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. This position is also being announced to All U.S. Citizens and Nationals under 24-LAE-12511701-DE.

Duties

If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team that participates in investigating and litigating civil and criminal cases by providing litigation support services to the United States Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana. Typical work assignments will include: Serving as the District's Litigation Technology Manager, which you will be responsible for the overall supervision, coordination, and assignment of Legal Administrative Specialists casework and ensuring adequate coverage during pretrial, trial, and post-trial stages; Reviewing, assessing, and developing litigation policies and procedures to ensure they are consistent with current policies and objectives; Developing and providing training to users on litigation equipment, technology, and protocols; Analyzing complex litigation support requirements to develop or recommend appropriate strategies to meet litigation needs; Advising attorneys and legal staff on legal automation requirements and system capabilities to facilitate litigation decisions; Performing a variety of complex litigation support tasks to prepare or manage electronic discovery, evidence, exhibits, and other electronically stored information relevant to investigations and casework; Utilizing automated litigation support technology to organize voluminous case information for retrieval and prepare electronic case material for trial presentation; Providing technical advice, customer support services, and project management services in connection with electronic discovery and evidence, litigation support projects, and litigation technology software applications; Applying knowledge of the litigation process, federal rules of procedure and evidence, court programs, automation requirements, and characteristics to resolve problems. 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 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: To be eligible at the GS-12 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level. Specialized experience is defined as working in a legal environment providing technical advice to litigation teams on legal automation requirements and system capabilities; analyzing complex litigation support requirements to develop or recommend appropriate strategies to meet litigation needs; evaluating incoming electronic case materials to determine if they are in usable format; maintaining accurate and current records of incoming electronic case materials; using specialized software applications to organize, review, process, and produce discovery; and building and maintaining document review databases for case teams. 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

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Eastern District of Louisiana 650 Poydras Street, Suite 1600 New Orleans, LA 70130 US
• Name: Oaklynne Pete
• Phone: 504-680-3000
• Email: [email protected]