Legal Administrative Specialist
Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys See More Job Openings by This Employer
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.
If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team that is responsible for legal and administrative support in the Criminal Division. At the full performance level, you will provide a variety of legal and technical support services to the United States Attorney's Office, District of Idaho in our Boise Headquarters office. Duties may include but are not limited to:
- Providing technical and analytical assistance to support the litigation needs of the United States Attorney's Office.
- Training legal support staff on use of processing software, tools, and equipment used in performance of duties.
- Performing a variety of litigation support functions necessary to prepare, organize, index, develop, manage, and track exhibits, evidence and data in criminal cases and matters.
- Assisting attorneys and legal staff in organizing voluminous case information for efficient retrieval.
- Process and managing electronically stored information (ESI) using appropriate tools.
- Building databases in review software.
- Applying knowledge of court programs, automation requirements, and characteristics to resolve problems.
- Conduct factual and legal research in legal and non-legal databases in support of investigations and cases.
- Drafting legal documents and correspondence, such as requests for extensions, letters transmitting discovery, routine notices, and written summaries of witness statements or documentary evidence.
- Providing technical and procedural guidance to criminal legal administrative specialist team members.
- Providing recommendations to the management team regarding policies, procedures, practices and work assignments to improve the management and support of cases.
- 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-11: To be qualified at the GS-11 grade level, you must meet at least ONE of the following conditions, as defined below: Specialized Experience, Education, OR a combination of Education and Experience.
Specialized Experience: At least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in federal service obtained in either the private or public sector. Specialized experience is defined as experience providing technical advice to litigation teams on legal automation requirements and system capabilities; organizing and managing voluminous case information; analyzing litigation support requirements to develop or recommend appropriate strategies to meet litigation needs; and setting up computers and/or generating electronic discovery productions that comply with production specifications and/or deadlines. OR
Education: One of the following types of education in a related field (e.g., Legal Studies, Law, Criminal Justice): a Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate degree; OR 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree; OR LL.M., 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. OR
Combining Education and Experience: Combinations of successfully completed graduate education and experience that may be used to meet total qualification requirements. In order to qualify based on a combination, graduate education must be in excess of 2 full years. To calculate your percentage of graduate education, first determine the total number of graduate level hours that exceed 36 semester hours (or your school's definition of two years of graduate study), then divide the total number of your excess graduate semester hours by 18 (or your school's definition of one year of graduate study).To calculate your percentage of specialized experience, divide the total number of months of qualifying experience by 12. Now, add the two percentages together. The sum of the percentages must equal at least 100%.
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
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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.
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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