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 23-WDTX-12063556-MS which closes on August 15, 2023.

Duties

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. If selected, you will receive formal and/or on-the-job training as needed. Typical work assignments will include: Providing assistance to Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) on legal automation to facilitate trial preparation and trial presentations; Researching, analyzing legal precedents, and preparing summaries to assist the AUSA in preparation for grand jury or trial; Providing assistance to the litigation team in the courtroom with equipment, set up, and other legal assistance during trials/hearing; Assisting and/or training attorneys and legal support staff in organizing voluminous case information; Providing technical support and assistance in complying with discovery requirements; using various software applications to organize, analyze and present case materials Utilizing presentation software such as iPro Eclipse, Concordance, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Powerpoint, CaseMap; TimeMap; NoteMap, Trial Director, and similar software; Performing specialized legal research; Preparing a variety of trial related documents; Maintaining automated records for assigned cases; coordinating trial presentations by organizing trial exhibits. Performing various video creation and editing tasks with software such as Adobe Premier and Camtasia for presentation in trial. Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National
• Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication. This includes fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing. Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation
• You must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable
• If selected, you may be required to complete a one year probationary period.
• You must meet all qualification requirements upon the closing date of this announcement.

Qualifications

GS-9: To be eligible at the GS-9 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-7 level in the Federal Service obtained in either the private or public sector. Specialized experience is defined as experience performing the following types of duties: performing a variety of routine automated support necessary in preparing, organizing, indexing, developing, and managing exhibits, evidence, and data relevant to cases presented for a jury, grand jury, or other legal proceedings; assisting attorneys with trial preparation and presentation to include compiling trial notebooks, compiling witness and exhibit lists, information requests, pleadings and/or correspondence; and using automated legal research tools such as Westlaw, Lexis, and/or public information databases to perform research of case-specific legal matters. OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree (e.g. Information Technology, Law, Criminal Justice) OR 2 (two) full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading such to a degree OR LL.B. or J.D., if related. 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 Combination of 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 1 full year. 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 obtained in either the private or public sector. Specialized Experience is defined as experience performing the following types of duties: Operating litigation support hardware or software (i.e. iPro Eclipse,Trial Director, etc) and performing a variety of routine/non-routine automated support necessary to prepare, organize, index, develop, and manage exhibits, evidence, and data relevant to cases presented before a jury, grand jury or in other legal proceedings, cataloging, organizing, and reviewing and discovery; assisting attorneys, and coordinating with other offices or agencies to complete discovery and with trial preparation and presentation, to include items such as subpoenas, trial exhibits, information requests, pleadings, and correspondence; preparation of trial presentations including a wide range of information system analysis; development, and installation in support of litigation support activities for assigned cases; assisting and/or training attorneys and legal support staff in organizing voluminous case information; and preparing computerized trial presentation programs. OR Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree (e.g. Information Technology, Law, Criminal Justice); OR 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; or LL.M., Information Technology, Law, Criminal Justice. 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 Combination of 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 eligible at the GS-12 level, you must have at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as working in a legal environment providing technical advice to litigation teams on legal automation requirements and system capabilities; organizing and managing voluminous case information for efficient retrieval through scanning, indexing and controlling documents into a database; analyzing litigation support requirements to develop or recommend appropriate strategies to meet litigation needs; recommending software applications to effectively present complex evidence; and diagnosing and resolving litigation support computer system problems. 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/.

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.

Contacts

• Address Western District of Texas 601 NW Loop 410 San Antonio, TX 78216 US
• Name: Marissa Henderson
• Phone: (210) 384-7100
• Email: [email protected]