Legal Administrative Specialist

About the role

This position supports the civil litigation needs of the United States Attorney's Office. Typical work assignments include organizing case information, preparing discovery productions, and assisting attorneys with trial preparations.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with organizing case information, preparing discovery productions, including scanning and coding documents and creating CDs;
• Assisting attorneys in preparing for court such as preparing exhibits, compiling trial notebooks and compiling witness and exhibit lists;
• Verifying citations;
• Assisting in the use of technology to organize digital evidence;
• Preparing, drafting and editing a variety of legal and trial-related documents;
• Managing and operating a variety of computer hardware such as printers, audio-visual devices, and eLitigation equipment;
• Ensuring computers and other electronic equipment are in place and operational in courtrooms, depositions and office presentations;
• Ensuring that exhibits are prepared in a timely fashion, and preparing demonstrative exhibits (such as photo boards, maps and charts) required for litigation.

Requirements

To be eligible at the GS-7 level, you must meet at least one of the following conditions:

• Specialized experience, equivalent to GS-5, in Federal service, including assisting with organizing case information, preparing discovery productions, and assisting attorneys in preparing for court.
• Education leading to a Master's degree in a related field (e.g., IT, Computer Science, Criminal Justice, Law).
• A combination of specialized experience and graduate-level education as described above, which when combined equal 100% of the requirements.

Qualifications

To be eligible at the GS-9 level, you must meet at least one of the following conditions:

• Specialized experience, equivalent to GS-7, in Federal service, including managing case information through automated means and assisting attorneys with trial preparation.
• Education leading to a Master's degree in a related field (e.g., IT, Computer Science, Criminal Justice, Law).
• A combination of specialized experience and graduate-level education as described above, which when combined equal 100% of the requirements.