This position is located in the Civil Rights Division's (Division), Administrative Management Section. The Office is responsible for providing automated litigation support services (ALS) to Division attorneys and legal support staff in preparation for all stages of litigation from discovery through onsite trial support in Washington DC and throughout the nation. This is accomplished through the use of contractor support and various ALS technologies.

Duties

The incumbent will serve as a Litigation Support Specialist. Duties include, but are not limited to: The incumbent provides expert advice and consultation to Civil Rights Division attorneys and legal support staff on ways to apply and integrate technological capabilities throughout every aspect of the case investigation and litigation. As subject matter expert, incumbent identifies E-Discovery and litigation support personnel to create, operate, and maintain the automated litigation system process. Performs tasks associated with the organization, preservation, processing, production, delivery, and tracking of investigatory and litigation data in cases involving large volumes of documentary and/or digital evidence (i.e., millions of files or terabytes (TB) of data). Designs and manages database systems (i.e., Relativity, IPRO) for access by multiple users and monitors data integrity to ensure the accuracy and currency of the information contained within the databases. Prepares and provides periodic status reports for use by other senior-level staff and Division management to keep abreast of litigation support activity planned or under way and budget status. Designs and runs reports of categories of documents, and retrieves documents from internal sources, as requested by trial teams throughout trial preparation, trial, and post-trial briefing.

Requirements

Qualifications

Specialized Experience Requirements To qualify for the GS-12 grade level, you must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service or other pay system. This experience must include: 1) meeting with trial attorneys and professional administrative staff to discuss and gather case requirements; 2) developing a plan to review and process data to create a database; AND 3) applying knowledge of automated litigation support applications and best practices, concepts, methods, and procedures to carry out case support. In order to be rated as qualified for this position, we must be able to determine that you meet the specialized experience requirement - please be sure to include this information in your resume. To be creditable, this experience must have been equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENTS: Merit promotion applicants applying for a grade higher than the grade you currently hold, must provide an SF-50, which shows type of service appointment, tenure group, grade, and salary. Your SF-50 Form must also show the length of time you have been in your current/highest grade (examples of appropriate SF-50s include Promotions, Within Grade/Range Increases, and SF-50s over one year old). No award SF-50s will be accepted. Current Civil Rights Division employees are not required to submit an SF-50. Your resume must clearly demonstrate that you met all qualifications, time-in-grade, and education requirements (if applicable) by the closing date of this announcement. YOUR RESUME MUST support your responses to the online questionnaire and provide specific details as to how your experience meets the specialized experience as described in the vacancy announcement. If you are using experience to meet all or part of the qualification requirements, please ensure that your resume includes the month and year that you began and ended each position held or that position will not be credited towards meeting the specialized experience requirement. Part-time employment will be prorated in crediting experience. Failure to provide the required details will result in an ineligible rating. Your latest resume submitted for this vacancy announcement will be used to determine qualifications and supersedes previous submissions.

Education

This position does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Civil Rights Division 950 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20530 US
• Name: Robin Hofmann
• Email: [email protected]