As a Legal Assistant (Hearings) at the GS-0986-6 you will be part of Hearings Unit Dallas District Office, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. If selected, you will provide legal assistance and clerical support to the Administrative Judges (Attorney Examiners) and staff in the Units.

Duties

As a Legal Assistant (Hearings), you will perform the following duties: Research and apply legal regulations, techniques and procedures to perform work requiring the review of complaint files, electronic and manual processing of complaints in accordance with broadly written criteria and standardized instructions. Assemble all pertinent documents which comprise the record of the case: e.g. complaint, hearing request, Record of Investigation (ROI), and Orders, Acknowledgement Orders, and other documents. Examine and process hearing requests. Independently search for and secure additional information from a wide variety of internal and external sources when a review of the complaint file reveals the need for information which has not been previously incorporated. Complete the initial review of a variety of complex legal documents to ensure their completeness such as investigative files, including briefs, pleadings, and motions that are needed for a federal sector hearing. Contact private law firms, attorneys, complainants and federal agency representatives to verify, secure, and request information needed to make a hearings complaint file complete.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
• Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period
• Must be able to type 40 words per minute.

Qualifications

For the GS-6: You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-5 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience performing administrative and legal support functions, such as maintaining case files, documents and correspondence and providing routing guidance and information to staff, complainants and or their representatives on cases. Merit promotion applicants must meet time-in-grade requirement as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. One year at the GS-5 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS- 6 level. Applicants must meet all eligibility requirements within 30 days of the closing date specified in the vacancy announcement. 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.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 131 M Street NE Washington, DC 20507 US
• Name: EEOC Jobs
• Email: [email protected]