Grand Jury Coordinator

At the full performance level, the Grand Jury Coordinator provides a wide variety of work that involves planning, coordinating and scheduling activities of the Grand Jury. The incumbent performs complex and highly specialized support duties involving sensitive information, legal terminology and judicial processes. Duties performed require considerable exercise of independent discretion and judgment. Typical work assignments will include:

• Transcribing, preparing and distributing both complex confidential legal correspondence, reports and other documents
• Preparing documents pertaining to grand jurors and fact witnesses appearing before the grand jury.
• Establishing and maintaining monthly calendar of grand jury activities including criminal hearings and related matters.
• Providing technical advice regarding procedures and processing requirements of grand jury activities and cases.
• Ensuring proper security for grand jury materials, files and records.
• Participating in the orientation of new grand juries.
• Preparing guidance explaining proceedings, testimony rules and courtroom roles.
• Scheduling indictment presentations and grand jury investigative work.
• Reviewing grand jury functions in the district to ascertain program needs.
• Reviewing and processing invoices for payment of grand jury documents and transcripts.

• 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.
• Time-in-Grade: Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.
• You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement and before placement in the position.

GS-8: To be eligible at the GS-08 level, applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level in Federal service.

Specialized experience is defined as experience performing the following types of duties: providing information and assistance relating to grand jury investigations/matters scheduled for grand jury, and legal and administrative procedures to be followed; examines, prepares and processes a variety of technical legal documents; prepares legal actions such as indictments, complaints, transcripts, notices, summonses, and grand jury subpoenas. Assembling jury instructions, and compiling witness and exhibit lists and using automated software to produce legal related reports, documents and information.