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-TXE12131923-MS.

Duties

If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team that is responsible for providing technical and analytical assistance to support the litigation needs of the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Texas. Typical work assignments will include: -Performing a variety of automated support necessary to prepare, organize, index, develop and manage exhibits, evidence and relevant data; -Applying basic knowledge of Federal Criminal and Civil procedures; -Performing a wide range of information system analysis, development and installations; -Assisting and/or training attorneys and legal support staff in organizing voluminous discovery applications; -Preparing and organizing exhibits for court proceedings which involves audio/video, transcripts, documents and visual materials, including charts, diagrams, photographs and models;-Preparing computerized trial presentation programs; -Providing automated support to present before a jury, grand jury or in other legal proceedings; and-Assuring documents are organized for efficient automated storage and retrieval by preparing appropriate indices, defining data file search criteria and indexing/coding fields. 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 within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement and before placement in the position.

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 Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as being able to perform the following: Assisting attorneys and agents by processing documents, photos and audio/video files into an organized system in order to track for e-discovery; assisting attorneys by utilizing litigation technology systems; preparing for hearings, trial, conferences and other projects by providing a variety of litigation technology services; implementing database management programs to assist with the storage, tabulation, and presentation of case facts, evidence, and other information; assisting in the organization and assembly of evidence, exhibits, discovery and other documents; and using or assisting users in the operation of litigation technology hardware and software such as Eclipse, Relativity, Trial Director, Camtasia Studio 8, advanced Microsoft Office Suite, etc., or similar. Education: One of the following types of education in a related field (e.g., Information Technology, Computer Science, Law, or Criminal Justice): a Master's or equivalent graduate degree; OR 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such 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. Combining Education and Experience: A combination of experience and graduate level education can be used if, when combined, are equivalent to 100% of the qualification requirement. Only graduate level education in excess of the first full year can be used in this calculation. To calculate your percentage of graduate education, first determine the total number of graduate level hours that exceed 18 semester hours (or your school's definition of one year of graduate study), then divide the total number of your excess graduate semester hours by 18 (or your school's definition of one year of graduate study). To calculate your percentage of specialized experience, divide the total number of months of qualifying experience by 12. Now, add the two percentages together. The sum of the percentages must equal at least 100%. 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 Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as being able to perform the following: Working in a legal environment providing technical advice to litigation teams on legal automation requirements and systems capabilities; organizing, processing, producing and managing case specific discovery; assessing service and information case requirements needed to complete litigation technology projects and using and recommending the use of software such as Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, Camtasia Studio, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Premiere, Adobe Photoshop; creating, utilizing and managing databases using programs such as Law Pre-Discovery, Relativity, Eclipse SE, Trial Director; performing pre-trial and trial litigation technology support, including courtroom presentation services; electronically organizing and managing voluminous case information; diagnosing and resolving litigation support system problems; training users in the operation of litigation technology hardware and software such as, Eclipse SE, Relativity, Trial Director, Camtasia Studio 8, advanced Microsoft Office Suite, etc., or similar. Education: One of the following types of education in a related field (e.g., Information Technology, Computer Science, Law, or Criminal Justice): 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, 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. Combining Education and Experience: A combination of experience and graduate level education can be used if, when combined, are equivalent to 100% of the qualification requirement. Only graduate level education in excess of the first two years can be used in this calculation. To calculate your percentage of graduate education, first determine the total number of graduate level hours that exceed 36 semester hours (or your school's definition of two years of graduate study), then divide the total number of your excess graduate semester hours by 18 (or your school's definition of one year of graduate study). To calculate your percentage of specialized experience, divide the total number of months of qualifying experience by 12. Now, add the two percentages together. The sum of the percentages must equal at least 100%. 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 Eastern District of Texas 550 Fannin Street Beaumont, TX 77701 US
• Name: Kelly Holland
• Phone: (903) 510-9352
• Email: [email protected]