Legal Administrative Specialist (Litigation Support)

Full Job Description

For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/.

GS-12: To be eligible at the GS-12 level, you must have at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in Federal service.

Specialized Experience: Specialized experience is defined as working in a legal environment providing technical advice to litigation teams on legal automation requirements and system capabilities; organizing and managing voluminous case information for efficient retrieval through scanning, indexing and controlling documents into a database; analyzing litigation support requirements to develop or recommend appropriate strategies to meet litigation needs; recommending software applications to effectively present complex evidence; and diagnosing and resolving litigation support computer system problems.

Major Duties:

If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team in our Civil Division in providing litigation support services to manage and analyze case materials in support of a trial team.

As a Legal Administrative Specialist (Litigation Support), you will: Determine the details and the government's strategy for the case in conjunction with Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSAs), investigators, federal agents, and paralegal specialists.

Assure documents are organized for efficient automated storage and retrieval by preparing appropriate indices, defining data file search criteria and indexing/coding fields.

Recommend software packages including database, spreadsheet and word processing applications that are most effective for presentation of evidence, as well as meeting individual user needs.

Analyze automated litigation support functions and recommend changes to increase the system efficiency and effectiveness in coordination with the Litigation Support Unit team.

Monitor system use and response time, conduct cost-benefit analyses, and develop implementation plans.

Study, design, and develop litigation support systems to facilitate the provision of legal functions. Maintain inventory and track litigation support equipment, i.e.

graphics, computer-based equipment, photographing devices, video and audio equipment, models, and other items commonly used in trial preparation and maintains same in good working order.