Assistant United States Attorney (e-Litigation)

About the role

Help Achieving and maintaining eLitigation excellence among attorneys and staff is an important priority of the Department of Justice and the United States Attorney's Office. The eLitigation Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) will be responsible for building and coordinating the Office's eLitigation portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Develop the Office's eLitigation systems, controls, operations, policies, and protocols in the eLitigation space.
• Ensure discovery processes meet legal standards and expectations.
• Provide training on litigation technology software tools, platforms, and applications.
• Work in close partnership with the Office's litigation support staff.
• Advise and consult on substantive eLitigation and discovery issues in both criminal and civil cases.
• Develop benchmarks or metrics to evaluate the success of newly developed and implemented systems, controls, operations, policies, and protocols.
• Not involve case handling or litigation.

Requirements

• J.D. degree and active member of the bar (any U.S. jurisdiction).
• At least 2 years of post-J.D. experience.
• Experience with complex civil or criminal litigation involving eLitigation technology applications.
• Experience in eLitigation management, generative AI, criminal prosecutions, government litigation, or agency litigation.
• Reside in the district to which appointed or within 25 miles thereof.

Qualifications

• Excellent academics.
• Strong legal writing skills.
• A commitment to public service.
• Experience with eLitigation technology applications in acquiring, organizing, analyzing, and presenting electronic discovery and evidence.

Benefits

• Paid vacation.
• Sick leave.
• Holidays.
• Telework.
• Life insurance.
• Health benefits.
• Participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System.

Pay

The range of basic pay is $80,994 to $197,100 which includes 30.86% locality pay.

Schedule

Not on a regular basis.

Application Instructions

Some. Not on a regular basis.

Travel

Some. Not on a regular 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.