This position is located in the Labor and Employment HQ Field Unit, Corporate Operations Branch, and is responsible for providing a variety of eDiscovery duties in support of the Labor and Employment HQ Field Unit. Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement to fill identical vacancies that occur subsequent to this announcement.

Duties

Facilitates the analysis and disclosure of electronically stored information (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. Conducts research using library references, files, corporate records, private and governmental studies, electronic databases (such as Westlaw, LEXIS, and PACER, CLEAR), and other pertinent sources to supply needed legal or factual information for inclusion in memoranda, directives, and pleadings. Analyzes data, develops recommendations and justifications for the attorneys for use in interpretation and advisory requests, and in litigation. Prepares correspondence and memoranda in response to requests for information relating to the work of LEAS, including Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, Congressional inquiries, management reports, and statistical data, which reflects drafting legal documents such as subpoenas, exhibits, and witness preparation documents for hearings. Designs and executes search strategies for employing sophisticated eDiscovery software applications, such as Discovery Accelerator and Clearwell, to locate, recover, and organize potentially responsive ESI. Has an expertise in Codes documents and uses the analytical tools available with such software applications. Provides agency 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 Enterprise Vault, Discovery Accelerator, Clearwell, Equivio, and Summation. Responds to document requests initiated by FOIA, congressional inquiries, Office of Inspector General (OIG), and other sources and assists in implementing and ensuring compliance with litigation holds, including maintaining ESI and documents subject to litigation holds; and assists in ensuring that cases are managed in compliance with FDIC eDiscovery policies, procedures, and practices.

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 for the CG-12:  Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the CG-11 level in the federal service. Specialized experience is experience providing eDiscovery support in investigations or litigation, including facilitating the use of assisted review tools and designing advanced search strategies in the Relativity eDiscovery platform. Assisted review tools are defined as the use of Technology Assisted Review (TAR) or Active Learning. Advanced search strategies are defined as the use of structured and conceptual analytical tools, including email threading, textual near duplication, clustering, keyword expansion, or similar document detection. Applicants must have met the qualification requirements (including selective placement factors – if any) for this position within 30 calendar days of the closing date of this announcement.

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: Anita Gallman
• Phone: 703-562-2387
• Email: [email protected]