Clarification from the agency

This announcement is open to current or former federal employees and specific hiring authorities.

The duties and responsibilities for a GS-0901-12 Litigation Operations Specialist generally include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Planning and managing office moves, sets up office space for new employees, ensuring assignment and issuance of computers, telephones, cell phones, and office furniture
• Assisting in the preparation of the Office's current year and future projected operating budgets, providing responses to questions and coordinating with the Office of Management Programs. Oversees internal travel processing. Adjusts completed travel vouchers in accordance with the Federal Travel Regulations, Department and Division policies and routes for appropriate approvals, as necessary
• Providing assistance to Trial Attorneys in conducting pre-trial examination of witnesses and conducting investigations, including examining relevant documents, obtaining facts, studying legal precedents, and preparing recommendations. Prepares trial documents, as requested
• Serving as trial coordinator and provides technical assistance and logistical support to trial attorneys during the course of depositions and trial. Independently utilizes and operates electronic databases and trial presentation software in preparation for and presentation at trial
• Preparing and organizing evidence for production in discovery and for use in trial. Codes and indexes discovery documents using legal case management software such as Relativity, Concordance, and Summation. Prepares summaries of witness interviews, depositions, and meetings with counsel
• Reviewing documents, depositions, files, and other materials to locate information or documents which are responsive to requests for production, interrogatories, requests for admissions and other discovery requests
• Conducting factual and legal research, requiring application of a specialized knowledge of law, including case law; statutory law; legislative history; regulations; secondary authorities; and agency and judicial policies, practices, and proceedings
• Drafting documents, including memoranda, subpoenas, discovery requests and responses, deposition summaries, affidavits, correspondence, motions, and briefs. Verifies case citations and legal references to ensure accuracy in all memoranda and legal documents
• Liaising with the Division's Office of Human Resources to facilitate administrative tasks associated with personnel activity including hiring, reassignments, promotions, performance, training, work life, departures, and other activities.
• Carrying out timekeeping responsibilities, ensuring that time and attendance documents are promptly and properly entered into the time and attendance system. Oversees timekeepers' operations, as necessary; as assigned, conducts and arranges training sessions. Conducts leave audits and assists in correcting leave errors

Conditions of employment

• You must be a United States Citizen or National.
• You will be required to complete a pre-employment security investigation and background check which includes a drug screening.
• You may be required to complete a probationary or trial period. (See additional information section for more information.)
• Selective Service registration is required for males born on, or after, December 31, 1959. Those not registered should have an approved exemption on file.
• You must meet all eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement and continue to meet these requirements throughout the hiring process. Offers can be rescinded if requirements are not met.

Qualifications

If you are a current or former government employee on a permanent appointment in the competitive service, you will need to demonstrate 1-year (52-weeks) at the next lower grade level as listed in the qualifications below. Time-in-Grade applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. Additionally, please ensure to submit an applicable SF-50 (please refer to the "required documents" section for additional information).

To qualify for the position of Litigation Operations Specialist, at GS-0901-12you must meet the basic qualification requirements listed below.

To qualify for the GS-12 Litigation Operations Specialist, you must demonstrate that you have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 in the federal service performing such duties as facilities management to include coordinating purchase of office supplies and equipment, furniture coordination, and tracking and reporting office space usage; liaising with the Division's Office of Human Resources; carrying out timekeeping responsibilities; assisting Trial Attorneys in conducting pre-trial work; preparing and organizing evidence for production in discovery and for use in trial; ability to track filing and production deadlines, prepare pleadings for filing; reviewing documents and other material for use in preparing discovery requests; drafting a variety of legal documents for trial and track filing and production deadlines.

You MUST meet all qualification requirements, including time-in-grade, by the 06/12/2026 of this announcement.

Your resume must support your responses to the application questionnaire and the qualification requirements. Failure to do so may result in an ineligible rating.See the Required Documents section for important notes about what must be included in your resume.

Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP): This program applies to DOJ employees who meet the definition of surplus or displaced from a position in the competitive service. To receive selection priority for this position, you must:

1. Meet CTAP eligibility criteria;
2. Be rated well-qualified for the position with a score of 85 or above based on the competencies listed above; and
3. Submit the appropriate documentation to support your CTAP eligibility.

1. REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION: Our policy can be found at: https://www.justice.gov/jmd/reasonable-accommodation#policy
2. SELECTIVE SERVICE: If you were born male, on or after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. Additional information is found at: www.sss.gov.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Once the announcement closes, a review of your resume and supporting documentation will be conducted by the HR Specialist. This information will be compared against your responses to the application questionnaire to determine your eligibility for Federal employment, and then whether you are qualified for this particular position. If a determination is made that you have inflated your responses when compared to your background information, you may be deemed ineligible.

BASIS OF RATING: DOJ's Merit Promotion Procedures will be used to evaluate candidates.
Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, and other characteristics):

• Attention to Detail
• Facilities
• Legal, Government and Jurisprudence
• Manages and Organizes Information