Supervisory Legal Administrative Specialist

Summary

The U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts represents the entire state and its 6.8 million residents. Of the 94 U.S. Attorneys' Offices throughout the United States and its territories, the District of Massachusetts is one of the busiest, prosecuting a broad range of cases including national security, white collar crime, public corruption, cybercrime, narcotics and money laundering, organized crime and gang violence, and civil rights violations.

Duties

This position is also being announced to applicants under Delegated Examining procedures under 26-MA-13071223-DE. This Supervisory Legal Administrative Specialist provides significant assistance in the planning, training, and coordinating the work for most of the legal support team, consisting of Paralegal Specialists, Legal Administrative Specialists, and Legal Assistants. If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team that is responsible for providing Supervisory Legal Administrative Specialist support in the U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts, located in Boston, Massachusetts, focusing in the areas of Paralegal support and legal research. Typical work assignments will include: Serve as the Deputy Supervisor of the Criminal Division's legal support staff, working with the supervisory Legal Administrative Specialist to provide first level supervisory duties. Plan and organize work projects and assignments to be accomplished by subordinates. Assess, monitor, and alter the workload of each member of the legal support staff based on potential or need. Identify the developmental and training needs of staff. Perform legal research and writing in support of criminal case work. Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: To be considered minimally qualified for this position, you must demonstrate that you have the required specialized experience and/or education for the respective grade level in which you are applying: To qualify at the GS-11 level, you must possess: Specialized Experience: At least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level in the Federal service performing (obtained in either the public or private sectors) at least 3 out of the following 4 duties listed below: Assisting attorneys and legal support staff in organizing case information; Managing discovery in a variety of formats, such as paper, PDF files, image files, audio files, video files, forensic reports, proprietary files, or other electronic file types; Providing administrative and technical legal expertise or training/mentorship to support staff; Analyzing complex litigation support requirements, such as document and evidence management or trial preparation, to develop or recommend strategies to meet litigation needs. OR A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or LL.M., in a related field (e.g., Paralegal studies, Legal studies, Criminal Justice, or Business Administration), from an accredited college or university that provided the knowledge skills, and abilities necessary to perform the duties of this position. OR A combination of the above described graduate education and specialized experience. Only graduate level education in excess of the first two years can be used in this calculation. To calculate your percentage of graduate education, first determine the total number of graduate level hours that exceed 36 semester hours (or your school's definition of two years of graduate study), then divide the total number of your excess graduate semester hours by 18 (or your school's definition of one year of graduate study). To calculate your percentage of specialized experience, divide the total number of months of qualifying experience by 12. Now, add the two percentages together. The sum of the percentages must equal at least 100%. (You must submit your college transcripts.) IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. 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. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). For more information on the qualifications for this position, click here. TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENTS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-09 is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-11 level. You must submit your SF-50 that shows Time-in-Grade eligibility and reflects your title, series, and grade. No award SF-50 will be accepted; recommended SF-50s include promotions and step increases (within grade increases).

Education

If you are claiming education as any part of your qualifications for this position, you must submit an official transcript, unofficial transcript, or a list including courses, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and semester hours earned. 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 https://www.ed.gov/ Special Instructions for Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. Failure to provide such documentation with your application will result in lost consideration. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.In addition, when reviewing applicant's transcripts, assumptions will not be made. Applicants MUST state which coursework is relevant.