Legal Administrative Specialist (Litigation Support)

Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys; Abilene (TX); On-site; USD 48,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys in Abilene, TX, seeks a Legal Administrative Specialist (Litigation Support) GS-0901-7/9 to support case management and discovery.

Responsibilities include assisting attorneys with hearings, organizing case information, and producing discovery using litigation support software such as Everlaw, Eclipse, Relativity, and Trial Director. The position requires specialized experience or education as described in the announcement,

Qualifications

• Specialized Experience: 1 year at GS-05 level in Federal service operating litigation support hardware/software.
• Education: Bachelor's degree or graduate study with GPA/honors criteria, transcripts required.

Responsibilities

• Assist attorneys with hearings, conferences and trials; prepare subpoenas, pleadings, and exhibits.
• Organize, review, and produce discovery; close case files upon disposition.
• Design and implement data management for evidence, exhibits, and case documents.

Skills

Litigation support

Case organization

Discovery processing

Education

Bachelor's Degree or higher

Graduate study preferred

Tools

Everlaw

Eclipse

Relativity

Trial Director

Camtasia Studio 8

MS Office

Job description

For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visithttp://www.justice.gov/usao/. As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement. This position is also being announced via Delegated Examining procedures under 26-NDTX-13073320-DE This position is located in Abilene, Texas

To qualify for the position of Legal Administrative Specialist (Litigation Support), at GS-0901-7/9, you must meet the basic qualification requirements listed below.

GS-07:

To be eligible at the GS-07 level, you must meet at least ONE of the following conditions: Specialized Experience: One full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 level in Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: operating litigation support hardware and software (i.e., Everlaw, Eclipse, Relativity, Trial Director, Camtasia Studio 8, advanced Microsoft Office Suite, etc.); performing routine litigation support assignments such as organizing case information; catalog, organize, review and produce discovery; assisting attorneys with preparation for hearings, conferences and trials - to include subpoenas, trial exhibits, information requests, pleadings, and correspondence; closing hard copy and electronic case files upon disposition of cases; and preparing appellate trial documents and exhibits.

Education: One full year of graduate level study, or possess a Master's or higher degree, e.g., Ph.D., etc., in a field that provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities to do the work of the position (e.g., Criminal Justice, Law) OR 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: (1)class standing in the upper third of the graduating class; (2)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 (3) election to membership in a national scholastic honor society. (Transcripts required)

Combining Education and Experience: Combination of successfully completed graduate education and specialized experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements. To calculate, first identify the percentage of required graduate education you have earned. Then identify the percentage of required experience you possess. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. (Transcripts required)

GS-09:

To be eligible at the GS-09 level, you must meet at least ONE of the following conditions: Specialized Experience: One full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level in Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: assisting attorneys by performing advanced and complex litigation support systems; assist with preparation for hearings, conferences, trials and other projects by recommending and/or providing a variety of litigation support services; catalog, organize, review and produce discovery; designing and implementing database management programs to assist with the storage, tabulation, and presentation of case facts, evidence, and other information; monitoring input of data into database management programs; assisting in the organization and assembly of evidence, exhibits, discovery and other documents; and assisting user's in the operation of litigation support hardware, software and databases (i.e., Everlaw, Eclipse, Relativity, Trial Director, Camtasia Studio 8, advanced Microsoft Office Suite, etc.)

Education: Possess a Master's or equivalent graduate degree in a related field (e.g., Criminal Justice, Law); or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree; or an LL.B. or J.D, if related. (Transcripts required)

Combining Education and Experience: Combination of successfully completed graduate education and specialized experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements. To calculate, first identify the percentage of required graduate education you have earned. Then identify the percentage of required experience you possess. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. (Transcripts required)

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)-

The ICTAP provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility; 2) you apply under the instructions in the announcement; 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requireme