Legal Administrative Specialist (Case Manager)

As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement.

Duties

• Preparing and managing discovery in a variety of formats.
• Providing a range of case development and support activities during the investigative, pre-trial, and trial phases of criminal cases.
• Preparing subpoenas, witness lists/schedules, assembling and maintaining exhibit lists and binders.
• Preparing exhibits and demonstratives for use in legal proceedings.
• Providing general administrative support for assigned cases, including:
  • Entering information into case management systems.
  • Maintaining calendar of assigned active cases.
  • Managing case-related documents.
• Drafting routine motions, pretrial filings, summonses, subpoenas, satisfactions of judgements, and other routine legal documents.

Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication, including 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.

Qualifications

GS-09: To be eligible at the GS-09 level, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level; or education; or a combination of both specialized experience and education as explained below.

Specialized Experience: One full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 level. Specialized experience is defined as performing the following:

• Providing legal and administrative support to one or more attorneys, including examining, preparing, editing, cite-checking, and processing legal documents, tracking cases, and managing discovery.
• Using legal databases and software such as CM/ECF, CaseView, NetDocuments, and/or Everlaw.
• Assisting attorneys with case preparation, including items such as subpoenas, exhibits, information requests, pleadings, and correspondence.
• Conducting factual legal research in legal and non-legal databases.
• Receiving visitors and telephone calls.
• Establishing and maintaining a variety of files and logs.

OR Education: A Master's, LL.B., J.D., Ph.D., or equivalent graduate degree in a related field (e.g., Criminal Justice, Law, Information Technology); or two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree that is related to the position and demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the duties of the position. Transcripts are required.

OR Combining Education and Experience: A combination of specialized experience as described above and graduate education which when combined equal 100% of the requirements. (Only education in excess of 1 full year is creditable.) To calculate your percentage of education, first determine the total number of hours that exceed 18 semester hours or your school's definition of one full year of study. Then divide the total number of your excess semester hours by 18 or your school's definition of one year of study. To calculate your percentage of qualifying experience, divide your 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%. Transcripts are required.

Benefits

The Department of Justice offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation; sick leave; holidays; telework; life insurance; health benefits; and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System.

Additional Information

• Relocation Expenses: Payment of relocation expenses will not be authorized.
• Relocation Incentives: Relocation incentives may be authorized if this position is determined to be difficult to fill, if supported by the skills of the selected candidate, and subject to the availability of funds.
• Recruitment Incentives: Recruitment incentives may be authorized if this position is determined to be difficult to fill, if supported by the skills of the selected candidate, and subject to the availability of funds.
• Selective Service: If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law.
• Education: 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. Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used 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 provide such evidence with your application materials. All documentation must be in English or include an English translation.