Legal Administrative Specialist (Litigation Support)

US-Executive-Office-For-U.S.-Attorneys-and-the-Office-of-the-U.S.-Attorneys-; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The United States Attorney's Office for the District of South Carolina is seeking a GS-12 level professional to support electronic discovery, document review, and litigation technology within civil and criminal cases. The role emphasizes managing large ESI volumes, maintaining review databases, and ensuring quality-control in productions under federal requirements.

The position is announced under Merit Staffing procedures, with responsibilities spanning advisory support to litigation teams and

Qualifications

• Specialized experience required: 1 year at GS-11 equivalent performing (3) of the listed duties.
• Experience handling large volumes of electronically stored information for civil or criminal litigation.
• Experience with litigation technology, eDiscovery practices, and related training.

Skills

Electronic discovery

Litigation tech support

document-review databases

Quality-control reviews

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 applicants under Merit Staffing procedures under 26-SC-13047800-MP.

Minimum Qualifications

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

To qualify at the GS-12 level, you must possess:

Specialized Experience: At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors) performing (3) of the (4) duties listed below:

• Processing and managing complex or large volumes of electronically stored information for civil or criminal litigation.
• Building or maintaining document-review databases and using database functions to organize, search, filter, tag, or analyze electronic case materials.
• Preparing and performing quality-control reviews of electronic discovery productions to ensure compliance with court orders, production specifications, security requirements, and deadlines.
• Advising or training litigation teams on litigation technology, electronic discovery practices, and solutions to technical problems.

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.

If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s).