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TieTalent

Legal Administrative Specialist (Litigation Support)

TieTalent, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199

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Duties Help If selected for this position, you will serve as a Legal Administrative Specialist (Litigation Support) responsible for providing a variety of technical, analytical, and legal support services to facilitate litigation decisions, trial preparation and presentation. At the full performance level, typical work assignments will include:

Evaluating electronic files and developing a plan for their handling and management, organizing voluminous case information for efficient retrieval through automated means such as scanning, indexing, and controlling of documents into a database for review. Performs quality control on processed files and addresses any identified issues.

Generating electronic discovery productions that comply with production specifications and deadlines.

Preparing computerized trial presentation programs.

Maintains accurate and current records regarding incoming electronic case materials, adhering to office tracking protocols, such as by completing standardized inventory or tracking forms and index of processed materials.

Uses document review database functions such as coding, tagging, advanced searching, sorting, filtering, and analytics (e.g., threading, stemming) for the case team and advises litigation teams on these functions' use.

Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.

Salary/Grade Information Each grade has 10 step rates and new Federal employees are usually hired at step one of the applicable GS grade level at which the applicant qualified.

The salary range for a GS-7 in San Francisco, California is $62,456 - $81,198 (step 1 through step 10). The salary range for a GS-9 in San Francisco, California is $76,397 - $99,314 (step 1 through step 10).

Requirements Conditions of employment

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 may be required to complete a one year probationary period.

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 and eligibility requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement and before placement in the position.

Qualifications GS-7 : To be eligible at the GS-7 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: at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-5 level in Federal service. Examples include reviewing incoming case materials and assembling or preparing legal documents such as complaints, motions, orders, pleadings, subpoenas, or related filings; preparing discovery productions, including scanning and coding documents and working with external media devices; assisting attorneys in preparing for court such as preparing demonstrative exhibits; assisting in the use of technology to organize digital evidence; and preparing, drafting, and editing a variety of routine legal and trial-related documents.

Education: Successful completion of one (1) full year of progressively higher-level graduate education in related field leading to a master's degree OR bachelor's degree with superior academic achievement, with details on GPA/standing as provided.

Combining Education and Experience: Combinations of successfully completed graduate education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements.

GS-9 : To be eligible at the GS-9 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: at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 level in Federal service, including processing electronically stored information (ESI) for review; scanning and organizing documents; using document review databases to perform coding, tagging, searching, sorting, and filtering; performing quality control on loaded files; and creating electronic versions of exhibits for court filings, depositions, hearings, or trials.

Education: Master’s degree or equivalent graduate degree in a related field, or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree.

Combining Education and Experience: Combinations of graduate education and experience may be used to meet total requirements.

Other Information

ICTAP/CTAP/VEOA and other special appointment considerations are described within the original text.

All documentation must be in English or include an English translation.

Additional Information 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.

Position has a full performance level of GS-11, however, advancement is not guaranteed and depends on the individuals ability to perform the higher grade duties, the need for the duties to be performed at the higher grade, and management's decision to assign these higher-grade duties to the employee. Consequently, promotion is not guaranteed and is at the discretion of management.

EEO 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.

Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. This includes paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, telework, life insurance, health benefits, and retirement options. Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether it is full-time, part-time or intermittent.

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