Supervisory Legal Administrative Specialist

Full Job Description

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

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 under #26-ALS-12863062-ST.

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

Specialized experience is defined as experience organizing and directing the activities of legal support staff; providing legal, technical, and clerical support to attorneys; providing technical advice to legal support staff; assisting attorneys and managing legal support staff in organizing voluminous case information; performing a variety of complex administration support relating to the management and administrative support of the division; experience analyzing complex litigation support requirements, recommending strategies to meet litigation needs, developing litigation policies and procedures, performing litigation support tasks to manage electronic discovery, evidence, and exhibits etc.

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/. Major Duties:

This position serves as a Supervisory Legal Administrative Specialist responsible for providing management and administrative work to the Support staff in the Criminal Division of the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Alabama.

Typical work assignments include: Planning and assigning workload to subordinates including setting goals, priorities, and preparing schedules for completion of work based on difficulty of assignments and staff capabilities.

Hearing and resolving complaints and grievances from employees, referring to the supervisor only those of a district-wide or precedent setting nature.

Reviewing, assessing, and developing local litigation policies and procedures to ensure they are consistent with current policies and objectives.

Performing a variety of litigation support tasks necessary to prepare and/or manage electronic discovery, evidence, and exhibits.

Processing complex voluminous electronically stored information relevant to investigations and casework.

Providing technical advice, customer support, and project management services in connection with electronic discovery and evidence, litigation support projects, and litigation technology software applications.

Performing a variety of administrative work to meet the operational needs of the assigned area including preparation of legal actions such as indictments, criminal complaints, search warrants, judgments, answers, motions for extension of time, applications, notices, affidavits, summonses, grand jury subpoenas, rules to show cause, proofs of claim, and satisfaction of judgment.

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