Investigative Specialist
Location: Washington, DC
Announcement Number: PDS 2023-36
Salary: $60,185 - $122,459
Closing Date: August 11, 2023
Duties
This position works in concert with legal defense counsel to investigate allegations of suspected violations of criminal statutes and possible defenses to those allegations. An investigative specialist, under the supervision of the assigned attorney, plans and conducts complete investigations of criminal cases as assigned. This is accomplished by interviews with witnesses, researching records, contacting various sources for the purpose of obtaining facts, signed statements, etc. An investigative specialist verifies and corroborates all information obtained, analyzes findings, and presents findings in comprehensive reports for use by attorneys. Investigations can require overnight or multi-day travel. An investigative specialist will perform other related duties as assigned.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
Other Requirements: (1) Incumbent must have a valid U.S. driver's license; (2) incumbent must own or have ready-use of an insured, reliable, and privately-owned motor vehicle and must be insured as a driver for that vehicle (rental cars and car services are not acceptable substitutes); (3) incumbent must have no convictions as defined in D.C. Code Sec. 14.305(b)(1) (Impeachment by evidence of conviction of crime); and (4) applicant must be a US Citizen or have current authorization to work in the United States.
All candidates are subject to a criminal background check.
Qualifications
All candidates must possess the above noted educational requirement.
Qualifications Required for the PDS Grade 9
To qualify for the grade 9, a candidate must possess the aforementioned educational requirement and the following experience:
Specialized Experience: Candidates must have at least one year of specialized experience as a criminal defense staff investigator or criminal defense investigative specialist (investigating felony level cases), including experience with word processing, criminal justice database usage, social media usage, data input, and criminal defense related data analysis.
Qualifications Required for the PDS Grade 11
To qualify for the grade 11, a candidate must possess the aforementioned educational requirement and the following experience:
Specialized Experience: Candidates must have at least three years of specialized experience as a criminal defense staff investigator or criminal defense investigative specialist (investigating felony level cases), including experience with word processing, criminal justice database usage, social media usage, data input, and criminal defense related data analysis.
Highly Desirable Qualifications: Additionally, the following knowledge, skills, and abilities and/or experiences are deemed highly desirable:
- The ability to fluently speak and write Spanish;
- Training and/or internship experience in criminal defense investigations;
- Training and/or experience in criminal defense mitigation;
- The skills and ability to provide quantitative and qualitative analysis and assessment of data evidence;
- Possess computing skills and proficiency in Adobe Acrobat Pro (PDF), Criminal Justice Database usage, researching Social Media content, criminal defense related data input/analysis and/or other related proprietary software;
- Experience in organizing for and/or serving the homeless, incarcerated, underserved and/or immigrant communities; and
- The willingness to learn and utilize proprietary and evolving technology as related to investigations is also desirable.
Education
All candidates selected for the position must possess: A Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice Administration, Law, Criminology, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, English, Journalism/Mass Communication and/or other related field.
