This position is located in the Professional Liability Unit (PLU) of the Legal Division. PLU investigates and litigates professional liability claims and pursues entry of restitution and forfeiture orders in criminal actions related to failed financial institutions. Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement to fill identical vacancies that occur subsequent to this announcement.

Duties

Serves as a paralegal specialist to managers and attorneys in litigative case management. Prepares cases for court presentation by collecting and organizing exhibits. Conducts analyses of data and information and prepares graphs and tables to illustrate results in court. Responds to discovery requests by searching electronically stored information (ESI)using eDiscovery software applications, such as Relativity and Clearwell, to locate, recover, and organize potentially responsive ESI in connection with investigatory and litigation case work. Encodes substantive case materials for entry into computer databases. Using established databases, performs data searches, report design, and other data tracking and retrieval assignments in support of litigation. Drafts correspondence, memoranda, motions, discovery, and legal documents. Creates and revises Table of Contents and Table of Authorities for briefs where necessary in conformance with proper Court rules and Bluebook rules. Reviews citations of legal authorities and confirms whether the cited authority supports the stated proposition; conforms basic and complex legal citations to Bluebook system of citation and court rules; locates and retrieves copies of cited cases and other legal authorities from various digital sources.

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. Specialized Experience: To qualify, applicants must have completed at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the 07 grade level or above in the Federal service. For this position, Specialized Experience is defined as experience drafting legal documents and correspondence; and searching and reviewing legal case files, references, records and/or electronic databases for information in support of developing a legal case. OR Have a Master’s or equivalent doctoral degree; or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree; or LL,B, or J,D, if related. OR A qualifying combination of Specialized Experience and Education. 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

See requirements stated under QUALIFICATIONS.

Contacts

• Address Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation FDIC Human Resources Branch Braintree, Massachusetts 02184 United States
• Name: Elaine Livingstone
• Phone: 781-794-5776
• Email: [email protected]