Legal Administrative Specialist (Litigation Support)

United States Attorneys' Offices; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Attorneys' Offices in Columbia, SC seeks a Litigation Support Specialist to provide advanced technical support for civil and criminal teams, focusing on Electronic Discovery and Case Information Management, Litigation Technology, and courtroom support.

You will join a respected team delivering expert guidance, database maintenance, and efficient management of electronic evidence to ensure compliance with court orders and deadlines.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience in handling electronic case materials for civil or criminal litigation.
• Ability to build and maintain databases to organize and analyze e-discovery data.
• Experience training attorneys and staff on litigation technology and processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage large volumes of electronic case information for review and court proceedings.
• Create and maintain databases to organize, search, and retrieve evidence.
• Prepare e-discovery productions and ensure formats meet deadlines and security rules.
• Provide guidance and training on litigation software, e-discovery practices, and solutions.
• Operate courtroom presentation software during hearings and trials.

Skills

Litigation support

Electronic discovery

Technical training

Team coordination

Tools

Case management software

Litigation databases

Courtroom presentation software

Job description

Summary

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-13047799-DE.

Duties

This Legal Administrative Specialist (Litigation Support) serves as a litigation support subject matter expert who provides advanced technical support to civil and criminal case teams.

If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team that is responsible for providing Legal Administrative Specialist (Litigation Support) support in the U.S. Attorney's Office, District of South Carolina, located in Columbia, South Carolina, focusing in the areas of Electronic Discovery and Case Information Management, Litigation Technology and Technical Support, and Technical Guidance and Courtroom Support.

Typical Work Assignments Will Include

• Managing complex or large volumes of electronic case information for review, discovery, and court proceedings.
• Creating and maintaining litigation databases used to organize, search, analyze, and retrieve electronic evidence.
• Preparing electronic discovery productions and ensuring materials meet required formats, security requirements, and deadlines.
• Providing technical guidance and training to attorneys and legal staff on litigation support software, electronic evidence, and e-discovery processes.
• Preparing electronic exhibits and operating courtroom presentation software and equipment during hearings, depositions, and trials.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• You must be a United States Citizen or National to apply for this position.
• Selective Service: Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see http://www.sss.gov/).
• All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.
• 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.
• A probationary period may be required.
• If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete an Optional Form 306, Declaration for Federal Employment, and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application.
• Must provide resume and supporting documents (See required documents).
• Time-in-Grade: Current or former Federal employees applying under merit promotion considerations must meet applicable time-in-Grade requirements for consideration within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.
• You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement and before placement in the position.
• As needed, additional selections may be made using this announcement.
• Superior Qualification Incentive may be offered in accordance with applicable regulations.

Qualifications

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).

TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENTS:

Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-Grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-11 is required to meet the time-in-Grade requirements for the GS-12 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).

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

Payment of relocation expenses will not be authorized.

Background Investigation:

To ensure the accomplishment of its mission, the Department of Justice requires each and every employee to be reliable and trustworthy. To meet those standards, all selected applicants must undergo and successfully complete a background investigation for a clearance as a condition of placement in this Special Sensitive/High Risk position. This review includes financial issues such as delinquency in the payment of debts, child support and/or tax obligations, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use or possession of drugs.

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (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 this announcement; and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and rate equivalent to the Highly Qualified or better category using established category rating criteria.

Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provides eligible surplus and displaced 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 surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and rate equivalent to the Highly Qualified or better category using established category rating criteria.

Special Hiring Authorities for Military Spouse and Family Members:

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Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests

If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case‑by‑case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments: Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments.

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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