Legal Administrative Specialist (PRG) (Litigation Technology)

To be eligible for a recent graduate appointment, ALL of the following requirements must be met: Recent Graduates must have obtained a qualifying associates, bachelors, master's, professional, doctorate, vocational or technical degree or certificate from a qualifying accredited educational institution within the previous 2 years unless military service interfered with a veteran's eligibility to apply during that two year time frame. Veterans meeting the above exclusion may apply within 2 years of discharge or 6 years from the date of receipt of the degree whichever comes first. (Go to http://www.ed.gov/accreditation?src=rn to verify accreditation status). Recent graduates must be United States citizens or owe permanent allegiance to the United States. (Currently, natives of American Samoa, Swains Island and certain inhabitants of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands are the only groups that owe permanent allegiance to the United States.) You must successfully complete a background investigation to determine your suitability for Federal employment. All recent graduates are required to sign a Pathways Recent Graduate Participant Agreement. Recent Graduates serve a trial period for the entire duration of their excepted service appointment. Qualification requirements as outlined below: To be qualified for the Legal Administrative Specialist (PRG) GS-09 you must have either one year of specialized experience at the GS-7 level in federal service; or a master's or equivalent graduate degree; or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; or LL.B. or J.D., if related; or Superior Academic Achievement or a combination of education and experience. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills, and abilities successfully perform the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as experience performing litigation support functions utilizing specialized software applications under the assistance of a senior or higher-grade employees. Examples of specialized experience include utilizing software applications to prepare common electronically stored information; communicating with team members to provide advice and customer service relating to the project, case and/or applications; generating basic electronic discovery productions; requesting, organizing and preparing hard copies for scanning; maintaining an accurate and current record of incoming case material; routing and storing electronic case materials in compliance with office policies and procedures. OR Education: a master's or equivalent graduate degree; OR 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; or LL.B. or J.D, if related. Education at the graduate level must be in an accredited college or university and must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the duties of the position. OR Superior Academic Achievement: Possess a Bachelor's Degree AND possess at least one of the following criteria: class standing in the upper third of the graduating class; an overall GPA of 3.0 OR at least a 3.0 based on courses completed during the final two years of my curriculum; a GPA of at least 3.5 based on the average of required courses completed in my major field OR based on the average of required courses completed during the final two years of my curriculum; OR election to membership in a national scholastic honor society. OR Combining Education and Experience: a combination of specialized experience and graduate education which when combined equal 100% of the requirements. Combinations of successfully completed graduate education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements.