Assistant United States Attorney (e-Litigation)

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.

About the role

This Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) will be responsible for building and overseeing the office's eLitigation operations, including a dedicated Litigation Support Unit. Responsibilities include advising and consulting with civil and criminal case teams, management, and external parties such as the Court, Federal Public Defender, law enforcement, and client agencies on substantive electronic litigation (eLitigation) and discovery issues. The role ensures discovery processes are defensible, develops the office's eLitigation policies and protocols, coordinates litigation support work, and provides training on litigation technology software tools and applications. Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as training and experience progress.

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.

Importantly, this is not a trial AUSA position; it does not involve case handling or litigation. The selected candidate is an attorney advisor, 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.

Responsibilities

• Advise and consult with civil and criminal case teams, management, and external parties (e.g., Court, Federal Public Defender, law enforcement, client agencies) on substantive eLitigation and discovery issues.
• Ensure discovery processes are defensible.
• Develop the office's eLitigation policies and protocols, including procedures for processing, reviewing, producing, and managing electronic discovery.
• Coordinate litigation support work.
• Provide training on litigation technology software tools and applications.
• Oversee the office's eLitigation operations, including a dedicated Litigation Support Unit.

Requirements

• United States Citizen or National.
• Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory preemployment adjudication, including fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing.
• Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation.
• 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).

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience with complex civil or criminal litigation and 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, 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.
• 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.
• Excellent writing and oral communication skills, strong character, dedication, work ethic, and the ability to work well with others and independently.

Pay

Assistant United States Attorney's pay is administratively determined based, in part, on the number of years of professional attorney experience. The range of basic pay is: New Haven, CT: $90,444 to $197,100, which includes 37.95% locality pay.

Benefits

• The Department of Justice offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, telework options, life insurance, health benefits, and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System.
• Monthly transit subsidy passes for employees utilizing public transportation (availability may vary).

Schedule

• Occasional travel within and outside the District will be required.