Supervisory Legal Administrative Specialist (Chief, ...

Summary For more information on the U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas, visit For more information on the Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorney's Office, visit As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement. This position is located in the Houston office. Responsibilities If selected for this position, you will serve as the District Litigation Support Manager responsible for overseeing the Litigation Support program, including planning and directing the program, with the goal of providing state-of-the-art secure, efficient, and effective litigation support to Assistant U.S. Attorneys representing the United States in State and Federal courts throughout the Southern District of Texas. If selected, you will receive formal and/or on-the-job training as needed. Typical work assignments will include: Supervises Deputy Chief of Litigation Support Division, Criminal, Appellate, and Civil Division supervisory legal support staff and other staff; Serves as a subject matter expert and principal legal support advisor to the executive staff for legal administrative matters and/or issues; Develops litigation support policies and procedures; Analyzes litigation support staff training needs based on periodic training needs assessments; Performs a variety of administrative work to meet the operational needs of the assigned areas; Advises on substantive paralegal projects for those attorneys working on the most complex federal cases; Independently researches and analyzes specific factual and legal questions which present a variety of issues, including new and complex areas; Analyzes factual and legal issues to investigate facts and organize appropriate legal sources; Designs, plans, and manages the district's litigation support processes ensuring that the program implements state-of-the art technologies and management processes to advance investigatory and litigation priorities; Oversees Litigation Support system security by ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of systems, networks, and data through the planning, analysis, development, implementation, maintenance, and enhancement of information systems security programs, policies, procedures, and tools. Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications GS-14 Minimum Qualifications Requirement: To be eligible at the GS-14 level, you must meet the specialized experience requirement defined below: Specialized Experience: You must have one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level in Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: experience supervising a legal support staff; identifying employee training needs; evaluating employee performance; assigning work projects and establishing deadlines; providing paralegal support to a professional attorney staff; providing administrative and technical services with litigation support, eDiscovery services, and complex data management. Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) - The CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at Education No education is required for this position. Additional Information Payment of relocation expenses will not be authorized. The Department of Justice offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation; sick leave; holidays; life insurance; health benefits; and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System. Selective Service: If you are a male applicant born 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. See Reasonable Accommodation Statement: Federal Agencies must provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities, where appropriate. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the hiring agency directly. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. EEO Statement/Policy: The United States government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service or other non-merit factor. More information can be found here: Political Appointees (Current or Former): The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C or Non-Career SES employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the HR Office. Failure to disclose this information could result in disciplinary action including removal from Federal Service.

Created: 2026-04-13