Legal Administrative Specialist (Litigation Support)
If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team that is responsible for providing a wide variety of technical and litigation support services. Duties include:
-Performing a variety of automated support necessary to prepare, organize, index, develop and manage exhibits, evidence and other relevant data; -Applying basic knowledge of Federal Criminal and Civil procedures; -Assisting and/or training attorneys and legal support staff in organizing voluminous discovery applications; -Preparing and organizing exhibits for court proceedings which involves audio/video, transcripts, documents and visual materials, including charts, diagrams, photographs and models; -Preparing computerized trial presentation programs; -Providing automated support to present before a jury, grand jury or in other legal proceedings; and -Assuring documents are organized for efficient automated storage and retrieval by preparing appropriate indices, defining data file search criteria and indexing/coding fields. Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress. GS-5:
To be eligible at the GS-5 level, you must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the GS-4 level; or four (4) years of education above the high school level; or a combination of both specialized experience and education as explained below. Specialized experience is defined as one (1) year of progressively responsible automated support services, or other work that indicates the ability to perform the duties of a Legal Administrative Specialist. Examples of specialized experience include:
providing assistance to litigation teams on legal automation requirements and systems capabilities to facilitate litigation decisions, trial preparation and trial presentation; identifying software packages such as:
databases, spreadsheets and word processing applications based on the effectiveness of presenting complex and voluminous evidence, scanning, indexing and controlling documents into a data base; and assuring documents are organized for efficient automated storage and retrieval by preparing appropriate indices. Education:
Successfully completed 4 years of education above the high school level in any field for which high school graduation or the equivalent is the normal prerequisite. This education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. Combining Education and
Experience:
Successfully completed post-high school education may be used to meet the total one year of specialized experience requirement equivalent to the GS-4 grade level. Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year) is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. One full academic year of study (30 semester hours) beyond the second year is equivalent to 6 months of specialized experience. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)- The ICTAP provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if:
1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility; 2) you apply under the instructions in the announcement; and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. 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. You must provide proof of eligibility to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form. Additional information about ICTAP eligibility is at:
http:
//www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/. Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)-The CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if:
1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. 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. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at http:
//www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
-Performing a variety of automated support necessary to prepare, organize, index, develop and manage exhibits, evidence and other relevant data; -Applying basic knowledge of Federal Criminal and Civil procedures; -Assisting and/or training attorneys and legal support staff in organizing voluminous discovery applications; -Preparing and organizing exhibits for court proceedings which involves audio/video, transcripts, documents and visual materials, including charts, diagrams, photographs and models; -Preparing computerized trial presentation programs; -Providing automated support to present before a jury, grand jury or in other legal proceedings; and -Assuring documents are organized for efficient automated storage and retrieval by preparing appropriate indices, defining data file search criteria and indexing/coding fields. Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress. GS-5:
To be eligible at the GS-5 level, you must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the GS-4 level; or four (4) years of education above the high school level; or a combination of both specialized experience and education as explained below. Specialized experience is defined as one (1) year of progressively responsible automated support services, or other work that indicates the ability to perform the duties of a Legal Administrative Specialist. Examples of specialized experience include:
providing assistance to litigation teams on legal automation requirements and systems capabilities to facilitate litigation decisions, trial preparation and trial presentation; identifying software packages such as:
databases, spreadsheets and word processing applications based on the effectiveness of presenting complex and voluminous evidence, scanning, indexing and controlling documents into a data base; and assuring documents are organized for efficient automated storage and retrieval by preparing appropriate indices. Education:
Successfully completed 4 years of education above the high school level in any field for which high school graduation or the equivalent is the normal prerequisite. This education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. Combining Education and
Experience:
Successfully completed post-high school education may be used to meet the total one year of specialized experience requirement equivalent to the GS-4 grade level. Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year) is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. One full academic year of study (30 semester hours) beyond the second year is equivalent to 6 months of specialized experience. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)- The ICTAP provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if:
1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility; 2) you apply under the instructions in the announcement; and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. 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. You must provide proof of eligibility to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form. Additional information about ICTAP eligibility is at:
http:
//www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/. Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)-The CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if:
1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. 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. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at http:
//www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.
- Department:
0901 General Legal And Kindred Administration - Salary Range:
$35,199 to $45,761 per year
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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