Legal Administrative Specialist (Litigation Support)
Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys See More Job Openings by This Employer
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.
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.
- 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).
- You must meet all qualifications requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
- As needed, additional selections may be made using this announcement.
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). For more information on the qualifications for this position, click here.
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
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.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
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- $89,508/year
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