and/or on-the-job training, as needed.

Duties include:

• Providing technical assistance to Assistant United States Attorney's (AUSA's) in facilitating the management of incoming and outgoing document discovery in accordance with e-Discovery and other procedural requirements.
• Assists in eliciting the most complete and useful response from law enforcement agencies, witnesses, victims, and subpoena recipients for discovery purposes.
• Identifies, recommends, and utilizes the optimal software application for the compilation, analysis, and presentation of evidence, such as Eclipse, Relativity, Everlaw, Trial Director, Case Map, Time Map, and PowerPoint, based upon the platforms effectiveness in (1) facilitating the analysis, storage, and retrieval of critical information, (2) presenting complex and voluminous evidence, (3) producing graphic demonstrative evidence, and (4) meeting individual user needs.
• Assists and/or trains attorneys and legal support staff in organizing and processing voluminous case information for efficient retrieval through automated means such as scanning, indexing, and organizing documents in a data base.
• Utilizes a variety of Automated Litigation Support (ALS) software applications to locate, organize, analyze, characterize, and present information that is pertinent to the government=s position in the case.
• Works with AUSAs, paralegals, agency counsel and agency staff to recommend the most effective ALS strategy to meet litigation needs early in the case
• Prepares exhibits for legal proceedings, which may involve a wide range of visual materials including charts, diagrams, photographs, and models.
• Prepares and maintains a variety of trial-related documents, e.g., witness lists, exhibit lists, jury instructions, and subpoenas, by applying a thorough knowledge of the Federal Rules of Evidence and Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure and by application of practical legal experience.

Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National
• Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication. This includes fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing. Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation
• You must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable
• If selected, you may be required to complete a one year probationary period.
• You must meet all qualification requirements upon the closing date of this announcement.

Qualifications

GS-7: To be eligible at the GS-7 level, you must meet at least ONE of the following conditions,
as defined below
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Specialized Experience
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One full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-5 level. Specialized experience is defined as experience performing routine litigation support assignments such as assisting with organizing case information, including creating production logs and organizing responses; preparing discovery, including scanning, coding documents and creating CDs; providing support for court proceedings including preparing exhibits, compiling trial notebooks, and compiling witness and exhibit lists;

verifying citations; and preparing a variety of legal documents; assisting in the use of technology to organize digital evidence; and editing a variety of legal documents, such as information requests, subpoenas, correspondence and memos.
OR

Education: One full year of graduate education that provided the knowledge, skills and abilities to do the work of the position.
OR

Superior Academic Achievement
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Possess a Bachelor's Degree or expect to complete the requirements for a Bachelor's degree within the next 9 months AND possess at least one of the following criteria: class standing in the upper third of the graduating class; an overall GPA of 3.0 OR at least a 3.0 based on courses completed during the final two years of my curriculum;

a GPA of at least 3.5 based on the average of required courses completed in my major field OR based on the average of required courses completed during the final two years of my curriculum; OR election to membership in a national scholastic honor society.
OR

Combination of Education and Experience
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Combinations of successfully completed graduate education and…