Courtroom Presentation Specialist

Description

Job Description:

Leidos is looking for a highly-motivated Courtroom Presentation Specialist to join us in supporting the Department of Justice at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles, CA. This is an on-site position; however, a hybrid schedule is sometimes allowed at the client’s discretion. You will work as part of a dynamic team in an exciting and diverse environment that encourage a work/life balance. You will be supported by a management team that encourages your career development and growth. In this role, you will have the opportunity to make an immediate impact on the local community in enforcing federal laws and the mission of the client. You will have the opportunity to utilize your skills, such as time and task management, critical thinking and problem solving, and the ability to communicate complicated problems in a concise manner with internal and external colleagues of all levels. If you are well-organized and able to manage multiple critical tasks under tight deadlines, and have good customer service skills, this job is for you!

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide technical advice to litigation teams on legal automation requirements and systems capabilities to facilitate litigation decisions, trial preparation and trial presentation.

• Analyze litigation support requirements to develop or recommend appropriate strategies to meet litigation needs.

• Recommend alternative methods and promotes the use of automated approaches as well as visual means.

• Prepare computerized trial presentation programs.

• Evaluate the efficiency of litigation support technology to ensure that it is responsive to the attorney and case needs, and that it represents the best methodology available.

• Analyze information obtained from attorneys, agents, paralegals.

• Manage and operate a variety of computer hardware such as printers, plotters, audio-visual devices, and other state-of-the-art equipment to conceptualize exhibits and complete special presentation projects.

• Assure computers and VCR/TV recording equipment is in place in courtrooms and grand jury sessions.

• Determine the placement and appearance of visual materials that will most effectively convey the information to the court, jury, and/or witnesses.

• Coordinate with vendors to ensure that exhibits are prepared in a timely fashion.

• Prepare photo boards, maps and charts and other demonstrative exhibits required for litigation.

• Work with the trial team, including expert witnesses, to develop plans for trial or hearings using a courtroom presentation system.

• Prepare exhibit images for particular uses (e.g. zooming in on or highlighting a particular paragraph, or setting up two exhibits side by side on the screen).

• Develop simple graphic images/exhibits using standard off-the-shelf software packages.

• Advise attorneys on the effectiveness of certain exhibits or sequences of exhibits.

• Be responsible for the smooth operation of the presentation system in the courtroom.

• Digitize audio and video clips.

• Synchronize clips with written transcripts.

• Perform all trial and courtroom support functions, including equipment set up and troubleshooting, scripting, advising on graphics presentations, and courtroom operation of equipment.

• Produce high quality work using audio/video editing software, Microsoft Excel and Powerpoint, and Trial Director, Camtasia, Audacity, Snagit, TPMG and others as they become available to United States Attorney’s Office.

Basic Qualifications:

• Must be familiar with standard courtroom presentation packages such as Trial Director and Sanction

• Must have excellent oral communication skills

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with a trial team through the entire pretrial and trial cycle, identifying and scanning exhibits, scripting with the attorneys, setting up the courtroom, operating and troubleshooting the system in the courtroom

• Must be able to travel for long periods of time

• Trial experience required.

• Must be a US Citizen and able to obtain a Public Trust clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with standard litigation support applications such as Relativity, iCONECT, CaseMap

• Active security clearance, preferred

This position is covered under the Service Contract Act and is subject to minimum wage requirements as well as the minimum Health and Welfare benefit. Leidos will ensure that all provisions are met through their wages and benefits. The pay for this position will be $26.25/hr.

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Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.