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 25-WDTX-12722716.
GS-11: To be qualified 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. Specialized experience is defined as experience working in a legal environment performing work such as processing, sorting and reviewing a litigation teams' electronically stored data for investigative and litigative purposes; generating basic electronic discovery production; providing advice, customer support, and project management in electronic discovery, litigation support projects, and litigation technology software applications (e.g., document review databases); and, building and maintaining document review databases. OR Education: One of the following types of education in a related field (e.g., Criminal Justice, Law, Information Technology): a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; OR 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; or LL.M. 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. OR 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. GS-12: To be qualified at the GS-12 level, applicants must have one year of Specialized Experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level as defined below: Specialized Experience: Specialized experience is defined as experience working in a legal environment performing the following duties: providing technical advice to litigation teams and legal support staff on legal automation requirements and systems capabilities; participating in the investigation and litigation of criminal cases; analyzing litigation support requirements to develop or recommend appropriate strategies to meet litigation needs; diagnosing litigation support computer system problems to meet individual user needs and evaluating new developments in legal technology, including software courtroom presentation equipment and trial exhibit preparation. 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/.
If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team that is responsible for enforcing Federal Criminal and Civil laws that protect life, liberty, and the property of citizens. This position will coordinate the management of e-Discovery, e-Litigation, e-Document, and related issues on cases involving illegal immigration, illegal trafficking of human beings or dangerous drugs, and targeting the Cartels and Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCOs), including those designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) and Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs) pursuant to Executive Order 14157. Typical work assignments will include: Utilizing software applications to extract or download electronic case materials from storage devices or transfer sites. Processing complex and voluminous electronically stored information and preparing it for review or production by the litigation team. Actively participating in investigating and litigating civil and criminal cases by providing litigation support services to manage and analyze case materials in support of the trial team. Providing technical advice to litigation teams on legal automation requirements and systems capabilities to facilitate litigation decisions, trial preparation and trial presentation. Conducting district-wide training to Assistant United States Attorneys, paralegal, and support staff on e-Discovery, e-Litigation, and e-Document. Overseeing the move to Net Documents. Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.