Legal Administrative Specialist (Litigation Support)

Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

The United States Attorney's Office for South Carolina is seeking a position at the GS-09 level to support discovery and litigation activities. The role requires specialized experience and/or graduate education, with time-in-grade requirements for merit promotions.

The selected candidate will handle electronic discovery tasks, document management, and provide basic technical support to legal teams. Applicants should demonstrate experience with electronic discovery, document handling, and

Qualifications

• At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-07 level in the Federal service performing discovery/litigation tasks.
• Experience creating and maintaining electronic documents; basic coding/tagging/searching/sorting/filtering/redacting case materials.
• Preparing electronic discovery productions; performing quality-control checks; securely transmitting case information per procedures.
• Providing basic technical support to legal case teams, including litigations software, electronic exhibits, and courtroom presentation equipment.

Responsibilities

• Process, organize, and track electronically stored information for discovery and litigation.
• Create and maintain electronic documents; code, tag, search, sort, filter, and redact materials.
• Prepare electronic discovery productions; perform quality-control checks; securely transmit materials.
• Provide basic technical support to legal case teams and litigation software.

Skills

Electronic discovery management

Document handling & tagging

Quality control in e-discovery

Litigation software support

Education

Master's degree or LL.B/J.D. in related field

Job description

The United States Attorney's Office for South Carolina's mission is to investigate, prosecute and deter violations of federal statutes, enforce and represent the interests of the United States in civil litigation, uphold civil, constitutional and victims' rights, and foster partnerships with other federal, state and local government agencies and community groups. This position is also being announced to all US Citizens and Nationals under 26-SC-13047270-DE.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

To be considered minimally qualified for this position, you must demonstrate that you have the required specialized experience and/or education for the respective grade level in which you are applying.

To qualify at the GS-09 level, you must possess:

Specialized Experience

At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level in the Federal service performing (obtained in either the public or private sectors) (3) of the (4) duties listed below:

• Processing, organizing, and tracking electronically stored information for discovery, attorney review, or other litigation activities.
• Creating and maintaining electronic documents, reviewing databases and using basic functions such as coding, tagging, searching, sorting, filtering, and redacting case materials.
• Preparing electronic discovery productions, performing quality-control checks, and securely transmitting case information in accordance with established procedures.
• Providing basic technical support to legal case teams, including assisting with litigation software, electronic exhibits, project tracking, and courtroom presentation equipment.

Education

Two (2) full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree; or LL.B or J.D., in a related field of study to the position (e.g., Paralegal Studies, Political Science, Law, Criminal Justice, Forensic Studies). Education at the graduate level must be in an accredited college or university and must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the duties of the position.

Combination of Experience and Education

Graduate level education can be used if, when combined, are equivalent to 100% of the qualification requirement. Only graduate level education in excess of the first full year can be used in this calculation. To calculate your percentage of graduate education, first determine the total number of graduate level hours that exceed 18 semester hours (or your school's definition of one year of graduate study), then divide the total number of your excess graduate semester hours by 18 (or your school's definition of one year of graduate study). To calculate your percentage of specialized experience, divide the total number of months of qualifying experience by 12. Now, add the two percentages together. The sum of the percentages must equal at least 100%.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENTS

Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-07 is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-09 level.

• You must submit your SF-50 that shows Time-in-Grade eligibility and reflects your title, series, and grade. No award SF-50 will be accepted; recommended SF-50s include promotions and step increases (within grade increases)