This position is located in the Legal Division, Supervision, Legislation & Enforcement Branch, Enforcement Section.  The Enforcement Section is responsible for legal matters relating to administrative enforcement actions brought under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act against insured depository institutions (IDIs) and institution-affiliated parties (IAPs). Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement to fill identical vacancies that occur subsequent to this announcement.

Duties

Assists in the maintenance of pleadings, evidentiary documents, electronically stored information (ESI) for investigations and litigation; responds to discovery requests and ESI records; and requests initiated by Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), congressional inquiries, Office of Inspector General (OIG), and other sources. Complies with litigation holds, eDiscovery policies, procedures, and practices Designs and executes search strategies for employing sophisticated eDiscovery software applications such as Relativity and Clearwell to locate, recover, and organize potentially responsive ESI in connection with investigatory and litigation work. Codes documents and uses the analytical tools available with such software applications. Conducts research using library references, files, corporate records, private and governmental studies, electronic databases (such as Westlaw, LEXIS, PACER, and CLEAR), and other pertinent sources to supply needed legal or factual information for inclusion in memoranda, directives, and pleadings. Shepardizes cases cited in legal briefs and memoranda. Analyzes data, develops recommendations and for use in interpretation and advisory requests, or in litigation. Prepares memoranda and correspondence reflecting relevant facts, sources, legal authorities, and citations. Provides attorneys and paralegals with technical assistance specifically dedicated to researching, reviewing, and retrieving ESI, including the operation of eDiscovery software programs and automated systems such as Relativity, Enterprise Vault, Clearwell, and Microsoft eDiscovery. Facilitates the analysis and disclosure of ESI collected for eDiscovery purposes, monitors data collection efforts, creates appropriate file structures, converts document images, and creates and edits load files. Handles the entry and indexing of ESI for later recovery

Requirements

Qualifications

Qualifying experience may be obtained in the private or public sector. 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. Additional qualifications information can be found here. To qualify, applicants must have completed at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS/CG 11 grade level or above in the Federal service.  Specialized experience is defined as providing eDiscovery support in investigations or litigation, including facilitating the use of assisted review tools, designing search strategies using eDiscovery software, and organizing and maintaining electronically stored information (ESI). Applicants eligible for ICTAP (Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program) must achieve a score of 80 or higher in the online assessment to be determined “well qualified” for this position. For more information, click here.

Education

There is no substitution of education for the experience for this position.

Contacts

• Address Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation FDIC Human Resources Branch 3501 Fairfax Drive HRB (PA-1730-5007) Arlington, Virginia 22226 United States
• Name: Quiana Woodruff
• Phone: 678-916-2304
• Email: [email protected]