Summary
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.
Duties
If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team that is responsible for legal and administrative support in the Criminal Division. At the full performance level, you will provide a variety of legal and technical support services to the United States Attorney's Office, District of Idaho in our Boise Headquarters office. Duties may include but are not limited to: - Providing technical and analytical assistance to support the litigation needs of the United States Attorney's Office. - Training legal support staff on use of processing software, tools, and equipment used in performance of duties. - Performing a variety of litigation support functions necessary to prepare, organize, index, develop, manage, and track exhibits, evidence and data in criminal cases and matters. - Assisting attorneys and legal staff in organizing voluminous case information for efficient retrieval. - Process and managing electronically stored information (ESI) using appropriate tools. - Building databases in review software. - Applying knowledge of court programs, automation requirements, and characteristics to resolve problems. - Conduct factual and legal research in legal and non-legal databases in support of investigations and cases. - Drafting legal documents and correspondence, such as requests for extensions, letters transmitting discovery, routine notices, and written summaries of witness statements or documentary evidence. - Providing technical and procedural guidance to criminal legal administrative specialist team members. - Providing recommendations to the management team regarding policies, procedures, practices and work assignments to improve the management and support of cases.
Education
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 OR 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.
How you will be evaluated
Your complete application package (resume/supporting documentation, online questionnaire, and USA Hire Competency Based Assessment) will be used to determine whether you meet the job qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are basically qualified for this job, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the online questionnaire. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application materials, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this job. If you are found to be among the top candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration. You will be rated on the following Competencies (see The OPM Website for definitions): Attention to Detail, Customer Service, Decision Making, Flexibility, Integrity/Honesty, Interpersonal Skills, Learning, Reading Comprehension, Reasoning, Self-Management, Stress Tolerance, and Teamwork To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and application questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job. Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Cheating on the online assessment may also result in your removal from consideration.