Summary For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/. Responsibilities If selected for this position, you will join a litigation support team that is responsible for providing a wide range of automated litigation and legal support services to Assistant United States Attorneys involved in criminal and civil prosecutions, necessary to prepare or manage electronic discovery, evidence, exhibits, and other electronically stored information (ESI) relevant to investigations and casework, using a variety of methods and software applications. The position is located in the United States Attorney's Office (USAO) for the Eastern District of Missouri, located in St. Louis, MO. Duties include (but are not limited to): Performing a variety of litigation support duties necessary to process complex and/or voluminous electronically stored information (ESI) and prepare it for review or production by the case team. Identifying software packages such as databases, spreadsheets, word processing and eDiscovery processing applications for preparing and organizing discovery. Building and maintaining document review databases for case team use. Preparing photo boards, maps, charts and other demonstrative exhibits required for litigation. Assuring courtroom presentation systems are in place and operational in courtrooms and grand jury sessions. Providing assistance in training attorneys and legal support staff in organizing voluminous case information for efficient retrieval through automated means such as scanning, indexing and and controlling of documents into a database. Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications GS-11: To be eligible at the GS-11 level, you must meet at least ONE of the following conditions, as de?ned below: Specialized Experience, Education, OR a combination of Education and Experience. Specialized Experience: One full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 level. Specialized experience is defined as experience working in a legal environment performing the following @types of duties: providing technical advice to litigation teams on legal automation requirements and system capabilities; generating basic electronic discovery productions that comply with production specifications and deadlines; building and maintaining document review databases for case team use; performing routine litigation support tasks relating to case teams' review of common electronically stored information (ESI); analyzing litigation support requirements to develop or recommend appropriate strategies to meet litigation needs; managing a variety of computer hardware for trial use; diagnosing and resolving litigation support computer system problems; determining whether audio or video ?les can or should be converted into an industry standard format, including by performing research or installing codecs.; participating in trial preparation and presentations, including preparing audio and video files for production and preparing demonstrative exhibits required for litigation; providing guidance to litigation teams on best practices and strategies for organizing, storing, reviewing, producing, and presenting electronic case materials; managing and maintaining accurate and current records on a complex and/or voluminous scale. OR; Education: One of the following @types of education in a related field (e.g., Information Technology, Computer Science): a Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate degree; OR 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree. Education at the graduate level must be in an accredited college or university and must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the duties of the position. Special Employment Consideration - Persons with disabilities, veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more, certain other veterans, spouses of certain members of the armed forces, and returning Peace Corps volunteers are examples of individuals who are potentially eligible for non-competitive appointments. For further information, click on the links provided below . You must specify in your online questionnaire under what authority you wish to be considered and submit appropriate documentation to verify your eligibility. Noncompetitive Appointment Authorities Links: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/competitive-hiring/#url=Types-of-Appointments Education 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. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, see http://www.ed.gov OR Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to timely provide such evidence by submitting proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency with your application materials. More information may be found at http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html. All documentation must be in English or include an English translation. Additional Information Payment of relocation expenses will not be authorized. 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. 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. See http://www.sss.gov/. Reasonable Accommodation Statement: Federal Agencies must provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities, where appropriate. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the hiring agency directly. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. EEO Statement/Policy: The United States government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service or other non-merit factor. More information can be found here: https://www.justice.gov/jmd/media/1425556/dl?inline. Political Appointees (Current or Former): The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C or Non-Career SES employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the HR Office. Failure to disclose this information could result in disciplinary action including removal from Federal Service.
