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Duties

As a Legal Administrative Specialist (Financial Litigation Specialist) in the United States Attorney's Office (USAO), Eastern District of California, you will be responsible for complex research and evaluation of debtor assets and the collection of criminal and/or civil monetary impositions. The work is characterized by a comprehensive knowledge of the laws, regulations, and agency requirements to initiate and complete complicated debt collection actions. This includes responsibility for conducting substantive legal research of Federal, state and local laws and the identification and evaluation of hidden assets for the purpose of collecting court ordered judgments and restitution debts. You also will be responsible for communicating directly with debtors and their attorneys, Assistant US Attorneys, court and agency personnel, and people and entities in the private sector, including financial institutions, real estate companies, and title companies. You will be assigned to the Civil Division in the Sacramento office and your duties will include (but are not limited to): Conducting substantive legal and open source research of Federal, state and local laws and the identification and evaluation of complex hidden assets for the purpose of collecting criminal and/or civil monetary impositions Developing strategies for locating assets that have been assigned, converted, transferred to or established in names of or for third parties to conceal a debtor's interest in property or rights to property Evaluating debtors declared financial assets compared with records obtained from open sources and/or third parties and identifying attempts to deceptively conceal assets Conducting in-depth analysis of debtor income tax returns to ascertain the existence of income earning assets and acquisitions or sales of real and personal property Researching complicated attempts by debtors to conceal assets by transferring them to individuals such as family members, corporate entities or other individuals who may be unaware of their complicity in diversion of personal assets. Analyzing debtor financial information to determine ability to pay and recommending or negotiatingpayment schedules or other arrangements to ensuresuccessful collection of debts. Providing litigation support to Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSAs) Reviewing and analyzing debt claims for compliance with the Federal Debt Collection Procedures Act and for legal merit. Determining and initiating appropriate pleadings and orders for post-judgment remedies such as garnishment, debtor exams, and writs of execution Interpreting and enforcing criminal judgments and independently performing all functions to collect amounts imposed. Serving as primary contact person and district expert for complex financial litigation cases, and developing and updating district's financial litigation policies and procedures, in coordination with Asset Recovery Unit Chief and/or Asset Recovery Coordinator.

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 you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. See http://www.sss.gov/.
• If selected, you may be required to complete a one year probationary period.
• 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

Note: In order to be considered "qualified" for this position, your specialized experience must be described in your resume. Please be sure that your resume clearly defines any and all of the specialized experience that you may have. If your specialized experience is not clearly detailed in your resume, you may not be considered for this position. The USAO cannot assume what duties were/are accomplished based on a job title. GS-12: To be eligible at the GS-12 level, you must have at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service as defined below; Specialized Experience is defined as: experience performing work directly related to financial litigation which demonstrates a thorough and complete knowledge of the law applicable to financial litigation, legal and fact research methods, and the ability to identify and interpret applicable law and apply applicable law to a set of facts; providing technical advice on financial litigation requirements and systems capabilities; organizing and maintaining debt and case information, financial data, and any case-specific discovery; analyzing debtors' financial circumstances and recommending appropriate enforcement strategies, all on a case-by-case basis; using automated financial litigation support technology such as the Consolidated Debt Collection System (CDCS), Analytics, CaseView, SENTRY, Accurint, Lexis/Nexis, CLEAR, FinCen, Simplifile, OPERA, PACER, and major credit reporting company systems; researching, analyzing and summarizing relevant legal precedents; and preparing and maintaining a variety of enforcement, litigation, ortrial-related documents.

Contacts

• Address Eastern District of California 501 I Street, 10th Floor Sacramento, CA 95814 US
• Name: Katie Montoya
• Phone: (916) 554-2700
• Email: [email protected]