Assistant United States Attorney (e-Litigation)

The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut is seeking applications for an eLitigation Assistant United States Attorney.

Achieving and maintaining eLitigation proficiency among attorneys and staff is a top priority of the Department of Justice and the United States Attorney's Office. This Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) will be responsible for building and overseeing the office's eLitigation operations, including a dedicated Litigation Support Unit. This role includes advising and/or consulting with civil and criminal case teams, management, and others, such as the Court, Federal Public Defender, law enforcement and client agencies, on substantive electronic litigation (eLitigation) and discovery issues, ensuring discovery processes are defensible, developing the office's eLitigation policies and protocols, including procedures for processing, reviewing, producing, and managing electronic discovery, coordinating litigation support work, and providing training on litigation technology software tools and applications.

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

Residency Requirements: Assistant United States Attorneys generally must reside in the district to which he or she is appointed or within 25 miles thereof. See 28 U.S.C. 545 for district-specific information.

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.

Achieving and maintaining eLitigation proficiency among attorneys and staff is a top priority of the Department of Justice and the United States Attorney's Office. This Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) will be responsible for building and overseeing the office's eLitigation operations, including a dedicated Litigation Support Unit. This role includes advising and/or consulting with civil and criminal case teams, management, and others, such as the Court, Federal Public Defender, law enforcement and client agencies, on substantive electronic litigation (eLitigation) and discovery issues, ensuring discovery processes are defensible, developing the office's eLitigation policies and protocols, including procedures for processing, reviewing, producing, and managing electronic discovery, coordinating litigation support work, and providing training on litigation technology software tools and applications.

The AUSA will be based in the New Haven office, but will be required to travel periodically to the Bridgeport and Hartford offices. The AUSA will support the work of the Criminal and Civil Divisions.

• You must be a United States Citizen or National.
• Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory preemployment 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.
• J.D. degree and active member of the bar (any U.S. jurisdiction) required.
• Must reside in the district to which appointed or within 25 miles thereof. See 28 U.S.C. 545 for district specific information.

The ideal candidate will have:

Experience with complex civil or criminal litigation and with using litigation technology applications to acquire, organize, process, analyze and present electronic discovery and evidence.

A strong academic background, superior oral and written communication skills, possess strong interpersonal skills, and a demonstrated capacity to work effectively with a team, manage multiple projects simultaneously, and function with minimal guidance in a highly demanding environment.

The knowledge and ability to use computers and computer applications in performing day-to-day work requirements, as well as excellent computer literacy skills in learning new technologies.

Preferred Qualifications: Experience managing electronic discovery operations in a government, law firm, or other private organizational setting. Expertise in and mastery of Everlaw. Applicants should have excellent writing and oral communication skills, strong character, dedication, work ethic, and the ability to work well with others and independently.

Importantly, this is not a trial AUSA position; it does not involve case handling or litigation. The selected candidate is an attorney advisor, who will be fully dedicated to coordinating the Office's eLitigation portfolio.

The eLitigation AUSA's responsibilities may evolve over time to reflect the changing technology landscape and/or the Office's changing needs. But, at its core, this position will be and have as an important component eLitigation requirements even as the landscape may evolve.