For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/. For more information on the United States Attorney's Office, Western District of North Carolina, visit https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdnc. This position is located in Charlotte, North Carolina. As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement.

Duties

This position serves as a Supervisory Legal Administrative Specialist responsible for providing management, technical and analytical work to the Litigation Support staff in the Criminal Division of the United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of North Carolina. Typical work assignments include: Plans work to be accomplished by subordinates, sets goals and priorities, and prepares schedules for completion of work. Assigns work to subordinates based on difficulty of assignments and staff capabilities. Evaluates work performance of subordinates. Provides technical advice and assistance to resolve problems referred by staff. Recommends promotions, awards, and disciplinary actions. Interviews candidates for positions in unit and makes tentative selections subject to approval by the United States Attorney. Participates in the selection of new employees to be under his/her supervision. Hears and resolves complaints and grievances from employees, referring to the supervisor only those of a district-wide or precedent setting nature. Effects minor disciplinary measures as required. Identifies development and training needs of staff. Identifies ways to improve production and increase the quality of the work of the unit and implements same. Ensures that assigned staff follow governing administrative policies and procedures, laws, rules, and regulations. Performs a variety of litigation support tasks necessary to process complex and/or voluminous electronically stored information. Provides advice, customer support services, and project management services in connection with electronic discovery and evidence, litigation support projects, and litigation technology software applications. Performs a wide range of information system analysis, development, and installation in support of District litigation support activities for assigned cases. Evaluates current office systems on the legal support side of the office and proposes new or alternative procedures to improve the effectiveness of work methods. Performs a variety of administrative work to meet the operational needs of the assigned areas. Research and coordinates information needed by attorney supervisors, division chiefs, the Administrative Officer, and/or top management for reporting purposes and develops special reports as required. 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.
• If selected, you will be subject to the satisfactory completion of a one year supervisory or managerial probationary period unless this requirement has been met previously.
• Time-in-Grade: Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.
• You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement and before placement in the position.

Qualifications

GS-12: Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in Federal Service. Specialized Experience: One full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as being able to perform the following: Overall supervision, coordination, and assignment of criminal/ legal/ litigation support staff to criminal casework; and ensuring adequate coverage during pre-trial, trial, and post-trial stages. Developing policies and procedures for adherence by attorneys and support staff fulfilling mission requirements and coordinating district efforts in litigation support. Providing technical advice and assistance to subordinate staff on complex issues and/or unusual situations. Advising what type of ESI (Electronically Stored Information) to request and how to capture and preserve metadata from discovery provided by opposing parties. Providing organization and analysis of cases and documents utilizing a variety of software packages including database, spreadsheet, and word processing applications. Using these automated case management tools, organizing, summarizing and presenting data in narrative, tabular and graphic form for use in the courtroom such as photo boards, maps and charts and other demonstrative exhibits required for litigation. Preparing and maintaining a variety of trial-related documents, e.g., discovery letters, exhibit lists, jury instructions, trial subpoenas, by applying a thorough knowledge of the Federal Rules of Evidence and Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure and application of practical litigative experience. Providing advice to attorney and other legal support staff on the most effective and efficient ways to prepare, present and maintain a variety of administrative legal documents, e.g., discovery letters, exhibit lists, jury instructions, and subpoenas. 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/. Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) -VEOA allows eligible veterans to apply and compete for positions announced under merit promotion procedures when the hiring agency is recruiting from outside its own workforce. To be eligible for a VEOA appointment, a veteran must be honorably separated and either a preference eligible or have substantially completed three (3) or more years of continuous active military service. If you are applying for a Merit Promotion announcement and wish to be considered under VEOA, you must submit a copy of the Member Copy 4 of your DD-214, in addition to any other required documents listed on this announcement. Special Employment Consideration - Persons with disabilities, veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more, certain other veterans, spouses of certain members of the armed forces, and returning Peace Corps volunteers are examples of individuals who are potentially eligible for non-competitive appointments. For further information, click on the links provided below . You must specify in your online questionnaire under what authority you wish to be considered and submit appropriate documentation to verify your eligibility. Noncompetitive Appointment Authorities Links: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/competitive-hiring/#url=Types-of-Appointments

Contacts

• Address Western District of North Carolina 227 W. Trade Street Charlotte, NC 28202 US
• Name: Sheena Cox
• Phone: 7043383163
• Email: [email protected]