Legal Administrative Specialist

For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement. GS-11: To be eligible at the GS-11 level, you must meet at least ONE of the following conditions, as defined 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 in the Federal service or equivalent paid/nonpaid experience in the private or public sector. Specialized Experience is defined as experience in a legal environment independently performing routine litigation support assignments in support of discovery, which require knowledge of a variety of methods and software applications to perform the processing, review, and/or production of commonly found electronically stored information (ESI). Examples of specialized experiences include: Consulting with litigation team members to understand requirements for completing litigation support assignments and determining the appropriate technology (such as Everlaw, LAW Pre-Discovery, or Nuix) and method to process commonly-found electronic file formats (PDF, MS Office, emails, etc.); loading processed discovery into databases and generating electronic discovery productions in support of investigations and litigations; customizing and maintaining evidence databases using industry standard document review software (such as Everlaw, iPro Eclipse, or Relativity); or Independently providing customer support and training to case team members on using technology to organize, review, produce, and/or present case information. Education: One of the following types of education in a related field (e.g., Criminal Justice, Paralegal Sciences, Law): 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. Combining Education and Experience Combinations of successfully completed graduate education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements. In order to qualify based on a combination, graduate education must be in excess of 2 full years. 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 #J-18808-Ljbffr Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys