LEGAL ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST (LITIGATION SUPPPORT)

As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement. This position is also being announced to applicants eligible to apply through Merit Staffing procedures.

Responsibilities

• Assistance with case management and case presentations as well as automated case litigation and management programs.
• Case management and organization of case files.
• Automated support necessary to prepare, organize, index, develop, and manage exhibits, evidence, and data.
• Analyzes automated litigation support functions and monitors system use and response time.
• Prepares cases for litigation by collecting and evaluating evidence to support the position of the Government.

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. 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.
• You must meet all qualification requirements upon the closing date of this announcement.

Qualifications

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

• Specialized Experience: One full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-5 level. Specialized experience is defined as providing automated litigation assistance by preparing discovery productions, including scanning and coding documents and creating DVDs; assisting in the use of technology to organize digital evidence; maintaining production logs by adhering to office protocol; and providing technical support such as duplicating documents and marking exhibits.
• Education: One full year of graduate education in a related field (e.g., Information Technology, Computer Science, Criminal Justice, Law) OR completion of a full four-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree AND meet one of the following superior academic achievement provisions:
  • a grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher for all completed undergraduate course work or for all courses completed in the last two full years of undergraduate work;
  • a GPA of 3.5 or higher for all courses in the major field of study, or those courses in a major completed in the last two full years of undergraduate work;
  • ranking in the upper one-third of a college, university, or major subdivision; or
  • membership in a national scholastic honor society.
• Combining Education and Experience: Combination of experience and graduate level education that when combined, are equivalent to 100% of the required qualifications. To compute the percentage, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then, divide your semester hours of graduate education by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal 100 percent to qualify.

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

• Specialized Experience: One full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 level. Specialized experience is defined as providing automated litigation assistance such as maintaining accurate and current records regarding incoming electronic case materials; using software applications to extract electronic case materials from storage devices or download electronic case materials from secure file transfer sites; loading image, native, or text files into document review databases; and using software applications to copy electronic discovery productions to external media or file transfer systems.
• Education: Possess a Master's or equivalent graduate degree in a related field (e.g., Information Technology, Computer Science, Criminal Justice, Law) such as LL.B. or J.D., if related; OR 2 full years of progressively higher graduate education leading to such a degree.
• Combining Education and Experience: Combination of experience and graduate level education that when combined, are equivalent to 100% of the required qualifications. Only graduate level education in excess of the first full year can be used in this calculation. To calculate your percentage of graduate education, first determine the total number of graduate level hours that exceed 18 semester hours, then divide the total number of your excess graduate semester hours by 18. To calculate your percentage of specialized experience, divide the total number of months of qualifying experience by 12. Add the two percentages together. The sum of the percentages must equal at least 100%.

GS-11: To be eligible at the GS-11 level, you must meet at least ONE of the following conditions:

• Specialized Experience: One full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 level. Specialized experience is defined as participating in trial preparation and presentations; working with attorneys and legal support staff to recommend effective strategy to meet litigation needs; identifying and utilizing software packages such as databases, spreadsheets, and word processing applications to present evidence; managing a variety of computer hardware for trial use; customizing databases and programs to meet individual user needs; preparing demonstrative exhibits required for litigation; organizing and managing case-specific discovery.
• Education: Possess one of the following types of education in a related field (e.g., Information Technology, Computer Science, Criminal Justice, Law): Ph.D., or equivalent doctoral degree in a related field; OR 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree; OR LL.M., if related.
• Combining Education and Experience: Combination of experience and graduate level education that when combined, are equivalent to 100% of the required qualifications. Only graduate level education in excess of the first two years can be used in this calculation. To calculate your percentage of graduate education, first determine the total number of graduate level hours that exceed 36 semester hours, then divide the total number of your excess graduate semester hours by 18. To calculate your percentage of specialized experience, divide the total number of months of qualifying experience by 12. Add the two percentages together. The sum of the percentages must equal at least 100%.

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

• Payment of relocation expenses will not be authorized.
• 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.
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be well-qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria.
• 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.