Legal Administrative Specialist (e-Litigation Support)

United States Attorneys' Offices; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

The United States Attorneys' Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina in Raleigh seeks a Legal Administrative Specialist (e-Litigation) to support civil and criminal litigation teams with electronic discovery, trial presentation and litigation tech. The role emphasizes organizing large volumes of case data, developing resources, and preparing trial materials.

Responsibilities include providing technical support, evaluating software, conducting legal research, and coordinating with

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 level in Federal service.
• Experience with automated litigation support technology and electronic evidence handling.
• Ability to organize voluminous case information and prepare computerized trial presentations.

Responsibilities

• Providing technical support to litigation teams on legal automation requirements and system capabilities to facilitate litigation decisions, trial preparation and trial presentation.
• Analyzing litigation support requirements to develop or recommend appropriate strategies to meet litigation needs.
• Organizing, analyzing, and presenting voluminous case information using various software applications.
• Identifying and recommending appropriate software packages to meet litigation needs.
• Developing and maintaining resource materials.
• Preparing computerized trial presentation programs.
• Performing specialized legal research and writing.
• Preparing and maintaining a variety of legal and trial related documents.
• Conducting interviews to assist attorneys with legal proceedings.

Skills

Legal technology

Electronic discovery

Litigation support

Legal research

Tools

Trial presentation software

Electronic discovery tools

Job description

Summary

The mission of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina is to pursue justice as we represent the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the most effective and efficient manner possible; to provide leadership in our interaction with all federal, state and local agencies and to serve as a liaison between them; and to foster public trust and confidence in law enforcement and the federal judicial system.

This position is located in Raleigh North Carolina,

Duties

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If Selected For This Position, You Will Serve As a Legal Administrative Specialist (e-Litigation Support) With The United States Attorney's Office (USAO) Supporting Civil And/or Criminal Litigation Teams Providing Technical Support In Investigating And Litigating Criminal Cases. Typical Work Assignments Will Include

• Providing technical support to litigation teams on legal automation requirements and system capabilities to facilitate litigation decisions, trial preparation and trial presentation:
• Analyzing litigation support requirements to develop or recommend appropriate strategies to meet litigation needs;
• Organizing, analyzing, and presenting voluminous case information using various software applications;
• ldentifyingandrecommendingappropriatesoftwarepackagestomeetlitigation needs;
• Developing and maintaining resource materials;
• Preparing computerized trial presentation programs;
• Performing specialized legal research and writing;
• Preparing and maintaining a variety of legal and trial related documents
• Conducting interviews to assist attorneys with legal proceedings.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• You must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
• Time-in-Grade: Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.
• You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement and before placement in the position.

Qualifications

To qualify for the position of Legal Administrative Specialist(e-Litigation) GS-0901-12 you must meet the qualification requirements Listed below. One year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 level in Federal service. Examples of specialized working with a variety of software applications for the most efficient presentation of evidence; organizing and managing case specific discovery; analyzing complex litigation support requirements to develop or recommend appropriate strategies to meet litigation needs: using automated litigation support technology programs to organize voluminous case information for retrieval, prepare computerized trail presentations, and index digital evidence: diagnosing litigation support computer system problems to meet individual user needs: evaluating and implementing new developments in legal technology; serving as a liaison for a program or initiative; and performing legal writing and research.

GS-12

To be eligible for the GS-12, you must have at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in Federal Service. Specialized experience is defined as processing complex and voluminous electronically stored information and preparing it for review or production by a litigation team; providing advice, customer support services, and project management services in connection with electronic discovery and evidence, litigation support projects, and litigation technology software applications: and, providing technical assistance to litigation teams presenting electronic evidence in legal proceedings.

MUST meet all qualification requirements, including time-in-grade, byOctober 16th, 2026, of this announcement.

Your resume must support your responses to the online questionnaire and the qualification requirements. Failure to do so may result in an ineligible rating. See the Required Documents section for important notes about what must be included in your resume.

After you submit your application, you will receive notification indicated whether or not the USA Hire assessment is required. You will have 48 hours from the

Additional information

Additional information

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution. Candidates will not be hired based on their race, sex, color, religion, or national origin.

EEO Statement/Policy

The United States government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service or other non-merit factor. More information can be found here: https:// www.justice.gov/jmd/media/1425556/dl?inline.

DOJ Reasonable Accommodation Policy

Federal agencies must provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the hiring agency directly. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. The DOJ Reasonable Accommodation policy can be found here: https://www.justice.gov/jmd/reasonable-accommodation#policy

Selective Service

If you were born male, on or after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or is exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. Additional information is found at: www.sss.gov

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Note: In accordance with 5 U.S. Code

• 9202(c) and 5 C.F.R
• 920.201(b) certain positions are exempt from the provisions of the Fair Chance Act.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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