Legal Administrative Specialist (Case Manager)

About the Company

For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/.

About the Role

If selected for this position, you will serve as a Case Manager providing a wide range of legal and administrative services to one or more Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSAs) involved in criminal or civil litigation for the United States Attorney's Office, Northern District of Mississippi.

Responsibilities

• Drafts routine motions, pretrial filings, summonses, subpoenas, satisfactions of judgments, and other routine legal documents.
• Prepares and manages discovery in a variety of formats; prepares exhibits and demonstratives for use in legal proceedings.
• Provides general administrative support for assigned cases. This includes but is not limited to entering information into case management systems; maintaining calendar of assigned active cases; and managing case-related documents.
• Conducts factual research and non-complex research of legislation, statutes, regulations, and court cases.
• Arranges travel for assigned litigation team to include securing and preparing travel authorizations and vouchers.

Qualifications

Specialized Experience: GS-09: To be eligible at the GS-09 level, you must meet at least ONE of the following conditions, as defined below: Specialized Experience, Education OR a combination of Education and Experience.

• Specialized Experience: One full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level which can also be obtained in either the private or public. Specialized experience is defined as experience performing the following types of duties: providing legal and administrative support to one or more attorneys (i.e., examining, preparing, editing, cite-checking, and/or processing legal documents); preparing and/or managing discovery in criminal or civil cases; assisting with hearing or trial preparation, by preparing trial subpoenas, witness and/or exhibits lists; and conducting legal research in support of investigations and/or cases.
• Education: a Master's or equivalent graduate degree in a related field (e.g., Legal Studies, Criminal Justice, Law); or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree; or LL.B. or J.D., if related.
• Combining Education and Experience: Combinations of successfully completed graduate education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements. In order to qualify based on a combination, graduate education must be in excess of 1 full year.

Required Skills

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/.

Preferred Skills

All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, see http://www.ed.gov.

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to timely provide such evidence by submitting proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency with your application materials. More information may be found at http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html. All documentation must be in English or include an English translation.

Pay range and compensation package

Payment of relocation expenses will not be authorized. The Department of Justice offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation; sick leave; holidays; telework; life insurance; health benefits; and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System.

Equal Opportunity Statement

The United States government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service or other non-merit factor. More information can be found here: https://www.justice.gov/jmd/media/1425556/dl?inline.

Reasonable Accommodation Statement: Federal Agencies must provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities, where appropriate. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the hiring agency directly. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

Political Appointees (Current or Former): The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C or Non-Career SES employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the HR Office. Failure to disclose this information could result in disciplinary action including removal from Federal Service.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.