Courtroom Presentation Specialist

Leidos is a Fortune 500™ company aimed at embracing and solving some of the world’s most pressing challenges. Through science and technology, Leidos makes the world safer, healthier and more efficient.

Leidos is seeking a Courtroom Presentation Specialist to work in support of the Department of Justice in Washington, DC. The selected candidate will work in a fast-paced and diverse environment and will have a management team that encourages your career development and growth. 

Be part of a dynamic team in providing legal and technical services to support the Department of Justice. From emails and instant messages, to electronic devices, and social media systems, we are equipped to meet the challenge of forensically capturing, reviewing, and illuminating the “smoking gun” evidence. Join us and make a difference! In this role, you will gain many intangible skills, such as time and task management, critical thinking and problem solving, the ability to communicate complicated problems in a concise manner, as well as solve complex problems using available tools.

Primary Responsibilities include:

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

• Prepares 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)

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

• Advises attorneys on the effectiveness of certain exhibits or sequences of exhibits

• Responsible for the smooth operation of the presentation system in the courtroon

• Digitizes audio and video clips

• Synchronizes clips with written transcripts

Note that, for most trials, even including most large trials, we expect that the Courtroom Presentation Specialist will be the only contractor staff member needed to work with the attorneys in preparing for trial and in presenting materials in the courtroom.  The Courtroom Presentation Specialist needs to be a "jack-of-all-trades" capable of performing all trial and courtroom support functions, including equipment set up and troubleshooting, scripting, advising on graphics presentations, and courtroom operation of equipment. Reports to Project Supervisor or Project Manager.

Basic Qualifications:

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

• Must have excellent oral communication skills

• Must be able to work effectively as a team member in an extremely pressured environment

• 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

• Must be able to work long hours for an extended period 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 $28.56/hr.