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.

Duties

If selected for this position, you will join the National Security Section, a well-respected team that is responsible for supporting civil and/or criminal litigation teams by serving as a subject matter expert on litigation support issues, and by performing a variety of complex litigation support tasks necessary to prepare or manage electronic discovery, evidence, exhibits, and other electronically stored information relevant to investigations and casework, using a variety of methods and software applications. Typical work assignments will include: Perform a variety of litigation support tasks for some of the most sophisticated and difficult cases in the USAO, which involve complex and voluminous electronic case materials that must be organized, processed, reviewed, produced in discovery, and presented in court. Advise and support litigation teams by acting as a subject matter expert in identifying and implementing appropriate technical solutions to manage commonly found and complex or non-standard electronically stored information in civil and/or criminal cases. Provide technical assistance to litigation teams presenting or filing electronic evidence or exhibits in legal proceedings. 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.
• You must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
• 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

To be found eligible at the GS-12 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level. Specialized experience: at least one-year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal service performing (obtained in either the public or private sectors) the duties are listed below: Providing advice and guidance on a wide range of complex litigation support issues; Analyzing litigation support project requirements to define and understand project objectives, sequence of events, work effort, duration of tasks, and associated resource requirements; AND Providing customer support services for litigation to team members on their use of litigation technology applications (e.g., document review databases, courtroom presentation software, etc.), including basic troubleshooting and training. To be qualified, you must meet Time-in-Grade Requirements: Under competitive merit promotion procedures, any individual who is currently holding, or who has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under a non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet time-in-grade" requirements (have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade of the grade for which you are applying). NOTE: All current Federal employees must provide a copy of their SF-50 (you may need to submit more than one), "Notice of Personnel Action" that indicates proof of status and time-in-grade eligibility. The SF-50 must include your position, title, series, grade, step, tenure (1 or 2), and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). You must submit your SF-50 that shows Time-in-Grade eligibility and reflects your title, series, and grade. No award SF-50 will be accepted; recommended SF-50s include promotions and step increases (within grade increases) NOTE(s): Experience: Your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the job qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are basically qualified for this job, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the Occupational Questionnaire. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application materials, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this job. If you are found to be among the top candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration. 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

Education is not a subsitute for experience.

Contacts

• Address Southern District of Florida 99 N.E. 4th Street Miami, FL 33132 US
• Name: Johana Cruz
• Phone: 305-961-9257
• Email: [email protected]