Legal Administrative Specialist

Overview

The United States Attorney for the District of Utah is responsible for prosecuting federal crimes committed within the district. The Office also defends the United States, its agencies, officers, and employees in civil actions; enforces the regulatory authority of federal agencies, and recovers funds from individuals who violate criminal, civil and regulatory laws. The Office is divided into four divisions: the Administrative Division, Appellate Division, Civil Division and Criminal Division.

To be eligible at the GS-7 level, you must meet at least ONE of the following conditions as defined below:

• Specialized Experience
  :
  One full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-5 level. Specialized experience includes routine litigation support such as organizing case information (creating production logs, organizing responses), preparing discovery (scanning, coding documents, creating CDs), providing support for court proceedings (preparing exhibits, trial notebooks, witness and exhibit lists), verifying citations, preparing a variety of legal documents, assisting in the use of technology to organize digital evidence, and editing legal documents (information requests, subpoenas, correspondence, memos).
• Education
  :
  One full year of graduate education that provided the knowledge, skills and abilities to do the work of the position.
• Combining Education and Experience
  :
  Combinations of successfully completed graduate education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements.
• Superior Academic Achievement
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  Possess a Bachelor's Degree or expect to complete the requirements for a Bachelor's degree within the next 9 months AND at least one of the following: class standing in the upper third of graduating class; overall GPA of 3.0 or 3.0 in courses completed during the final two years; GPA 3.5 based on required courses in the major or final two years;
  
  or election to membership in a national scholastic honor society.

To be eligible at the GS-9 level, you must meet at least ONE of the following conditions as defined below:

• Specialized Experience
  :
  One full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 level. Specialized experience includes providing technical assistance to AUSAs in facilitating management of incoming and outgoing document discovery; working with client agencies to facilitate production of discovery in a timely and effective manner; compiling outgoing discovery in compliance with the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure and in accordance with stipulations and/or court orders;
  
  recommending automated support methods for trials; assisting with trial preparation and presentations, and assisting attorneys with automatic evidence presentation in court.
• Education
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  One of the following types of education in a closely related field (e.g., Criminal Justice): a Master’s or equivalent graduate degree (such as an LL.B.); OR 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree.
• Combining Education and Experience
  :
  Combinations of 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.
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP): ICTAP provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority for competitive service vacancies. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if:
  1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility;
  2) you apply under the instructions in the announcement;
  3) you are well-qualified. You must provide proof of eligibility (e.g., ICTAP eligibility notice or separation action). Additional information about ICTAP eligibility is available in the notice.
• Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP): CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority for competitive service vacancies. If your component has notified you that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if:
  1) this vacancy is within CTAP eligibility;
  2) you apply under the instructions in the announcement;
  3) you are well-qualified. You must provide proof of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is available in the notice.

Note:

The ICTAP and CTAP sections have been provided for eligibility information and do not imply current vacancies or guarantees of selection.