Supervisory Paralegal Specialist

Full Job Description

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia is unique in the size and the scope of its work. It serves as both the local and the federal prosecutor for the nation's capital.

On the local side, AUSAs assigned to the Superior Court Division prosecute cases ranging from misdemeanors to homicides.

On the federal side, AUSAs assigned to the Criminal Division prosecute federal crimes. The Civil Division further defends the United States in civil suits brought in the District of Columbia.

Note: In order to be considered "qualified" for this position, your specialized experience must be described in your resume.

Please be sure that your resume clearly states any and all of the specialized experience that you may have.

If your specialized experience is not clearly stated in your resume, you will not be considered for this position.

To be qualified at the GS-12 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in Federal Service as defined below.

Specialized experience is defined as experience that has equipped you with the competencies needed to perform the job duties.

Examples of such experience are: experience with litigation process, court rules and court procedures to perform case related assignments; organizing, indexing, coding and cross-referencing large volumes documentary and electronic case information to include audio files, video files, email/text communications, and social media posts; reviewing case files to independently prepare and maintain a variety of trial-related documents, (e.g., discovery letters, exhibit lists, jury instructions, and trial subpoenas); applying automated litigation support (ALS) software and other resources to assist attorneys with case preparation; operating trial software during court procedures to display exhibits to the court and jury; providing litigation management support to attorneys, which includes organizing cases for court proceedings.

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:

If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team that is responsible for supporting Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSAs) relating to prosecutions and grand jury investigations in the National Security Section (NSS) of the Criminal Division in the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia.

Typical work assignments will include: Planning and organizing the functions, work, and projects assigned to paralegal and legal support staff, including those listed below.

Preparing, organizing, and maintaining a variety of substantive legal documents to include legal process related to the acquisition of evidence and/or testimony for criminal matters and cases.

Maintaining inventory of materials produced pursuant to subpoena, search warrant, or other legal process; preparing an outline or other summary of substantive documents/materials produced pursuant to grand jury subpoena, search warrant, or other legal process.

Reviewing production of discovery for completeness and accuracy and performing any appropriate redactions, based on a thorough understanding of requirements of the Federal Rules of Evidence, the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, the local rules, any protective orders, and any relevant court ruling.

Providing litigation case management, organizing and tagging voluminous case files - consisting of numerous documents, audio files, video files, email/text communications, and social media posts - through use of various databases and document management platforms.

Preparing and providing the prosecuting attorney the appropriate legal documents, information, or exhibits during court proceedings. Operating trial software to display exhibits to the court and jury.

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

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-DC-12882363-MS.