Closing Date: 2nd May, 2024
Description:
Summary:This position is located in the eDiscovery Group of the Legal Division and is responsible for matters relating to litigation and administrative proceedings involving the application of electronic litigation support and eDiscovery technologies.
Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement to fill identical vacancies that occur subsequent to this announcement.
Duties:
- Provides leadership in connection with information governance and litigation involving electronic record retention, storage, retrieval, preservation, and production and serves in an expert capacity to manage the retrieval and exchange of records, including electronically stored information (ESI), in the discovery process.
- Formulates position papers, intranet guides, and agency policies that incorporate the latest developments concerning electronically stored information and related fields into FDIC's legal mission.
- Provides comprehensive litigation support services to all litigating organizational units within the Legal Division and fee counsel, in all aspects of litigation practice, including pleadings, motion practice, discovery, trial and appeal, and ensures evidence collection methods are conducted, managed and archived in a manner consistent to maintain preservation and protection of data and evidence.
- Provides expert advice, training, preparing documentation and training materials, and support, and participates in upgrades, projects and testing, concerning the use and function of litigation support software applications, as well for externally hosted technology solutions related to discovery and case management, and delivers third-level end user technical support.
- Confers with, and acts in an advisory capacity to the, Supervisory Counsel, Senior Counsel or Legal Division Headquarters higher authorities, client division and office representatives on any legal questions relating to the conduct of complex litigation or administrative proceedings, particularly with respect to electronic litigation support and e-discovery.
Requirements:
Conditions of Employment:
Registration with the Selective Service. (http://www.sss.gov/)
U.S. Citizenship is required.
Employment Conditions. (https://www.fdic.gov/about/careers/personnel-security-process/)
Completion of Financial Disclosure may be required.
Minimum Background Investigation (MBI) required
Qualifications:
Qualifying experience may be obtained in the private or public sector. 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. Additional qualifications information can be found here.
To qualify, applicants must have completed at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the 12 grade level or above in the Federal service.
Specialized Experience is defined as experience serving as an attorney performing the following: research, preparing legal documents, and handling aspects of eDiscovery, including the legal, technical, and operational considerations that apply to managing ESI throughout litigation and investigations.
This position has a positive education requirement, transcripts must be provided showing degree conferred. Official transcripts must be provided prior to appointment.
Education:
See requirements stated under QUALIFICATIONS.
This position has a positive education requirement, transcripts must be provided showing degree conferred. Official transcripts must be provided prior to appointment.
- Education: All attorney and law clerk trainee positions have a minimum requirement of completing a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) or Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) or Master of Laws (LL.M.) from an accredited school (accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA).
- Bar Membership: All attorney positions require current active bar membership (hold active license to practice law). Admission to the bar of any State, territory, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, District of Columbia, or Federal Court is acceptable. Employees must maintain active bar membership while employed as an attorney with the FDIC. Active Bar membership must be verified prior to appointment.
Education:
See requirements stated under QUALIFICATIONS.
