The mission of the Antitrust Division is to promote competition by enforcing the antitrust laws to protect economic freedom and opportunity on behalf of the American people. The Antitrust Division has an open position to join its dedicated team and gain invaluable experience working in the public interest to protect the competitive process. Are you ready to contribute to matters of national importance that promote a competitive and productive American economy?

Duties

The Antitrust Division is seeking to fill a Senior Litigation Support Specialist positions in the Litigation Support Section (LSS) of the Executive Office (EXO), Antitrust Division (ATR). The incumbent reports to the Chief, Litigation Support Section (LSS). The Division works in the public interest to promote a competitive and productive American economy. Mergers and civil enforcement cases affect the structure and performance of entire industries. The highest priorities of the Division are preventing anti-competitive mergers and acquisitions, curbing abuse of monopoly power, and prosecuting criminal bid-rigging and price fixing cases. As a Senior Litigation Support Specialist, responsibilities of this position will include, but are not limited to: Consulting with and advises management. Establishing and maintains liaisons with other professionals engaged in ALS technology projects. Assessing the needs of Division Attorneys and Economists. Providing technical advice, training, and support to trial staffs. Analyzing information and data analysis requirements of staff attorneys and economists. Developing and recommends ALS methodology and strategy to meet case support needs. Managing, administering, and ensuring security access, maintenance, and operation of automated litigation support systems. Providing detailed technical evaluation of any new technologies. Assisting Division attorneys and economists with technical automated data processing (ADP) information. Preparing written recommendations concerning the scope, feasibility and associated costs of proposed litigation support projects. Writing guidance and providing technical support to trial staff during initial assessment of requirements for proposed projects. Preparing periodic status reports for use by other senior ISSG staff and by senior-level Division management. As the federal agency whose mission is to ensure the fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans, the Department of Justice is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. To build and retain a workforce that reflects the diverse experiences and perspectives of the American people, we welcome applicants from the many communities, identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, religions, and cultures of the United States who share our commitment to public service. Please note: Additional selections may be made beyond the total number of vacancies specified using this vacancy announcement. Further selections may also be made for additional organizational divisions and/or units within the duty location(s) listed above. Also, a writing sample and a combination of three to five business and academic references may be requested of individuals identified as best qualified, to be forwarded to the selecting official along with your application package, upon referral.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position at the GS-14 level, your resume must reflect at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level. Specialized experience is experience that has provided you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position as described above, and that is typically in or related to this position being filled. This experience must be identified in your resume. Examples of qualifying specialized experience at the GS-14 level include: Experience developing or reviewing procedures and computer collection and validation specifications designed to ensure indexing consistency and accuracy in order to maximize the ease with which information can be retrieved from structured data files; Experience designing and managing ALS database systems for region-wide access by multiple users and monitors data integrity to ensure the accuracy and currency of the information contained in the databases; Experience examining data from multiple disparate sources with the goal of providing security and privacy insight. Designs and implements custom algorithms, workflow processes, and layouts for complex, enterprise-scale data sets used for modeling, data mining, and research purposes; Experience providing technical advice, training, and support to trial staffs in such areas as the preparation of appropriate indices, related research tools, and the screening, indexing, coding, and control of documents; Experience assisting Teams in understanding advanced analytics capabilities of supported software tools and applications and advises case and trial staff on leveraging tools to meet critical case needs; AND Experience preparing periodic status reports for use by other senior staff and by senior-level Division management to keep abreast of the litigation support activity planned or under way and budget status. Provides finished work product such that it can be consumed and understood by all levels of management.

Education

There is no substitution of education for experience for this grade level.

Contacts

• Address Antitrust Division 450 5th Street, NW Washington, DC 20530 US
• Name: Human Resources Section
• Phone: 202-514-2469
• Email: [email protected]