Legal Administrative Specialist (Litigation Support)

United States Attorneys' Offices; Savannah (GA); On-site; USD 78,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Attorneys' Offices in Savannah, GA seeks a litigation technology specialist to provide technical advice and leadership on legal automation and eDiscovery tools. You will support trial preparation, organize voluminous case information, and manage automated presentations.

The role includes coordinating with litigation teams, configuring hardware and software, and guiding staff in best practices for case management and evidence indexing.

Qualifications

• Experience providing technical assistance on legal automation requirements and systems capabilities to facilitate litigation decisions.
• Resolving recurring software and hardware problems and providing technical, digital, and advisory assistance to an organization.
• Experience organizing and managing voluminous case information for retrieval and preparing computerized trial presentations.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical advice to litigation teams on legal automation requirements and systems capabilities to facilitate litigation decisions, trial preparation and trial presentation.
• Analyze litigation support requirements to develop or recommend strategies to meet litigation needs.
• Communicate with case teams and outside entities on litigation support methodologies, technology, ESI and eDiscovery workflows.
• Assist and/or train attorneys and staff in organizing voluminous case information for efficient retrieval through automated means.
• Prepare computerized trial presentation programs.
• Organize documents for automated storage and retrieval with appropriate indices and search criteria.
• Recommend software packages based on user needs and evidence.
• Manage and operate computer hardware including printers and AV equipment.
• Set up computers and recording equipment in courtrooms and grand jury sessions.
• Serve as project manager for eDiscovery and litigation technology matters.
• Provide training and guidance for litigation technology applications, workflows and processes.

Skills

Legal automation

Litigation support

Software troubleshooting

Technical training

ESI and eDiscovery

Education

Master's degree or equivalent graduate degree

2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education

LL.B. or J.D., if related

Tools

Ipro Tech Eclipse

Lexis Nexis CaseMap

HotDocs

Relativity

Trail Director

Beyond Compare

Job description

Summary

For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/.

As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement. This position is also being announced to applicants eligible to apply through Merit Staffing procedures under 27-GAS-1310466-MS.

Duties

Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical advice to litigation teams on the legal automation requirements and systems capabilities to facilitate litigation decisions, trial preparation and trial presentation.
• Analyze litigation support requirements to develop or recommend appropriate strategies to meet litigation needs.
• Communicate and collaborate with case teams and outside entities on litigation support methodologies, litigation support technology, ESI and eDiscovery, software, associated processes and workflows.
• Assisting and/or training attorneys and legal support staff in organizing voluminous case information for efficient retrieval through automated means such as scanning, indexing, etc.
• Preparing computerized trial presentation programs.
• Organizing documents for efficient automated storage and retrieval by preparing appropriate indices, defining data file search criteria, etc.
• Recommending software packages based on analyses of user needs and evidence.
• Managing and operating a variety of computer hardware such as printers, audio-visual devices, and other state-of-the-art equipment.
• Setting up computers and recording equipment in courtrooms and grand jury sessions.
• Serves as project manager for eDiscovery and litigation technology matters and trials.
• Provides training and guidance for litigation technology applications, workflows and processes.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National
• 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
• You must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable
• If selected, you may be required to complete a one year probationary period.
• You must meet all qualification requirements upon the closing date of this announcement.

Qualifications

GS-09:

• Specialized Experience: One (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level in Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as : providing technical assistance on legal automation requirements and systems capabilities to facilitate litigation decisions; resolving recurring software and hardware problems, providing technical, digital, and advisory assistance to an organization
• Education: one of the following types of education in a related field (e.g., Criminal Justice, Computer Science, Law, IT): Master's or equivalent graduate degree; OR 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; or LL.B. or J.D., if related. 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.
• Combining Education and Experience: A combination of experience and graduate level education can be used if, when combined, are equivalent to 100% of the qualification requirement. (Only graduate education in excess of one full year is creditable.)

GS-11:

• Specialized Experience: At least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level in federal service. Specialized experience is defined working in a legal environment providing assistance to litigation teams on legal automation systems; organizing and managing case specific discovery; using automated litigation support technology such as Ipro Tech Eclipse, Lexis Nexis CaseMap, HotDocs, Relativity, Trail Director and Beyond Compare to organize complex and voluminous case information for retrieval, prepare computerized trial presentations, and index digital evidence; researching, analyzing and summarizing relevant legal precedents; and preparing and maintaining a variety of trial related documents.
• Education: One of the following types of education in a related field (e.g. Criminal Justice, Computer Science, Law, IT): Ph.D., or equivalent doctoral degree in a related field; OR 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree; OR LL.M., if related. Education must be in an accredited college or university and must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the duties of the position.
• Combining Education and Experience: A combination of specialized experience as described in A and education as described in B which when combined equal 100% of the requirements. (Only graduate level education in excess of the first two years can be used in this calculation.)

GS-12:

• Specialized Experience: Specialized experience is defined as working in a legal environment providing technical advice to litigation teams on legal automation requirements and system capabilities; organizing and managing voluminous case information using automated litigation support technology such as Ipro Tech Eclipse, Lexis Nexis CaseMap, HotDocs, Relativity, Trail Director and Beyond Compare; analyzing litigation support requirements to develop or recommend appropriate strategies to meet litigation needs; setting up computers and audio/visual recording equipment in courtrooms; diagnosing and resolving litigation support computer system problems.

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; 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 receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide proof of eligibility to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form. Additional information about ICTAP eligibility is at: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.

Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)-

The CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component 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 receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.

Education

All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre‑accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, see http://www.ed.gov

OR

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to timely provide such evidence by submitting proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency with your application materials. More information may be found at http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html. All documentation must be in English or include an English translation.

Additional information

Payment of relocation expenses will not be authorized

The Department of Justice offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation; sick leave; holidays; life insurance; health benefits; and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System.

Selective Service:

If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. See www.sss.gov.

Reasonable Accommodation Statement:

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.

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.

Political Appointees (Current or Former):

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C or non-career SES employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the HR Office. Failure to disclose this information could result in disciplinary action including removal from Federal Service.

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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